Lewis Machine and Tool Company
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| Private | |
| Industry | Defense |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Milan, Illinois, United States |
| Products | Firearms, weapons |
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Number of employees
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100-150 |
| Website | www.LMTDefense.com |
| L129A1 | |
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| Type | Service rifle |
| Place of origin | United States of America |
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| In service | 2010-Present |
| Used by | New Zealand Army |
| Wars | Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 9.8 pounds (4.4 kg) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO |
| Barrels | 16 inches (410 mm) |
| Effective firing range | 800 m |
| Maximum firing range | 900 m |
| Sights | TA648-308 6×48 ACOG |
| CQB16/MARS-L | |
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| Type | Service rifle |
| Place of origin | United States of America |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015-Present |
| Used by | Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT) was founded by Karl Lewis in 1980. LMT started its business by providing law enforcement and government agencies with military type weapons and accessories. Today, LMT still provides law enforcement and government agencies with weapons, but they have now also expanded their services to foreign military and commercial retailers. All of LMT's engineering and manufacturing is done in house at the Milan, IL facility. LMT manufactures complete weapon systems such as the M4/AR-15 and the M203 grenade launcher. Today, the Ministry of Defence of both the United Kingdom and New Zealand plus the US military utilize many of the products that LMT produces.
LMT created the Monolithic Rail Platform (MRP). The MRP is a one piece upper receiver for the AR-15/M4/M16 platform and is made from a single aluminum forging. The LMT MRP has a quad rail system that utilizes the Mil-Std 1913 rail. It is available in two different lengths, one standard rifle length and the other for Close Quarters Battle (CQB). The MRP upper receiver has a quick change barrel system that allows the operator to change the caliber or the barrel length of the weapon in a very short period of time (≈ 1 minute). The MRP also features a free-floating barrel, relatively low temperature to handguard & optics, long barrel life, easy-to-access/clean design, a straight gas tube resists bending and retains better alignment with gas key as compared to other designs, and a relatively low number of parts (13). Also, its top rail position matches M4 & E3-type weapons ensuring optics and sight compatibility and accepts standard & enhanced M16-type (Stoner design) components
In late 2009, LMT introduced the .308 Modular Weapon System LM308MWS. The LM308MWS uses the 7.62×51mm NATO round. The LM308MWS is based on the proven Stoner Rifle design with some new features including the MRP upper receiver. An effective range of 800m and Sub-MOA grouping have been reported.
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