This article is about one individual model of rifle. For the firearms manufacturer, see Bushmaster Firearms International.
At the National Firearms Museum.
The Bushmaster Arm Pistol was a 5.56x45mm firearm, categorizeable as either a long pistol or short rifle or submachine gun, produced the Gwinn Firearms Company, and later Bushmaster Firearms Inc.. The firearm was a new design, having a tipping-block bolt system combined with a gas system similar to the AK-47 rifle.
Production ceased in 1991 following Bushmaster's acquisition by the Quality Products Company the previous year;[1] the company now known as Bushmaster is primarily known for making the more common AR-15 type rifles.
References[]
- ↑ John Walter (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Krause Publications. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-89689-241-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq2Dnj4sDZIC&pg=PA76. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
External links[]
- Bushmaster Arm Pistol at BiggerHammer.net
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