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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Upon its introduction, the SAR-40 was initially introduced as the "'''Standard Rifle Mk. 11'''" (SR-11), following rifle conventions established in the 1874. However, it was later redesignated as "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1'''" (SAR-1), which created cataloging issues within the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] due to the similarity with the | Upon its introduction, the SAR-40 was initially introduced as the "'''Standard Rifle Mk. 11'''" (SR-11), following rifle conventions established in the 1874. However, it was later redesignated as "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1'''" (SAR-1), which created cataloging issues within the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] due to the similarity with the [[List_of_Urcean_service_weapons#SR-10|SR-10]] rifle. Accordingly, in 1943 it was given its permanent designation, "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1, Model 1940'''" (SAR-40), which established a new convention for assault rifles going forward, using their year number rather than sequential number. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||