| SAR-87 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom/Singapore |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1980s |
| Manufacturer | Sterling Armaments Company |
| Produced | 1987 |
| No. built | Less than 100 |
| Variants | Fixed/Folding Stock, 9mm submachine gun |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.7 kg |
| Length | 0.95 m (3 ft 1 in), 0.75 metres (2 ft 6 in) for folding stock variant |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO, 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 650 rpm |
| Effective firing range | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable STANAG magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The Sterling SAR-87 is a military assault rifle of the late 20th century. The Sterling Assault Rifle (SAR), which included elements from Sterling's earlier Light Automatic Rifle (LAR) design, was jointly engineered by Sterling Armaments Company and Chartered Industries of Singapore in the early 1980s as an advanced version of the AR-18 for the export sales.
It was also offered to the British Armed Forces, who declined it because they were already in the process of adopting the SA80 bullpup design manufactured by Royal Ordnance Factories.