ACP caliber Springfield Armory Custom TRP (Tactical Response Pistol) Professional Model, which indicates he is SWAT/HRT qualified, as only SWAT/HRT qualified FBI agents are authorized to carry that weapon on duty.
In 1989, he was offered a major contract with Springfield Armory that enabled him to become a full-time, professional shooter.
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Robert Jennings Leatham (born January 27, 1961 in Mesa, Arizona), also known as "TGO" (a nickname coined by his good friend Brian Enos, it stands for "The Great One" and has since been used by Springfield Armory on a series of Leatham-inspired pistols) is a successful professional shooter.
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The untested AR-10 faced competition from the two other major rifle designs, the Springfield Armory T-44, an updated M1 Garand design that became the M14, and the T-48, a version of the famous Belgian FN FAL rifle.
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Based on Stoner's fourth prototype, two hand-built production AR-10s were tested by the Springfield Armory in late 1956 and again in 1957 as a possible replacement to the venerable yet outdated M1 Garand.
IA has published a number of issues with articles on a common theme, including Montréal's Lachine Canal (2003), the Springfield Armory (1988), the West Point Foundry (2012), and two on the Historic American Engineering Record (1997 and 1999).
SAR 48 - IMBEL produced a semi-automatic version of the FAL for Springfield Armory, Inc. (not to be confused with the US military Springfield Armory), which was marketed in the US as the SAR-48 and SAR-4800, starting in the mid-1980s.
The M39 was developed by the Springfield Armory, based on the World War II–era design of the German Mauser MG 213, a 20 mm (and 30 mm) cannon developed for the Luftwaffe, which did not see combat use.
They have also imported Tanfoglio and Astra semi-automatic pistols under the Springfield name.
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The company's motto, "The First Name in American Firearms" refers to the usage of the Springfield Armory name and trademarks acquired by Ballance and later transferred to the Reeses.
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After the US Government's Federal Armory (founded by President George Washington), named Springfield Armory, was closed by the federal government in 1968, Elmer C. Ballance registered the trademark of "Springfield Armory" to be used by his new company (LH Manufacturing) dedicated to the first civilian production of the M14 rifle, calling it the M1A rifle.
The name "Springfield," derived from the Springfield Armory, is one of several firearms-oriented street names in the area.
It employed a robust version of the "trapdoor" breechblock design originated by Erskine S. Allin, Master Armorer of the Springfield Armory.
After the American Revolution, a rebellion led by Daniel Shays, a Revolutionary War veteran from East Pelham, culminated in a battle at the National Armory in Springfield.
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In 1777, George Washington and Henry Knox selected Springfield for the site of the fledgling United States' National Armory.
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The decline of manufacturing as the region's economic engine since World War II—and in particular, since the controversial closing of the Springfield Armory—was counterbalanced in Western Massachusetts by growth in post-secondary education and healthcare.