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Howa

About

Howa Machinery Company Ltd (Japanese: 豊和工業株式会社, Hōwa Kōgyō Kabushiki-Gaisha) is a Japanese machinery manufacturer. The company is known internationally for their production of military and civilian firearms. Howa produces small arms for the JSDF and law enforcement with some made for the commercial market.

Specifications

Founded: 1907

Country: Japan

Products: Assault Rifles, Bolt Action Rifles, Grenade Launcher, Anti-Tank Rifle

Guns

Semi-Auto Rifle

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Howa AR-180	5.56x45mm NATO	20, 30+1	19?? - ????
Howa M300	.30 Carbine	5	1960 - 1996	NM300

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Howa Type 64	7.62x51 mm Japanese Service	20+1	1964 - Present
Howa Type 89	5.56x45mm Japanese Service	20, 30+1	1989 - Present	Type 89-F

Bolt Action Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Howa M1500	.22-250 .223 Remington .204 Ruger 6.5×55mm .300 Winchester Magnum .308 Winchester .30-06 .375 Ruger	4 or 5-round drop box magazine	? - Present

Recoilless Rifle

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Howa 84RR	84×246 mm R	Hinged breech	1964 - Present

Mortar

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
L16 Mortar	81 mm	1	1980s - Present

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-'''Howa Machinery Company Ltd''' (豊和工業株式会社 howa kogyo kabusiki-gaisya?) is a Japanese machinery manufacturer. The company is known internationally for their production of military and civilian firearms. Japan currently produces Howa small arms for the JSDF and law enforcement.
+'''Howa Machinery Company Ltd''' (Japanese: 豊和工業株式会社, ''Hōwa Kōgyō Kabushiki-Gaisha'') is a Japanese machinery manufacturer. The company is known internationally for their production of military and civilian firearms. Howa produces small arms for the JSDF and law enforcement with some made for the commercial market.
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 '''Country: ''' Japan
-'''Products: ''' Assaul Rifles, Bolt Action Rifles, Grenade Launcher, Anti-Tank Rifle
+'''Products: ''' Assault Rifles, Bolt Action Rifles, Grenade Launcher, Anti-Tank Rifle
 =Guns=
-==Assaul Rifles==
+==Semi-Auto Rifle==
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-|[[Howa Type 64]]||7.62x51 mm Japanese Service||?||1964 - Present|| ||[[File:Type 64 assault rifle.jpg|200px]]
+|[[Armalite AR-18|Howa AR-180]]||5.56x45mm NATO||20, 30+1||19?? - ????|| ||[[File:Sterlingar180.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[Howa Type 89]]||5.56x45mm Japanese Service||?||1989 - Present|| Type 89-F, Type 89 Para, Type 89R ||[[File:HowaType89FullStock.jpg|200px]]
+|-
+|[[Howa M300]]||.30 Carbine||5||1960 - 1996|| NM300 ||[[File:Howam300.jpg|200px]]
+|-
+|}
+==Assault Rifles==
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+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Weapon'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Caliber(s)'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Capacity'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
+|-
+|[[Howa Type 64]]||7.62x51 mm Japanese Service||20+1||1964 - Present|| ||[[File:Type 64 assault rifle.jpg|200px]]
+|-
+|[[Howa Type 89]]||5.56x45mm Japanese Service||20, 30+1||1989 - Present|| Type 89-F ||[[File:HowaType89FullStock.jpg|200px]]
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-|[[Howa M1500]]||.22-250, .223 Remington, .204 Ruger, 6.5×55mm, .300 Winchester Magnum, .308 Winchester, .30-06, .375 Ruger ||4 or 5-round drop box magazine||? - Present|| ||[[File:HOWA Hogue Blkahme enl.jpg|200px]]
+|[[Howa M1500]]||<br>.22-250<br>.223 Remington<br>.204 Ruger<br>6.5×55mm<br>.300 Winchester Magnum<br>.308 Winchester<br>.30-06<br>.375 Ruger ||4 or 5-round drop box magazine||? - Present|| ||[[File:HOWA Hogue Blkahme enl.jpg|200px]]
 |-
 |}
-==Grenade Launcher==
+==Recoilless Rifle==
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-|[[Howa Type 96]]||40mm grenade||50-round magazine||1996 - Present|| ||[[File:Type96 40mm Automatic Grenad Gun.JPG|200px]]
+|[[Howa 84RR]]||84×246 mm R||Hinged breech||1964 - Present|| ||[[File:CarlGustavM2.jpg|250px|]]
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 |}
-==Anti-Tank Rifle==
+==Mortar==
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-|[[Howa 84RR]]||84×246 mm R||Hinged breech||? - Present|| ||[[File:Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle.jpg|200px]]
+|[[L16 Mortar]]||81 mm||1||1980s - Present|| ||[[File:410px-81mmMORT L16.jpg |200px]]
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 |}
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