Still in widespread general use in early 1980s. Imported to Ireland in large numbers from 1970 onwards. 303 rifles found by Irish security forces at an IRA training camp in Kilkelly, County Mayo, as late as 1985. Continued limited usage by the IRA into the late 1970s. In IRA arsenal from the outset of the Troubles. In IRA inventory at the outset of The Troubles. Known to be used in some quantities from 1969-98. Several smuggled from the US following the IRA's 1994 ceasefire. Beginning in the 1970s, the Provisional IRA began importing modern weapons from the United States, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and arms dealers in mainland Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.įirearms Handguns Model See also: Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional IRAĭuring the initial phase of The Troubles (1969-1972), the Provisional IRA was poorly equipped and primarily used weapons from World War II.
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