EM-2 rifle
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em-2-rifle-288-12068715
title:
EM-2 rifle
text:
The EM-2, also known as Rifle, No.9, Mk.1 or Janson rifle, was a British assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill's incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of small arms and ammunition. It was an innovative weapon with the compact bullpup layout, built-in carrying handle and an optical sight. The gun was designed to fire one of the first purpose-designed entirely new inter
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
British bullpup assault rifle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM-2_rifle
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date modified:
2024-02-19T11:53:15Z
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