Pictured is not the exact item that you will receive, all are 3d printed and finished by hand so there will be slight differences in each as they are homemade. 1/6 Homemade Colt Monitor R80 Official FBI Fighting Rifle United States, Approximately 6 7/8 inches long The Colt Monitor was Colt’s improved version of the Browning Automatic Rifle intended for the law enforcement market. Colt had the sales rights to the BAR in North and South American (as well as a few other specific countries), and they worked on improving the design after World War One. In 1925 they introduced the R75, which was a military version of the gun with a bipod, pistol grip, dust covers, and a few other improvements. This was joined in 1931 by the R80, a law enforcement version also called the Monitor. The Monitor featured a shortened (18”) and lightened barrel, no dust covers, a pistol grip, and a large Cutts Compensator muzzle brake. It was targeted at police agencies which had experienced problems with Thompson submachine guns failing to penetrate the heavy steel panels of large automobiles – the .30-06 cartridge had no problem at all dealing with cars in the 1930s. In 1933 the gun was formally designated the FBI’s official Fighting Rifle. |