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.[1][2]
It is unsure as to the current operational standing, operational capabilities and staffing capacity of Truvelo. This is due to the numerous amount of unfulfilled orders/contracts and the inability to pay employees for numerous months on end for numerous months starting from January 2022 and continuing into late 2023. Due to which has brought on the standing still of productions operations on site.
Products edit
- Anti Material Rifles
- Sniper Rifles[3]
- Assault Rifles[4]
- Rifle Accessories
- Hunting Rifles
- Rifle Actions and Barrels
- Submachine guns
Sniper Rifles edit
Truvelo Sniper rifles are a family of bolt-action sniper rifles manufactured in South Africa in calibers ranging from 7.62×51mm NATO to 20×110mm. Models include:
- Sniper rifles
- Anti-materiel rifles
Shotgun edit
Libyan civil war controversy edit
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;[6][7][8] 120 CMS 7.62×51 rifles were delivered in late 2010[9]
References edit
- ^ "Manufacturers and Distributors of Precision Rifles & Rifle Accessories". www.truvelo.co.za. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Company | truvelo.co.za". March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Eurosatory 2010 – Truvelo adds to sniper rifle range". 2012-04-24. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Truvelo Raptor assault rifle series (South Africa) – Jane's Infantry". 2012-07-07. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07.
- ^ "«Гулливеры» снайперского оружия ("Gullivers" sniper weapons)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Truvelo rifle captured in Libya". June 20, 2011.
- ^ "SA sniper rifles used in Libya". News24. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Documents found in Libya show SA sent sniper rifles | IOL Daily News". Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Jenzen-Jones, N.R.; McCollum, Ian (April 2017). Small Arms Survey (ed.). Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya (PDF). Working Paper No. 26. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2017.