Gun Trivia, name that rifle.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gun Trivia, name that rifle.

Posted: 6/4/2001 4:02:27 AM EDT

Hi,

.....Warriors,...come out to play...

For your entertainment:

[IMG]albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1389369&a=10369232&p=49787370[/IMG]

What type is this rifle and which country produced it?

Cheers,
RG.nl

Posted: 6/4/2001 4:10:37 AM EDT

[#1]

Cetme, Spain?
No I am probably wrong, looks more like a .223.
Singapore?

Posted: 6/4/2001 4:30:55 AM EDT

[#2]

Easy, Japanese Type 89 MFD by Howa Machinery. This is the 5.56 replacement for the Type 64.

Posted: 6/4/2001 5:27:08 AM EDT

[#3]

FNC By Fabric National?
5.56x45

mike

Posted: 6/4/2001 6:52:36 AM EDT

[#4]

Beretta AR70 clone?

Posted: 6/4/2001 8:40:36 AM EDT

[#5]

looks like the itialian AR to me. i say ar70

Posted: 6/4/2001 8:44:27 AM EDT

[#6]

Daewoo?

Posted: 6/4/2001 8:44:44 AM EDT

[#7]

johnreilly is correct, FWIW.

Posted: 6/4/2001 10:23:47 AM EDT

[#8]

Johnreilly has it! That's exactly what I thought it was, although I didn't know the proper designation.

Here's a photo of my AR70 for comparison.

[IMG]http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=192182&a=1409106&p=48086468&Sequence=0&res=high[/IMG]

Posted: 6/4/2001 10:48:55 AM EDT

[#9]

Hi,

Thanks for playing all!

Indeed, mr Reilly is correct.

It's a Japanese Howa type 89. Used only by their domestic defense forces.

Cheers,
RG.nl

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gun Trivia, name that rifle.

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