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Truvelo Armoury

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South African firearms manufacturer

Truvelo Armoury is a South African firearms manufacturer. It is a division of Truvelo Specialised Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd. Based inMidrand (Johannesburg) the company produces a range of rifles and other small arms for military, law enforcement and civilian users.^[1]^[2]

Products

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Anti-material rifles
Sniper rifles^[3]
Assault rifles^[4]
Rifle accessories
Hunting rifles
Rifle actions and barrels
Submachine guns

Sniper rifles

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Truvelo sniper rifles are a family of bolt-actionsniper rifles manufactured in South Africa in calibers ranging from7.62×51mm NATO to20×110mm. Models include:

Sniper rifles

Anti-materiel rifles

Shotgun

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NeoStead NS2000

Libyan civil war controversy

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Discovery of Truvelo sniper rifles in Libya during the2011 Libyan civil war caused considerable controversy, in parliament and in the press with various government officials making contradictory statements about the matter. The international NGO,Human Rights Watch discovered documents proving the sale in Tripoli;^[6]^[7]^[8] 120 CMS 7.62×51 rifles were delivered in late 2010^[9]

References

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^"Manufacturers and Distributors of Precision Rifles & Rifle Accessories".www.truvelo.co.za. Archived fromthe original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved2020-06-13.
^"Company | truvelo.co.za". March 23, 2010. Archived fromthe original on 23 March 2010.
^"Eurosatory 2010 – Truvelo adds to sniper rifle range". 2012-04-24. Archived fromthe original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved2017-08-31.
^"Truvelo Raptor assault rifle series (South Africa) – Jane's Infantry". 2012-07-07. Archived fromthe original on 2012-07-07.
^"«Гулливеры» снайперского оружия ("Gullivers" sniper weapons)"(PDF). Retrieved2024-02-17.
^"Truvelo rifle captured in Libya". June 20, 2011.
^"SA sniper rifles used in Libya".News24. Retrieved2017-08-31.
^"Documents found in Libya show SA sent sniper rifles | IOL Daily News". Retrieved2017-08-31.
^Jenzen-Jones, N.R.; McCollum, Ian (April 2017).Small Arms Survey (ed.).Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya(PDF). Working Paper No. 26. p. 69. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on May 16, 2017.

External links

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Official website

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Financial

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