The Armalite AR-10: World's Finest Battle Rifle by Joseph Putnam Evans

Description: The Armalite AR-10 World's Finest Battle Rifle by Joseph Putnam Evans Deluxe First Edition, 2016 Description ISBN-10: 0889355835 ISBN-13: 978-0889355835 Height: 11.25" Width: 9" Thickness: 1" Weight: 3 lbs. 4 oz. Pages: 416 Number of Photos and Illustrations: 356 This is the most complete account of the Armalite AR-10 rifle's history of invention, subsequent development, manufacture, and use in warfare ever to appear in print. The road to the US-built AR-10 is followed faithfully and meticulously. There are descriptions and numerous illustrations of all the 'AR'-numbered designs: 1) the "Para- Sniper," a lightweight .308-caliber bolt-action spoiler fitted with a composite aluminum/stainless steel barrel and foam-filled fiberglass stock (the AR-1), 2) a prospective survival rifle for the U.S. Air Force (the AR-5), along with its civilian offshoot, the popular AR-7, and 3) a series of one-off experimental prototypes that led eventually to the 7.62mm NATO caliber Armalite AR-10B (a remarkable rifle in many ways). Five hand-produced examples of the AR-10B created a sensation in a number of successful military demonstrations until coming face-to-face with the "NIH" (Not Invented Here) dynamic as practices by Springfield Armory. This led to the AR-10 being subjected to a series of nefariously-rigged trials before being dismissed as "Not Satisfactory as a Military Service Rifle." A new lease on life for the AR-10 came after further improvements and a production run at the state-owned arsenal Artillerie-Inrichtingen in The Netherlands followed. This provided the rifle with a potential world market carved into sales territories for the several arms merchants eager and willing to promote it. The book describes and illustrates all the different "country models" and military models of the AR-10 family, which included scoped AR-10 sniper rifles, magazine-fed light machine guns, belt-fed light machine guns, the experimental carbine, and sporting (semiauto-only) versions produced in Holland before program termination. Uniquely, this book incorporates extensive illustrated coverage of the perfected NATO model of the AR-10 in combat -- largely with Portuguese forces -- under some of the harshest and most grueling conditions on the planet. In every instance the AR-10 distinguished itself, earning praise and devotion from its users. To date, such a wealth of tactical and historical information on the combat use of the AR-10 has never appeared before in any source. Small Arms of the World and other respected compendia contain little or no information concerning this crucial segment of the AR-10’s story. This volume includes the modern-day rebirth of the 7.62mm AR-10 in several guises; the fate of surplus returns; and a look at the latter-day designs of Armalite Incorporated. All of this is followed by a bibliography and extensive Index. No one even passingly interested in firearm history can be without this comprehensive treatise on one of history’s most underappreciated and under-researched rifles. Notes The buyer will receive The Armalite AR-10: World's Finest Battle Rifle identical to the one listed above and shown in the photos below. Feel free to email via the ebay messaging system for answers to any questions. Above images: Photos of The Armalite AR-10: World's Finest Battle Rifle exactly like the one the buyer will receive. All photos and text Copyright © 2021 by Phil Steinschneider and Cool F/X

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