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Posted: 4/13/2018 7:18:10 AM EDT
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Couple of links to photos taken by David Douglas Duncan in Viet Nam. Douglas was a Marine combat photographer in WWII and Korea. You will most likely recognize some of the pics.
Gallery of Duncan's pics hosted by University of Texas Life Magazine, October 1967 And here's one from Con Thien from the UT gallery. Note the cotton web sling. 
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LA, USA
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Posted: 8/17/2018 7:22:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sf46]
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Here's a score from an estate sale.
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LA, USA
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Posted: 8/17/2018 7:29:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sf46]
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US Navy Seabee with M-16, 14 Jan. 1970, Chu Lai, RVN.
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USA
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Posted: 8/19/2018 1:39:41 PM EDT
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Welcome to Bolivia
https://wwiiafterwwii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/boliviam16.jpg?w=809 |
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Posted: 8/19/2018 3:18:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/21/2018 8:14:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sf46:
Here's a score from an estate sale. https://preview.ibb.co/krpRJK/AR_15_Group1.jpg |
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Posted: 10/7/2018 8:30:08 AM EDT
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On the range at Phu Bai.
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Posted: 10/8/2018 7:35:22 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RTUtah]
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Quote HistoryLynne Black and John Meyer. Great photo.
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WI, USA
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Posted: 10/8/2018 7:52:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RTUtah:
Lynne Black and John Meyer. Great photo. |
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Posted: 4/2/2019 10:21:04 PM EDT
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Captured from NPA (Commie) rebels in the Phillipines.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 4/2/2019 11:25:44 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sf46:
US Navy Seabee with M-16, 14 Jan. 1970, Chu Lai, RVN. https://preview.ibb.co/fXKFCe/Dad_Nam.jpg |
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Posted: 5/15/2019 10:30:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: JJREA]
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Posted: 5/16/2019 4:05:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 1975]
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Pic of a clearly mismatched upper/lower.
 Attached FileTo me this is the quintessential Vietnam pic. The fixed bayonet depicts a sense of urgency. Reminds me of Jim Caviezel from The Thin Red Line.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 5/16/2019 4:20:48 PM EDT
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2019 6:15:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 44Echo10]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bale2011:
Pic of a clearly mismatched upper/lower. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/9A4FFEEA-F1F4-468D-B082-81C68E0B49DB_jpeg-947133.JPG To me this is the quintessential Vietnam pic. The fixed bayonet depicts a sense of urgency. Reminds me of Jim Caviezel from The Thin Red Line. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/FF019467-3229-4CFB-9604-DC0F8072C809_jpeg-947135.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/26E682F4-58A6-489A-AACA-230FDE7EF2D9_jpeg-947158.JPG 
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Posted: 5/16/2019 6:37:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By 44Echo10:
Originally Posted By Bale2011:
Pic of a clearly mismatched upper/lower. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/9A4FFEEA-F1F4-468D-B082-81C68E0B49DB_jpeg-947133.JPG To me this is the quintessential Vietnam pic. The fixed bayonet depicts a sense of urgency. Reminds me of Jim Caviezel from The Thin Red Line. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/FF019467-3229-4CFB-9604-DC0F8072C809_jpeg-947135.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/26E682F4-58A6-489A-AACA-230FDE7EF2D9_jpeg-947158.JPG |
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Posted: 7/28/2019 6:33:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bale2011:
What an incredible story. I never knew. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bale2011:
A friend of mine (old Army buddy) visited Vietnam recently on a business trip and went to a military museum that was displaying a variety of captured U.S. weapons, from 1911s to M2 .50 cal. They also offered tourists the opportunity to shoot the weapons. Setting aside the very emotional issue of how these weapons fell into Vietnamese hands, I think this is a potential opportunity to help determine the fate of some of our missing, if records exist to trace the serial numbers of these weapons:  Attached File Attached FileHere is a closeup of an M16A1 at the range:  Attached FileI’m going to talk to a few people in military history agencies and maybe contact JPAC to share these photos with them. I’m guessing our attachés or other official reps are tracking this information, but you never know, and my buddy was concerned about whether something could be done with this, so he passed them along to me. My apologies if someone else has brought this up before, but I haven’t had a chance to read through the whole thread. |
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Posted: 8/2/2019 9:34:39 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Frens]
[#18]
Italian Navy commando with an M16. Pic taken from a 1972 gun magazine.
Looks like a 601? 
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/4/2019 12:08:01 AM EDT
[Last Edit: XMshooter10]
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My personal favorite:
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Posted: 9/12/2019 8:13:45 PM EDT
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/30/2019 10:51:06 AM EDT
[#21]
Love the tape job on this stock.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 9/30/2019 8:12:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HHollow]
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It is Cuban model AR10, made in 1957. It has been very gently handled and not molested in any way.
