Sabre Defence
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Sabre Defence Industries (LLC) is an American
manufacturer of firearm
s and firearm parts and accessories. It is contracted by the United States armed forces
for parts and mounts for the M2 Browning machine gun and Minigun
. In addition to its government contracts, it produces the XR15
, non-standard M4 Carbine
s, and non-standard M16A4s.
The company was raided in 2010 by the BATF, which in 2011 indicted company owner Guy Savage and four company officials on charges related to unauthorized exports of AR-15 parts to the sister company Sabre Defence Industries Inc. in the United Kingdom, and importing suppressors from Finland without the appropriate permits. The four officials have pled guilty to violating the appropriate laws. SDI's assets were bought by Manroy USA for $4.95 million in a bankruptcy court sale.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
manufacturer of firearm
Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s and firearm parts and accessories. It is contracted by the United States armed forces
United States armed forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
for parts and mounts for the M2 Browning machine gun and Minigun
Minigun
The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source...
. In addition to its government contracts, it produces the XR15
AR-15
The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....
, non-standard M4 Carbine
M4 Carbine
The M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.It is a gas-operated,...
s, and non-standard M16A4s.
The company was raided in 2010 by the BATF, which in 2011 indicted company owner Guy Savage and four company officials on charges related to unauthorized exports of AR-15 parts to the sister company Sabre Defence Industries Inc. in the United Kingdom, and importing suppressors from Finland without the appropriate permits. The four officials have pled guilty to violating the appropriate laws. SDI's assets were bought by Manroy USA for $4.95 million in a bankruptcy court sale.