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Colt AR15 5.56 mm self-loading rifle

The Armalite AR-15 self-loading rifle was adopted for limited issue to British forces in Malaya in 1961. Later versions, the M16A1 and A2, were adopted by the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) and were in use with D and G Squadrons, 22 SAS, during the Falklands War (1982).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1992-04-59-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1992-04-59-1

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