I have learned several things after inspecting this gun. 1. The extractor is not chromed, (all later variants are chromed) 2. The handguard insulation is inferior to later Sudanese and Guatemalan models 3. The handguard decays with age alone. Previously it was thought that firing decayed the HG. 4. Zero paint on the grip. Reed Knight relayed this tale to me when I first met this gun. According to Knight a crate came to Armalite from AI having maybe 10 Cuban AR10s (of which he presently owns 5). When the crate arrived at Armalite some technician feared that the rifle's engraving violated federal law so he took it upon himself to inscribe the country of origin (Holland) on to the magwell of each gun from the crate. You may notice this crude artwork on the Move Armaments Cuban. Of course that technician had no idea that Nederland meant Holland. All Knight's Cubans have this same scar. The Cuban below is also crudely marked to the right of "Nederland". The idiot used an awl 
Below is the magwell on the "Movie Armaments" Gun 
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Posted: 9/30/2019 8:23:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hypersport750:
Love the tape job on this stock. https://cdn.historycollection.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/a-us-marine-cleaning-his-m16-in-vietnam.-wikimedia.jpg |
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Posted: 10/6/2019 11:48:11 AM EDT
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here are some pics I took at the Grissom Air Show a month ago. These are part of the static display that Huey 369 had at the show. They have retro equipment and 3 flying hueys.
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IN, USA
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Posted: 11/4/2019 9:04:34 PM EDT
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I have a 1974 Colt AR15 SP1 with original optic serial #SP35xxx It has 50 rounds through it since purchased in fall of 1974. My dad bought it in 1974. Dad was former Air Force B-47 pilot that left the Air Force to fly UH-1 B model Huey's in Vietnam.
Trying to upload pictures, but for some reason it will not allow... |
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Posted: 11/6/2019 9:53:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Allenward50:
I have a 1974 Colt AR15 SP1 with original optic serial #SP35xxx It has 50 rounds through it since purchased in fall of 1974. My dad bought it in 1974. Dad was former Air Force B-47 pilot that left the Air Force to fly UH-1 B model Huey's in Vietnam. Trying to upload pictures, but for some reason it will not allow... |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 11/7/2019 1:56:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shawnmt6601:
got to be a paying member to do that brutha Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shawnmt6601:
Originally Posted By Allenward50:
I have a 1974 Colt AR15 SP1 with original optic serial #SP35xxx It has 50 rounds through it since purchased in fall of 1974. My dad bought it in 1974. Dad was former Air Force B-47 pilot that left the Air Force to fly UH-1 B model Huey's in Vietnam. Trying to upload pictures, but for some reason it will not allow... |
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Posted: 11/7/2019 3:07:49 PM EDT
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Yeah, image hosting isn't worth buying a membership for.... but that green arrow.... that is worth all the pennies!
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Posted: 12/23/2019 6:48:54 PM EDT
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ITA
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Posted: 3/29/2020 7:18:25 AM EDT
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after weeks of research Ive finally found the pdf I made years ago with the various model pics from page1.... too bad I didnt do the same with the variations guide tacked threads
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Posted: 4/8/2020 3:01:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/8/2020 6:25:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Pothole]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Miami_JBT: https://i.imgur.com/avylazc.jpg I'm pretty sure that guy in the back with the glasses has been in some other videos.... or the glasses and hair cut make everyone of that era look the same 
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Posted: 7/26/2020 2:41:45 PM EDT
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Militiamen in Hau Giang Province during a maneuvering exercise.
Hau Giang is covered in rivers and canals so militiamen spend a lot of time in the water. It's worth noting that the militiamen carry AR-15/M16A1 and special rigs for 20-round magazines. May 22, 2020 https://twitter.com/AnnQuann/status/1263801414947442690 |
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Posted: 7/26/2020 2:49:37 PM EDT
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A Vietnam militiaman disassembling and assembling his Vietnam War-era AR-15/M16A1. For the ease of convenience, Militia units stationed in the South of Vietnam usually carry American firearms.
https://twitter.com/AnnQuann/status/1244252867415826432 |
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Posted: 11/25/2020 7:41:33 PM EDT
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Nov. 25, 1983 | Two U.S. soldiers enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at Point Salines, Grenada, where more than 1,000 pounds of turkey was served to the more than 2,000 troops stationed on the island. | (AP Photo/John Swart)
https://images.theweek.com/sites/default/files/styles/captured_embed/public/6.AP_8311251170.jpg?itok=KQjmwZZS |
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Posted: 11/26/2020 1:20:25 PM EDT
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SF Thanksgiving, Vietnam undated
https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/127636287_10158964177232384_3460843909829728203_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=hahSYTryohcAX9RUkHV&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=a9fabcbd3532a78e3e0951686ac57e18&oe=5FE70790 |
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Posted: 1/8/2021 10:43:20 AM EDT
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 Navy gun in 2013 that as far as I can tell started life at a 604. Last configuration was M16A3. Lowers are still in service. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:42:33 PM EDT
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This is from the S&W forum I visit.
