Strike Industries Japanese Type 89 Style Compensator
Strike Industries posted a photo on their Facebook page of a new compensator/flash hider they will soon be manufacturing. The design is a clone of Japan’s HOWA Type-89 assault rifle comp/hider. I don’t know for sure, but I think they will probably make both an AR-15 and an AK compatible version.
The Type-89 has been the Japanese Self Defense Force’s primary service rifle since it was introduced in 1989. Internally it is based on Mr. Stoner’s AR-18 design, which HOWA licensed from Armalite.
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I'd be surprised if it's not one of their originals or has only had a few rounds through it. The GSDF videos I've seen have them using rifles that barely have any finish left on them at all
The Type 89 naw. I like to see one a legal civi L-85 and or flash hiders from the G-36 and or AUG for ARs alot more than Japans failed rifles.