Madsen LAR
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The Madsen LAR was a
Valmet M62. Development of the Madsen LAR can be traced back to 1957 when various arms manufacturers such as FN Herstal and Heckler & Koch were producing the FN FAL and the Heckler & Koch G3
, respectively.
Variants
Variants of the LAR came with solid wood stocks that covered the receiver from the handguard to the buttplate, then with a fixed steel tube and side/underfolding stocks. The earlier assault rifle variant (chambered for the
Valmet M62
, adopting it as their standard service rifle due to its cheaper cost for production and potentially better reliability.
See also
References
- ^ McCollum, Ian (December 8, 2017). "Madsen LAR: An AK for NATO!". forgottenweapons.com. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Madsen LAR at Modern Firearms
- Madsen LAR at securityarms.com
- DISA Type 2
- DISA Type 1
- Small Arms of the World: A Basic Manual of Small Arms ISBN 0-8117-1687-2December 1983