<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> ArmaLite AR - 15 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> ArmaLite AR - 15 with 25 - round magazine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Assault rifle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Service history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> In service </Th> <Td> 1959 -- 1990s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wars </Th> <Td> Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Eugene Stoner , Jim Sullivan and Bob Fremont </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed </Th> <Td> 1956 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> ArmaLite </Li> <Li> Colt 's Manufacturing Company </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1959 - 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 6.55 lb ( 2.97 kg ) with 20 round magazine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 39 in ( 991 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barrel length </Th> <Td> 20 in ( 508 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cartridge </Th> <Td> . 223 Remington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Gas - operated , rotating bolt ( direct impingement ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate of fire </Th> <Td> full - auto 750 rounds / min cyclic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muzzle velocity </Th> <Td> 3,300 ft / s ( 1,006 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective firing range </Th> <Td> 500 yd ( 457 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Iron sights </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> ArmaLite AR - 15 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> ArmaLite AR - 15 with 25 - round magazine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Assault rifle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Service history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> In service </Th> <Td> 1959 -- 1990s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wars </Th> <Td> Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Eugene Stoner , Jim Sullivan and Bob Fremont </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed </Th> <Td> 1956 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> ArmaLite </Li> <Li> Colt 's Manufacturing Company </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1959 - 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 6.55 lb ( 2.97 kg ) with 20 round magazine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 39 in ( 991 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barrel length </Th> <Td> 20 in ( 508 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cartridge </Th> <Td> . 223 Remington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Gas - operated , rotating bolt ( direct impingement ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate of fire </Th> <Td> full - auto 750 rounds / min cyclic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muzzle velocity </Th> <Td> 3,300 ft / s ( 1,006 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective firing range </Th> <Td> 500 yd ( 457 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Iron sights </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the ar-15 first go on sale
when did the ar-15 first go on sale
1959
1959