Knight's Armament Company
Knight's Armament Company (
KAC, also
Knight's Manufacturing Company) is an
American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer.
It is owned by C. Reed Knight and based in
Titusville, Florida. KAC is best known for producing the
Rail Interface System (RIS) and the
Rail Adapter System (RAS) grips for military firearms. The United States military as well as armed forces and police around the world use KAC RIS/RAS conversions for many popular firearms, including the American
M16/
M4 rifles and the popular
Heckler & Koch MP5 series sub-machine guns. The RIS/RAS systems allow the mounting of accessories to firearms without additional tools or modifications. These can include tactical
flashlights,
laser targeting units,
bipods, and vertical foregrips. In addition, KAC is known for producing
sound suppressors for the
Heckler & Koch Mark 23 SOCOM pistol and for the Special Operations Peculiar MODification (
SOPMOD) M4 carbine package in use by
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Finally, Knight's Armament produces a line of firearms including the semi-automatic SR-15 line of rifles, the fully-automatic SR-16 Law Enforcement/Military carbine, the semi-automatic
SR-25 sniper rifle, and the SR-25 based
Mark 11 Mod 0 Sniper Weapon System. The
SR-47 and SR-50, chambered for
7.62x39mm and
12.7x99mm, respectively, are discontinued.
Knight's Manufacturing Company (KMC) is the division of KAC responsible for products aimed at the civilian market.
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Knight's Armament Company
