Armalite
ArmaLite continued to market the AR-10 based on a limited production of rifles at their Hollywood facility.
These limited production, virtually hand-built rifles are referred to today as the Hollywood model AR-10.
In 1957, Fairchild/ArmaLite sold a five-year
manufacturing license for the AR-10 to the Dutch arms manufacturer,
Artillerie Inrichtingen
(A.I.). Converting the AR-10 engineering drawings to metric, A.I. found the
Hollywood version of the AR-10 deficient in a number of respects, and made a
number of significant design and engineering changes in the AR-10 that would
continued throughout the production run in Holland.
This rifle was
manufactured by Armalite in the Netherlands. It is one of the first weapons of
its type to use aluminum in its construction. It is the direct predecessor of
the M16.
Created by
Eugene M. Stoner, later modified by Jim Sullivan, this rifle operates by gas and
has a rotating bolt. It is equipped with a fire selector. Its stock, carrying
handle, and forearm prefigure those of the M16.
For aiming,
the soldier had an adjustable sight and a protected blade-shaped front sight
with a practical range of approximately 600 meters. If necessary, this
Dutch-American rifle can fire rifle grenades (being then equipped with a metal
stock) and can be fitted with a telescopic sight.
Ammunition:
7.62 NATO.
Semi-automatic
rate of fire: 30 rounds/min.
Automatic rate
of fire: 700 rounds/min. Magazine capacity: 20 rounds
Length: 1030
mm
Barrel: 508 mm
Empty weight:
3.3 kg
