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Eugene Stoner, American engineer, designed the AR-15 rifle (born 1922)
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Eugene Stoner
American firearms designer (1922–1997)
Eugene Morrison Stoner was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Patent Firearm Company for the United States military as the M16 rifle.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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American assault rifle
The ArmaLite AR-15 is a gas-operated assault rifle manufactured in the United States between 1959 and 1964. Designed by American gun manufacturer ArmaLite in 1956, it was based on its AR-10 rifle. The ArmaLite AR-15 was designed to be a lightweight rifle and to fire a new…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)