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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.
From 2000 to 2015, the number of manufacturers of AR-15–style rifles increased from 29 to an estimated 500. [86] AR-15–style rifles are now available in a wide range of configurations and calibers from a large number of manufacturers.
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.
1. Henry Repeating Arms. Going by the motto "Made in America, or Not Made at All," gun enthusiasts can rest assured that Henry Repeating Arms is deeply rooted in local tradition.
A lightweight assault rifle. A smaller version of the AR-10 and adopted by the United States military as the M16 rifle. Later developed by Colt into a popular semi-automatic Colt AR-15. AR-16: 7.62×51mm NATO: ArmaLite: Prototype battle rifle. ArmaLite AR-17: 12 gauge: Semiautomatic 12ga 2shot shotgun based on the earlier AR-9. AR-18: 5.56× ...
United States SCCY SCCY Firearms: United States Schultz & Larsen: Hans Schultz: Schultz & Larsen: Denmark Civilian, military Seraphim Armoury (SA) Seraphim Armoury Inc. Canada Civilian, law enforcement, military, security Optics Serbu Firearms: Serbu Firearms: United States Civilian Shadow Systems Shadow Systems LLC United States
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym , if any, in parentheses .
The Colt AR-15 is a product line of magazine-fed, gas-operated, autoloading rifle manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company ("Colt") in many configurations. [1] The rifle is a derivative of its predecessor, the lightweight ArmaLite AR-15, an automatic rifle designed by Eugene Stoner and other engineers at ArmaLite in 1956.