Was an advisor deep in the Delta, and was visiting a three person team, and it was weapon's cleaning day. On the right is a fellow Captain, later nearly killed in an ambush, on the left is a Mexican American SFC , who we called Toyota, just one of those strange combat things. They were in the bunker later when the compound was over-run, and only saved their lives by holding down the trigger and running a thousand round belt thru the M60, both severe hearing impaired later. Note the snobby on the bench. As an advisor, I had all sorts of firearms, nobody cares or knows anything about you when you are an advisor, had 5 different SMG's and scrounged a 45 cal revolver, took 45 ACP in moon clips, and used to take it with me when I would take a chopper up to Saigon every two months to try to straighten out my pay. That way if I had to drop it and walk away, I would not lose my issue 1911. Which I did later out of a well worn holster. All the best, and stay safe, SF VET  |
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Posted: 2/9/2021 5:03:33 PM EDT
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Some photos a buddy sent me.
 received_1119887411780134 by brandon hobock, on Flickr" /> received_1360226984319096 by brandon hobock, on Flickr" /> received_172697020995573 by brandon hobock, on Flickr" /> received_257119129156940 by brandon hobock, on Flickr" />Does anyone know what optic Mr Thompson has on his rifle? |
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Posted: 2/10/2021 8:44:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By 44Echo10: Originally Posted By Brandonbeezy: Some photos a buddy sent me. <a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926305568_b47d895b10_c.jpg</a>" >[url]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926305568_b47d895b10_c.jpgreceived_1119887411780134 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/153391912@N04/]brandon hobock">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926305568_b47d895b10_c.jpg">[url=https://flic.kr/p/2kAbCpb]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926305568_b47d895b10_c.jpgreceived_1119887411780134 by brandon hobock, on Flickr <a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926992126_cb677eddb8_c.jpg</a>" >[url]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926992126_cb677eddb8_c.jpgreceived_1360226984319096 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/153391912@N04/]brandon hobock">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926992126_cb677eddb8_c.jpg">[url=https://flic.kr/p/2kAf9uo]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926992126_cb677eddb8_c.jpgreceived_1360226984319096 by brandon hobock, on Flickr <a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993621_fc1fa435f4_b.jpg</a>" >[url]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993621_fc1fa435f4_b.jpgreceived_172697020995573 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/153391912@N04/]brandon hobock">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993621_fc1fa435f4_b.jpg">[url=https://flic.kr/p/2kAf9Wa]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993621_fc1fa435f4_b.jpgreceived_172697020995573 by brandon hobock, on Flickr <a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993616_dc54a10f5b_b.jpg</a>" >[url]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993616_dc54a10f5b_b.jpgreceived_257119129156940 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/153391912@N04/]brandon hobock">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993616_dc54a10f5b_b.jpg">[url=https://flic.kr/p/2kAf9W5]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50926993616_dc54a10f5b_b.jpgreceived_257119129156940 by brandon hobock, on Flickr Does anyone know what optic Mr Thompson has on his rifle? oxford gunsight Also notice how Ben's got the trigger guard opened, folded back, and taped. This was so he could get his finger inside the guard quicker while wearing gloves. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 1:06:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bale2011: To me this is the quintessential Vietnam pic. The fixed bayonet depicts a sense of urgency. Reminds me of Jim Caviezel from The Thin Red Line. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/FF019467-3229-4CFB-9604-DC0F8072C809_jpeg-947135.JPG |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 2:45:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: mlin]
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(US National Archives photos)
US Army soldiers armed with M16A1 rifles wait inside a helicopter during an exercise. The second soldier from the right has an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached to his M16A1, 1978  MSGT Tom J. Tudor, 419th Tactical Air Command Weapon Systems Security Flight, aims an M-16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher during Silver Flag Alpha, a security police training program emphasizing combat arms training and defense of priority resources on an air base, Nevada 1987  A member of the 26th Marine Amphibious Unit is armed with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher-equipped M203 40 mm grenade launcher-equipped M16A1 rifle during the joint service Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84. He is standing in front of an LVTP7 tracked landing vehicle, personnel, Puerto Rico, 1984  An Egyptian soldier kneels down so that an American soldier can use his field radio to direct helicopter pilots, as an air assault takes place during the joint Exercise Bright Star '83  |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 3:42:02 AM EDT
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A radioman from Company B, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry, 193rd Brigade Task Force from Panama, attempts to put on his back pack while holding an M16A1 rifle, during the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE), Honduras, 1983
Interesting camo painted handguard and buttstock. 
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Posted: 9/19/2021 10:51:49 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryAn old post from 10/7/2018, but is it surprising that the carbine appears to have a delta ring? |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 11:21:48 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Colt653]
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By curlew: An old post from 10/7/2018, but is it surprising that the carbine appears to have a delta ring? IIRC XM177 had a flat slip ring, like the M16A1 XM177E2 had a tapered Delta ring, like the M16A2 
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Posted: 9/19/2021 11:45:49 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: IIRC XM177 had a flat slip ring, like the M16A1 XM177E2 had a tapered Delta ring, like the M16A2 https://i.imgur.com/zPd6njh.jpg E1s are so hot to me. |
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Posted: 9/20/2021 1:43:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/20/2021 6:55:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/20/2021 9:13:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grondike: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/622/FD654A14-7C03-4AF3-8F76-41B93ABA190B_jpe-2097947.jpg Thanks! |
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