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Rifle ID
Recently, I came across the Wikipedia article for 'Operation Red Dog' which was the codename for a plan by white supremacists to overthrow the governments of the Barbados and Dominica in 1981. The plotters ended up being arrested by federal agents, who seized a large quantity of weapons, including some semi-automatic rifles that I am wondering if anyone can identify. They appear to be civilian models of a military design, but I've never seen anything that resembled them before.
Pictures here: http://www.manana.com/dominica.htm Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Dog |
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Looks like the Galil AR (7,62 x 51 mm)
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White supremacists using the galil? That's rich.
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I don't think they are galils, they look like something else.
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Early Bushmaster rifles I believe. Before they started making AR-15 clones. The first generation Bushmaster rifles used the AK 47 gas system.
Last edited by Jcordell; 10-06-2009 at 10:12 PM. |
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Topic on them here (with more pictures): http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21192 It was just sold as the "Bushmaster Auto Rifle", and I believe it was based on the AK/Galil action. They made models with both wood furniture (which is what the white supremacists seem to have had) and synthetic furniture, as well as a side-folder model. In the early-80s, they would have been widely available at American gun stores. Last edited by MT2008; 10-06-2009 at 10:16 PM. |
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Yeah, I think you are right.
I didn't know Bushmaster made guns besides ARs. http://phoenixnewtimes.backpage.com/...=oid%3A5991127 |
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