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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Early Armalite and Colt pics

Posted: 9/2/2002 9:29:37 AM EDT

Here are some of the pics of ARs that were at the Springfield Armory.

SA Prototype, Hard to see but this thing has 2 barrels side by side fed from 2 side by side magazines.

Posted: 9/2/2002 9:40:17 AM EDT

[#1]

Thanks guy !!

Posted: 9/2/2002 11:29:24 AM EDT

[#2]

Yep, thanks again.

What rifle is that in the last two pics? I've seen other pics of it (I think) but don't remember which model it is. Besides, I'm too lazy to get up and find a book that might have it.

Posted: 9/2/2002 2:58:49 PM EDT

[#3]

SPIWs! Nice pics.

-Troy

Posted: 9/2/2002 3:14:57 PM EDT

[#4]

Keep 'em coming. I am always fascinated by prototype and rare variants of common weapons.

Posted: 9/2/2002 3:26:01 PM EDT

[#5]

Thanks! Nice pics

anyone have any idea how the first gun in the first pictures handguards go on?

Posted: 9/2/2002 7:25:46 PM EDT

[#6]

Wouldnt mind having that Model 01 Colt, especially since it has my birth year on it

Posted: 9/2/2002 8:43:25 PM EDT

[#7]

Crap!!! Take a look at the size of the pivot pin on that Model 01 Colt. It's the large size like the commercial AR's use. Colt just never updated the commercial guns to the smaller pin size when they updated the military models. Intresting.

Posted: 9/2/2002 9:09:26 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Wouldnt mind having that Model 01 Colt, especially since it has my birth year on it

1983 also

Posted: 9/3/2002 1:29:13 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Crap!!! Take a look at the size of the pivot pin on that Model 01 Colt. It's the large size like the commercial AR's use. Colt just never updated the commercial guns to the smaller pin size when they updated the military models. Intresting.

All you're seeing is the head of the pivot pin. The pin itself isn't any bigger.

-Troy

Posted: 9/4/2002 10:43:30 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Crap!!! Take a look at the size of the pivot pin on that Model 01 Colt. It's the large size like the commercial AR's use. Colt just never updated the commercial guns to the smaller pin size when they updated the military models. Intresting.

All you're seeing is the head of the pivot pin. The pin itself isn't any bigger.

-Troy

Are you sure Troy? There is a brown something, I presume to hold the rifle up, but what looks like the pivot pin sure looks flush with the lower receiver.

Plus the pivot pin in the next pic (of ArmaLite #000008) looks like it's a big pin also, without the brown thingie visible.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Early Armalite and Colt pics

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