Taiwanese made rifle parts to be sold in US: report

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 16, 2016
By: Aaron Tu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

A contract has reportedly been signed with US arms importer Wolf Performance Ammunition for

Taiwan-made T91 assault rifles are displayed on mannequins in Hualien County on Oct. 23, 2012. Photo: Yu Tai-lang, Taipei Times

Taiwan-made T91 assault rifles are displayed on mannequins in Hualien County on Oct. 23, 2012. Photo: Yu Tai-lang, Taipei Times

Taiwanese-made T91 upper receivers, or “uppers,” ammunition and other parts for the assult rifle to be sold in the US, according to a report on the Firearm Blog.

While the Ministry of National Defense declined to comment on the issue, Wolf Ammunition posted several test-fire videos on YouTube and other video platforms of the uppers attached to various lower receivers.

The T91 carbine was researched and manufactured by the ministry’s Armaments Bureau and has been standard issue for the Taiwanese Army.

One thousand initial sets of the uppers are to be delivered to Wolf Ammunition over the next few years, with subsequent sales pending the popularity of the Wolf A1 carbine in the US, sources said.     [FULL  STORY]

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