Lewis Machine & Tool Company
American firearms manufacturer
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| 2023 | The Royal Marines adopted a MARS-H based L129A2 designated marksman rifle chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor, featuring a fully adjustable DMR stock, lengthened hand guard, Leupold Mark 5HD telescopic sight, HuxWrx suppressor, Envision Technology ballistic calculator, and Pixels-on-Target thermal sight. This adoption marked a significant change from the previous 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition to 6.5 Creedmoor for improved long-distance target engagement capabilities. |
| 2023 | Lewis Machine & Tool Company introduced the 7.62mm Zf Stgw 20 designated marksman rifle (MARS-H) for the Swiss Army Reconnaissance Detachment 10 and MP Spez Det special forces units, paired with a Schmidt & Bender 3-20×50 PM II Ultra Short telescopic sight with TREMOR3 reticle. |
| November 2023 | Lewis Machine & Tool Company revealed a production overrun of Short Barreled Rifles (SBR) chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO, originally ordered by Lebanon in an undisclosed contract quantity. |
| January 2023 | Estonian Defence League began using the R-20 rifles, with a total order of 19,000 short-stroke piston MARS-L rifles under the R-20 Rahe designation. |
| 2022 | R-20 rifle planned to fully replace the Galil and Ak 4 rifles in Estonian Defence Forces. |
| June 2020 | First batch of 1,500 R-20 Rahe rifles was delivered to Estonian Defence Forces. |
| May 2019 | Estonian Defence Forces selected the MARS-L rifle after two years of testing, choosing it to replace their IMI Galil and Automatkarbin 4 rifles. |
| September 2018 | Reports emerged of rifle issues, including 130 rifles with bolt cracks and widespread firing pin replacements. LMT disputed the extent of the problems, claiming less than 0.1% of firing pins were actually affected. |
| June 15 2017 | Soldiers began training with the new LMT rifles at Waiouru Military Camp. |
| May 2017 | LMT delivered the gas-operated, rotating bolt rifles to the New Zealand Defence Force. |
| August 12 2015 | New Zealand Ministry of Defence announced LMT as a potential rifle replacement for the Steyr AUG, selecting LMT after trials between March and June 2015. A contract worth NZD 59 million was awarded for 9,040 MARS-L (Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Light) rifles. |
| February 2012 | The British Transport Police began using AR-pattern short-barreled rifles produced by Lewis Machine & Tool Company, marking a significant adoption of their firearms by a law enforcement agency. |
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