In year 1950, Eugene Stoner has developed
the AR-10 is an American 7.62
mm battle rifle then it was improvised by a division of
the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. When the old rifle was firstly presented to
the public in 1956, the AR-10 used an
original straight-line barrel/stock design with phenolic combination and artificial alloy parts causing in a small arm that is easier to control in automaticfire and over1 lb
(0.45 kg )
lighter than other infantry rifles of the day. From the day it was
manufactured, the original AR-10 was built in reasonably small numbers, with
fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled.
original straight-line barrel/stock design with phenolic combination and artificial alloy parts causing in a small arm that is easier to control in automaticfire and over
However, several sources said that the original armalite rifle was actually
created and designed by a Filipino whose named is Armando Malite. During the World War II,
the inventiveness of the Filipinos was tested and proven when Armando’s name
came out from Samar.
The US government bought the patent so
that they can improve it and reproduce the weapon in bulky number. But until
now, it is being unclear whether the armalite was originally invented by U.S.
or Philippines and that is because as
'urban legend' because there are no trustworthy answers posted on the Web.
Yet, in our CAT (Citizen's Army Training) in
high school and CMT/ROTC (Citizen's Military Training) in college, it was
taught to us by our armed forces officers for the two-year military science
that the armalite was first invented by a Filipino. The opinions regarding the accuracy
of the subject can be read in many links that surface in the internet.
