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AR-18 Armalite: A Rifle Made Infamous by the IRA

The AR-18 entered the initial design phase in 1963 and was produced from 1969 to 1985, with 1,171 total specimens built. Aahh, the oh-so-controversial AR-15, the semiauto-only civilian market version ...
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AR-18 Rifle History: The Forgotten Weapon That Inspired Modern Designs

Few rifles in the history of military firearms have traveled a path as distinctive as the ArmaLite AR-18/AR-180. Born in the 1960s, the AR-18 was the lesser-known cousin of the legendary AR-15, which ...