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By David Pugliese

Defence Watch



Colt Canada’s small arms are well known to members of the Canadian Forces.

But now the company, based in Kitchener, Ont., soon hopes that commercial versions of some of its firearms will interest Canadian sport shooters.

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The company has plans – if all goes well – to introduce sometime this summer two types of firearms to the Canadian commercial market.

One rifle will be a commercial version of the C7A2 and will have a 20 inch barrel, Matt Kirkpatrick, commercial sales co-ordinator for Colt Canada, told Defence Watch at the CANSEC 2014 military and security trade show.

The other will be a commercial version of the C8A3 carbine and will have a 15.8 inch barrel.

The guns will be semi-automatic and will be considered restricted firearms under Canadian law.

Sample rifles were submitted to the RCMP for examination and approval and a FRT has been approved. Colt Canada, however, is still waiting on various approvals and licenses from the U.S. government.