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The Colt Canada C7 and C8 are a Canadian family of service rifles, manufactured by Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco), having similar design and function to the Colt M16A3. The C7 and its variants have been adopted as the standard-issue rifle by the militaries of Canada , [ 2 ] Norway (special forces only), Denmark and the Netherlands .
Colt Canada (formerly called Diemaco), [1] located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is one of a group of companies owned by Colt CZ Group SE, based in Prague, Czech Republic. The facility produces small arms for the Canadian Armed Forces , Canadian law enforcement agencies [ 2 ] In addition, the company exports firearms internationally.
Colt 933; Colt ACR; Colt Advanced Piston Carbine; Colt AR-15; Colt Automatic Rifle; Colt Canada C7 and C8; Colt Canada C20 DMR; Colt CM901; Colt IAR6940; Colt Lightning rifle; Colt MARS; Colt model 1839 carbine; Colt's New Model revolving rifle; Colt ring lever rifles; Colt-Burgess rifle
The Canadian company Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) licensed production of a rifle (Colt Model 715) and carbine (Colt Model 725), but later went on to produce an entire line of AR-15/M16 pattern weapons developed independently. In May 2005, Colt's Manufacturing Company acquired Diemaco, and the name was changed to Colt Canada.
Diemaco was a Canadian defence company based in Kitchener, Ontario, that manufactured the C7 family of rifles under a licence from Colt. The company was formed in 1974, effectively replacing the arms supply from government owned Canadian Arsenal Limited. In 2000 it was acquired by Héroux-Devtek Inc. [1] [2]
C7 originally issued in 1984, and C7A1 in 1990. [62] Colt Canada C7A2 Canada: Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Standard issue assault rifle of the Canadian Forces. [63] Colt Canada C8 Canada: Assault rifle/Carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO C8
Colt Canada C7: Assault rifle Canada 1984–present Colt Canada C8: Carbine Canada: 1994–present Colt Canada C9: Light machine gun Canada: 1980s–present Licensed copy of the FN Minimi. Norinco CQ: Assault rifle China 1980s-present Unlicensed copy of the M16 rifle. QBZ-97: Bullpup assault rifle China 1997–present 5.56×45mm NATO variant of ...
The Colt Automatic Rifle or Colt Light Machine Gun is a 5.56 mm NATO, open-bolt, full-automatic-only firearm developed by Colt Defense. It is based on the M16A2/A4 , and has a distinctive squared-off handguard, vertical grip, carrying handle and integrated bipod.