The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (In Afrikaans: Krygstuig Korporasie van Suid-Afrika, or Krygkor), or Armscor, traces its beginnings to 1948 as the South African State's defense manufacturing arm, producing everything from heavy ordnance to armoured vehicles and systems. However, its small-arms component was incorporated only in 1977 as a result of the apartheid government's reorganizations, and only started using the commercial name "Armscor" a few years later. The derivative company is presently focused on acquisition, refurbishing and resale of defense articles and small arms. Jump to: navigation, search Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ordnance is a general term for a quantity of military equipment, usually specifying the ammunition for artillery, bombs, or other large weapons. ... An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ...

Its USA presence is based in Maryland, although known by the slightly altered name of Armscorp. The "p" at the end of the name was added, within the USA at least, when it was determined that Armscor of the Philippines predated them, both in the USA and worldwide. State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296...

It is important to note that for the past decades of concurrence, the firearm merchandise of the Philippine and South African entities have hardly overlapped in terms of caliber and type. The Philippine entity has remained focused on manufacturing sport or personal-defense arms and ammunition, and such are generally quite distinguishable from the refurbished military surplus that have been the bulk of the South African entity's business. Jump to: navigation, search Some firearms A firearm is a kinetic energy mechanical device that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... Jump to: navigation, search The word caliber (American English) or calibre (British English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...

External links

• Company website
• Armscor summary from the Federation of American Scientists