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The Austrian firm 'Steyr-Mannlicher' is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.
Steyr made international headlines when it sold 800 HS .50 long range sniper rifles to Iran in 2005, for the National Iranian Police Organisation to use against drug smugglers.
There was a large amount of concern in the United States, UK, and to a lesser extent, countries like Denmark, that the rifles would find their way into Iraq and be used against the New Iraqi Army or Coalition forces. Nevertheless, the sale was approved by the Austrian government. Forty-five days later, the first of several American soldiers was killed by, ostensibly, one of the exported weapons, and a number of the rifles were recovered in raids on Iraqi insurgents.[1]
On their website, Steyr Mannlicher offered a corporate response to these allegations, claiming that no hard proof, in the form of serial numbers, has yet been offered to confirm that the weapons that killed American soldiers were indeed from the eight hundred exported to Iran.
The statement also pointed out that since the international license for the HS .50 is expired, the weapons in Iraq could be knockoffs from other manufacturers.
★ Steyr AUG Assault rifle
★ Steyr Scout general purpose rifle based on Jeff Cooper's scout rifle concept
★ Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifle
★ Steyr HS .50 sniper rifle
★ Steyr ACR experimental assault rifle
★ Steyr MPi 69 and Steyr MPi 81 submachine guns
★ Steyr TMP submachine gun
★ Steyr GB pistol
★ Steyr M Series Pistols
★ Steyr IWS 2000 15.2mm anti-materiel rifle
Historical products include products such as the Steyr Mannlicher M1901.
★ Steyr Sportwaffen GmbH
1. Harding, T. "Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran", ''The Telegraph'', February 13, 2007
★ Steyr-Mannlicher corporate website
★ Steyr Arms Inc. - ''USA Subsidiary of Steyr-Mannlicher''
The Austrian firm 'Steyr-Mannlicher' is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.
| Contents |
| Controversy |
| Well known products |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Controversy
Steyr made international headlines when it sold 800 HS .50 long range sniper rifles to Iran in 2005, for the National Iranian Police Organisation to use against drug smugglers.
There was a large amount of concern in the United States, UK, and to a lesser extent, countries like Denmark, that the rifles would find their way into Iraq and be used against the New Iraqi Army or Coalition forces. Nevertheless, the sale was approved by the Austrian government. Forty-five days later, the first of several American soldiers was killed by, ostensibly, one of the exported weapons, and a number of the rifles were recovered in raids on Iraqi insurgents.[1]
On their website, Steyr Mannlicher offered a corporate response to these allegations, claiming that no hard proof, in the form of serial numbers, has yet been offered to confirm that the weapons that killed American soldiers were indeed from the eight hundred exported to Iran.
The statement also pointed out that since the international license for the HS .50 is expired, the weapons in Iraq could be knockoffs from other manufacturers.
Well known products
★ Steyr AUG Assault rifle
★ Steyr Scout general purpose rifle based on Jeff Cooper's scout rifle concept
★ Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifle
★ Steyr HS .50 sniper rifle
★ Steyr ACR experimental assault rifle
★ Steyr MPi 69 and Steyr MPi 81 submachine guns
★ Steyr TMP submachine gun
★ Steyr GB pistol
★ Steyr M Series Pistols
★ Steyr IWS 2000 15.2mm anti-materiel rifle
Historical products include products such as the Steyr Mannlicher M1901.
See also
★ Steyr Sportwaffen GmbH
References
1. Harding, T. "Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran", ''The Telegraph'', February 13, 2007
External links
★ Steyr-Mannlicher corporate website
★ Steyr Arms Inc. - ''USA Subsidiary of Steyr-Mannlicher''
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