Slovenian SAR80: Sterling Out-Simplifies the AR-180 (ad-free) (Patreon)

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2023-05-15 12:00:02

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2023-05

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The British Sterling firm designed the SAR-80 (specifically, their engineer Frank Waters) as a very simple rifle to sell to countries outside the main NATO/Warsaw spheres of influence. Sterling ended up getting a license to produce the AR-18 though, and didn't put Water's design into production.

When the newly formed Chartered Industries of Singapore came looking for a rifle to produce, the SAR-80 design was a chance for Sterling to sell a production license. CIS needed something to produce domestically to equip the Singaporean Army, and the SAR-80 met their needs. After selling the rifles to their own Army, the company went looking for export clients. They found a few, including Croatia, the Central African Republic, and Slovenia. A total of about 80,000 SAR-80 rifles were made, and this is one of the Slovenian-contract examples.

Thanks to Polenar Tactical for the opportunity to film this neat piece!

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Slovenian SAR80: Sterling Out-Simplifies the AR-180 (ad-free)

https://utreon.com/c/forgottenweapons/ http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com The British Sterling firm designed the SAR-80 (specifically, their engineer Frank Waters) as a very simple rifle to sell to countries outside the main NATO/Warsaw spheres of influence. Sterling ended up getting a license to produce the AR-18 though, and didn't put Water's design into production. When the newly formed Chartered Industries of Singapore came looking for a rifle to produce, the SAR-80 design was a chance for Sterling to sell a production license. CIS needed something to produce domestically to equip the Singaporean Army, and the SAR-80 met their needs. After selling the rifles to their own Army, the company went looking for export clients. They found a few, including Croatia, the Central African Republic, and Slovenia. A total of about 80,000 SAR-80 rifles were made, and this is one of the Slovenian-contract examples. Thanks to Polenar Tactical for the opportunity to film this neat piece! Other relevant videos... SAR-80 at Lynx Brutality 2022: https://youtu.be/lHanYC0w92E https://youtu.be/A6EI_n5l4oQ SAR-80 vs AR-18 Patents: https://youtu.be/zyMyAAVjxwE Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N. Oracle 36270 Tucson, AZ 85740