Truvelo Sniper Rifles
Truvelo Armoury is a South African firearms manufacturer. It is a division of Truvelo Specialised Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd. Based in Midrand (Johannesburg) the company produces a range of rifles and other small arms for military, law enforcement and civilian users.
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Truvelo Sniper Rifles
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- sniper rifle
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- South Africa
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Truvelo Armoury is a South African firearms manufacturer. It is a division of Truvelo Specialised Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd. Based in Midrand (Johannesburg) the company produces a range of rifles and other small arms for military, law enforcement and civilian users.
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• Anti-material rifles • Sniper rifles • Assault rifles • Rifle accessories • Hunting rifles • Rifle actions and barrels • Submachine guns
Sniper rifles
Sniper rifles
• Illustration — Truvelo 7.62×51 mm CMS rifle • Illustration — Truvelo 12.7×99 mm CMS rifle Truvelo sniper rifles are a family of bolt-action sniper rifles and anti-materiel rifles manufactured in South Africa in calibers ranging from 7.62×51mm NATO to 20×110mm. Models include: • Sniper rifles: • 7.62×51mm NATO •.338 Lapua Magnum • Anti-materiel rifles: • 12.7×99mm NATO • 14.5×114mm • 20×42mm • 20×82mm • 20×110mm
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Shotgun
• NeoStead NS2000
Libyan civil war controversy
Libyan civil war controversy
Discovery of Truvelo sniper rifles in Libya during the 2011 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; 120 CMS 7.62×51 rifles were delivered in late 2010
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- 1.Manufacturers and Distributors of Precision Rifles & Rifle Accessories. www.truvelo.co.za.
- 2.Company | truvelo.co.za. March 23, 2010.
- 3.Eurosatory 2010 – Truvelo adds to sniper rifle range. 2012-04-24.
- 4.Truvelo Raptor assault rifle series (South Africa) – Jane's Infantry. 2012-07-07.
- 5.«Гулливеры» снайперского оружия ("Gullivers" sniper weapons).
- 6.Truvelo rifle captured in Libya. June 20, 2011.
- 7.SA sniper rifles used in Libya. News24.
- 8.Documents found in Libya show SA sent sniper rifles IOL Daily News.
- 9.Jenzen-Jones, N.R. Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya. 69. April 2017.
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