Originally posted by kaferhaus
Mabuhay
I believe they do make M16s for the Philippine Govt. and they also make 45s. Charles Daly is one of their customers.
Mabuhay right back at'cha, kaferhaus!
It was Elisco Tool & Mfg. that manufactured M16's here, under license from Colt's.
Interestingly, when the license ran out, and Colt's demanded much more money to renew,
Elisco opted to buy Armalite Inc., lock-stock-and barrel(s) in 1983, in order to
manufacture AR-180's for the Army. The folks in charge were closely associated
with then-President Marcos --and when the latter was kicked out of office
in 1986, the folks at Elisco-Armalite sort of lost their direction. The following year,
Armalite was sold back to US owners.
Tickles me pink that for a couple of years, Armalite Inc. was a Filipino company...
Today, M16's sold here are either old Elisco's, new Bushies or occasional Colt's.
I'm really digging Gewehr's little baby...heheh...