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[[Image:Misriah Armory 1.JPG|thumb|Misriah Armory]][[Image:Misriah Armory 2.JPG|thumb|Another Part of Misriah Armory]] | [[Image:Misriah Armory 1.JPG|thumb|Misriah Armory]][[Image:Misriah Armory 2.JPG|thumb|Another Part of Misriah Armory]] | ||
The '''Misriah Armory''' is an armory located on the planet [[Mars]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' page 259</ref> Their logo is a winged hourglass flanked by two double "X"'s usually located on the cartridge base of ammunition. | The '''Misriah Armory''' is an armory located on the planet [[Mars]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' page 259</ref> Their logo is a winged hourglass flanked by two double "X"'s usually located on the cartridge base of ammunition. | ||
Misriah Armory currently produces hand-loaded match-grade ammunition for the [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D-S2 AM]] sniper rifle, used by [[Linda]] in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''. They are also responsible for developing the design and ammunition for the M6 series of [[pistol]]s for the [[UNSC]]. In the ''[[The Art of Halo]]'' book, it shows a side view of the [[M6C Magnum Sidearm]], which has "Misriah" stamped on the side. <ref>''[[The Art of Halo]]'', page 99</ref> In the [[Halo 3 Beta]], "Misriah Armory" can also be seen on the side of the pistol. | Misriah Armory currently produces hand-loaded match-grade ammunition for the [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D-S2 AM]] sniper rifle, used by [[Linda-058]] in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''. They are also responsible for developing the design and ammunition for the M6 series of [[pistol]]s for the [[UNSC]]. In the ''[[The Art of Halo]]'' book, it shows a side view of the [[M6C Magnum Sidearm]], which has "Misriah" stamped on the side. <ref>''[[The Art of Halo]]'', page 99</ref> In the [[Halo 3 Beta]], "Misriah Armory" can also be seen on the side of the pistol. | ||
Misriah Armory also manufactured the [[Mark V(m) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] in [[2528]], 14 years before the [[Mark V]] entered production. | Misriah Armory also manufactured the [[Mark V(m) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] in [[2528]], 14 years before the [[Mark V]] entered production. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The symbol for hand-loaded match-grade 14.5 x 114mm ammunition from Misriah is a winged hourglass head stamp flanked by double "X"s. | *The symbol for hand-loaded match-grade 14.5 x 114mm ammunition from Misriah is a winged hourglass head stamp flanked by double "X"s. | ||
*Misriah shares its name with an organization in the [[Marathon]] Universe. | *Misriah shares its name with an organization in the [[Marathon]] Universe.<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/Story/uescuesg.html The Rose (Terminal 2)]: ''On January 6, 2345 (Earth A.D.), at the United [[Earth]] Government Misriah food distribution center, what had begun as a commonplace food riot turned into a massacre. The [[UEG]] riot troopers who arrived at the scene had been informed that the rioters were armed. As the UEG troopers approached the scene in their Randal Hover tank, plasma fire began spraying upwards. In a flash decision, the commander of the Hover tank ordered his crew to open fire upon the crowd. It took only five seconds for over five hundred starving Martians to be incinerated.''</ref> | ||
*The Misriah Armory logo can be seen visible engraved on one distinct side of the [[pistol]]s being racked in the live action [[Halo]] short, [[Halo: Arms Race, Part 1]], shown at E3 2007. | *The Misriah Armory logo can be seen visible engraved on one distinct side of the [[pistol]]s being racked in the live action [[Halo]] short, [[Halo: Arms Race, Part 1]], shown at E3 2007. | ||
*The [[UNSC Laser Designator]] has a Misriah logo on its stock, a feature retained from its [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D-S2 AM]] roots. | *The [[UNSC Laser Designator]] has a Misriah logo on its stock, a feature retained from its [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D-S2 AM]] roots. | ||
*Misriah is also mentioned on page 122 of the Halo graphic novel, with somebody named golf51979 being mentioned as the head of it. | *Misriah is also mentioned on page 122 of the Halo graphic novel, with somebody named golf51979 being mentioned as the head of it. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Ad Mishriah.png|An advertisement for Mishriah Armory. | |||
File:Misriah Armory Pistol.JPG|MISRIAH ARMORY stamped onto the side of a M6G Magnum. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||