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Bullpup
From ARRSEpedia
A rifle or small arm weapon with the magazine area behind the trigger group intended to reduce the length of the said weapon but retaining the standard rifle barrel length. The SA80 is an example of this type of design followed by the FAMAS, FAD, F2000 and Steyr AUG.
The advent of the design was a direct result of the decrease in the length of soldiers arms post World War II, when Rationing and Rickets caused a decrease in the bone length of the average British man ...allegedly.
