| Krygstuig Korporasie van Suid-Afrika (Armaments Corporation of South Africa) traces its beginnings to 1948 as the state's defense manufacturing arm, producing everything from heavy ordnance to armored
vehicles and systems. However, its small-arms component was incorporated only in 1977 (as a
result of the apartheid government's reorganizations) and only started using the
commercial name 'Armscor' a few years later. The derivative company is presently focused on acquisition, refurbishing and resale
of defense articles and small arms. Its USA presence is based in Maryland, although
known by an slightly altered name: 'Armscorp'.
The South Africans had to add the "p" at the end of their name, within the USA at least, when it was determined in the USA
that Armscor of the Philippines predated them, both in the USA and worldwide.
It is important to note that for the past decades of concurrence, the firearm merchandise of the Philippine and South African
entities have hardly overlapped in terms of caliber and type. The Philippine entity has remained focused on manufacturing sport
or personal-defense arms and ammunition, and such are generally quite distinguishable from the refurbished military surplus that
have been the bulk of the South African entity's business.
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