Slovenian SAR80: Sterling Out-Simplifies the AR-180

  / forgottenweapons   http://www.floatplane.com/channel/For... Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com The British Sterling firm designed the SAR-80 (specifically, their engineer Frank Waters) as a very simple rifle to sell to countries outside the main NATO/Warsaw spheres of influence. Sterling ended up getting a license to produce the AR-18 though, and didn't put Water's design into production. When the newly formed Chartered Industries of Singapore came looking for a rifle to produce, the SAR-80 design was a chance for Sterling to sell a production license. CIS needed something to produce domestically to equip the Singaporean Army, and the SAR-80 met their needs. After selling the rifles to their own Army, the company went looking for export clients. They found a few, including Croatia, the Central African Republic, and Slovenia. A total of about 80,000 SAR-80 rifles were made, and this is one of the Slovenian-contract examples. Thanks to Polenar Tactical for the opportunity to film this neat piece! Other relevant videos... SAR-80 at Lynx Brutality 2022:    • Bloke and Chap at Lynx Brutality 2022: Day 1      • DAY 2: Bloke and Chap at Lynx Brutality 2022   SAR-80 vs AR-18 Patents:    • So Many AR-18 Derivatives: How Come? What ...