The Beretta AR70

Sold for $3,450. After failing to acquire a license to produce the M16 rifle, Beretta worked with SIG from 1963 through 1968 to develop infantry rifles. When the companies parted ways, SIG went on to produce the SIG-540 and Beretta developed the AR-70. It was introduced on the market in 1972, and was adopted by the militaries of Jordan and Malaysia, as well as Italian special forces units (the Italian Army at large would adopt the 70/90 version in 1990). The AR-70 takes several cues from the AK se