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35:Full view of the Howa Type 20
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94:Kei Koyama (Original design)
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273:Type 20 5.56mm Rifle
211:Muzzle velocity
1123:McCurdy, Christen.
974:"契約に係る情報の公表（中央調達分）"
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1213:"防衛省、陸自の新小銃と新拳銃公開"
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717:CZ-805 BREN
590:14,715,000
576:50,137,920
562:10,411,200
445:98,425,800
431:11,394,000
417:12,798,000
340:Development
279:20式5.56mm小銃
243:Iron sights
1270:Categories
1134:2022-01-24
1040:30 January
733:References
680:body armor
587:7/10/2018
559:5/30/2018
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498:3/31/2015
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760:J-PlatPat
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428:2/2/2015
414:2/2/2015
354:Steyr AUG
177:Cartridge
1223:20 March
1164:20 March
1066:17 March
1014:31 March
984:15 March
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823:24 March
711:See also
538:Quantity
379:Quantity
290:, is an
129:Produced
103:Designed
89:Designer
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1105:2 March
797:1 April
766:1 April
722:QBZ-191
661:bayonet
544:Price (
385:Price (
358:FN SCAR
313:History
124:$ 2,600
845:Oct 4,
793:. 2015
762:. 2015
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625:STANAG
611:Design
523:2015.
509:SIG516
239:Sights
215:850m/s
189:Action
161:Barrel
150:Length
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889:Asahi
727:AK-12
700:Japan
686:Users
641:M-LOK
621:rails
517:HK417
513:HK416
260:20式小銃
55:Japan
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535:Name
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106:2015
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