ArmaLite originally marketed the AR-15 to the military, but was unsuccessful, leading the company to sell the patent to manufacturing company Colt in 1963, according to Metesh. The rifle was ...

Those first two letters actually stand for “ ArmaLite Rifle,” named after the company that designed it, the iconic 1950s ...

First developed in the 1950s for civilian use, the AR-15 rifle was named after its manufacturer, Armalite. The letters “AR” do not stand for “assault rifle” or “automatic rifle.” ...

After Colt's patent ran out, other manufacturers began making their own versions. AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle, named after the company that developed it. AR does not stand for "assault rifle" or ...

Everybody knows the “AR” stands for “Assault Rifle,” right? However, long before the AR-15 was vilified by American politicians, another ArmaLite rifle was gaining notoriety “across the ...