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(Daniel Woolfolk\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAS VEGAS \u2014 The company that\u2019s making the Army\u2019s new handgun has also developed the world\u2019s smallest rifle, capable of being carried concealed in a saddlebag, backpack or on the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sig Sauer MCX Rattler was specially designed for the special operations community. 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