User Panel
Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: One of the first 500 M4s in service. Sequence started at W000001. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8539_JPG-2016436.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8544_JPG-2016437.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8545_JPG-2016438.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8546_JPG-2016439.JPG CD View Quote That grip is worn down to a gloss and still going! |
|
Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God. - Benjamin Franklin
Freedom is a Light For Which Many Men Have Died in Darkness. |
|
Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: One of the first 500 M4s in service. Sequence started at W000001. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8539_JPG-2016436.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8544_JPG-2016437.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8545_JPG-2016438.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_8546_JPG-2016439.JPG CD View Quote they look right. that petina. |
|
|
De Oppresso Liber
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15&16' Afghanistan: 09,10,11',14',17',18',19',20'&21' |
Colt 6920 with a Colt SOCOM barrel and set up as a Block 1/MWS clone with an RMR on a T.Rex mount as an addition.
Attached File Attached File |
|
Trust me, I used to be with the Government
|
Originally Posted By HaveBlue83: W000004, and 19 are in the BSTB 94TH BSB at polk. i had pics of them...A2 carry handle, colt gray upper/lower, gooseneck and comp m2 on em. was amazing. they look right. that petina. View Quote @HaveBlue83 those pics would be the Holy Grail of M4 builds. I have a 4 marked upper and AH forging I am using for the build. But if they are Cerro forge like 489, I am going to need to correct the lower. @Combat_Diver - also heard the first 1000 M4s were fixed handle, but none have ever been documented and if those pics can be posted, we will have greater certainty about that claim. |
|
"No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people." William Rawle
|
Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: @HaveBlue83 those pics would be the Holy Grail of M4 builds. I have a 4 marked upper and AH forging I am using for the build. But if they are Cerro forge like 489, I am going to need to correct the lower. @Combat_Diver - also heard the first 1000 M4s were fixed handle, but none have ever been documented and if those pics can be posted, we will have greater certainty about that claim. View Quote Next time I am at my friend's house, i will ask to take a picture of his picture with a fixed carry handle M4. He was issued it in 97 at Fort Hood because he was a driver for some general. |
|
|
Thanks - there would be a great deal of interest in it as to hown close it was to the late XM4s, so as much detail as possible would be helpful.
|
|
"No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people." William Rawle
|
|
|
|
Both of these have 14.5" SOCOM profile barrels with pin and weld extended flash hiders.
Attached File Attached File |
|
|
Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: Thanks - there would be a great deal of interest in it as to hown close it was to the late XM4s, so as much detail as possible would be helpful. View Quote He said no, he doesn't want his personal picture floating around the internet. But, he was of some kind of help hopefully. He said fixed carry handle A2 upper, CAR stock, and double heat shield handguards. Not sure if that helps you though. Sorry. |
|
|
Originally Posted By Jonny1904: He said no, he doesn't want his personal picture floating around the internet. But, he was of some kind of help hopefully. He said fixed carry handle A2 upper, CAR stock, and double heat shield handguards. Not sure if that helps you though. Sorry. View Quote Appreciate the effort, but that really is already what many of us we assume. A pic would hopefully let us verify what are really at this point just assumptions. The photos we have of early XM4s do not have any marking over the gas tube entrance. We are wanting to know at what point the 4 marking appeared, and if it appeared on the early M4, or did it have a m4 marking with fixed handle. Some prople who said they were issued M4s with fixed handle, actually carried civilian model 727s that the Army procured in the early 1990s. Without good pics, we really are not sure it is a US Property marked M4 with fixed handle. Now that time has passed, and those weapons have been rebuilt at least once, a photo of an as issued M4 with fixed handle from the 1990s is really valuable for the historical record. |
|
"No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people." William Rawle
|
Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: Appreciate the effort, but that really is already what many of us we assume. A pic would hopefully let us verify what are really at this point just assumptions. The photos we have of early XM4s do not have any marking over the gas tube entrance. We are wanting to know at what point the 4 marking appeared, and if it appeared on the early M4, or did it have a m4 marking with fixed handle. Some prople who said they were issued M4s with fixed handle, actually carried civilian model 727s that the Army procured in the early 1990s. Without good pics, we really are not sure it is a US Property marked M4 with fixed handle. Now that time has passed, and those weapons have been rebuilt at least once, a photo of an as issued M4 with fixed handle from the 1990s is really valuable for the historical record. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: Originally Posted By Jonny1904: He said no, he doesn't want his personal picture floating around the internet. But, he was of some kind of help hopefully. He said fixed carry handle A2 upper, CAR stock, and double heat shield handguards. Not sure if that helps you though. Sorry. Appreciate the effort, but that really is already what many of us we assume. A pic would hopefully let us verify what are really at this point just assumptions. The photos we have of early XM4s do not have any marking over the gas tube entrance. We are wanting to know at what point the 4 marking appeared, and if it appeared on the early M4, or did it have a m4 marking with fixed handle. Some prople who said they were issued M4s with fixed handle, actually carried civilian model 727s that the Army procured in the early 1990s. Without good pics, we really are not sure it is a US Property marked M4 with fixed handle. Now that time has passed, and those weapons have been rebuilt at least once, a photo of an as issued M4 with fixed handle from the 1990s is really valuable for the historical record. He said if it helps, the selector was Safe, Semi, and Burst and was marked XM4 Carbine. Surely there had to be a manifest from Colt, sending some to Fort Hood to confirm? |
|
|
Originally Posted By Jonny1904: He said if it helps, the selector was Safe, Semi, and Burst and was marked XM4 Carbine. Surely there had to be a manifest from Colt, sending some to Fort Hood to confirm? View Quote Thanks again for following up on this. We are lucky that the project manager for the M16A2 is a member here and he also started the XM4 project, so we have a good view of the early days when the XM4 had the earlier style handguards, two position stock and no feedramps. We also have a member who has documented many of the weapons he has run across as he does repair, and M4 #489 was seen, but after its rebuild into a M4A1. Attached File There is debate over in retro land about the first 1000 M4s when they were fielded in 1995. I'm on the side of those who think the first 1000 would have had the fixed carry handle like the A2 and would be the first W000001 to W001000 SN weapons. The Army just goes by NSN - a M4 is a M4, is a M4 no matter the later modification. Memories fade over time, and there is a case of one of the operators who was at the Desert One operation in 1980 that says he carried a M4 Carbine - which we know from the historical record did not yet exist. That is why the visual documentation is so vital. The later XM4 had the double heat shield handguards, 4 position stock, and M4 feedramps, so one item of interest is if the first M4s were just like that but with the M4 Carbine roll mark with the Wxxxxxx SN. |
|
"No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people." William Rawle
|
Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: Thanks again for following up on this. We are lucky that the project manager for the M16A2 is a member here and he also started the XM4 project, so we have a good view of the early days when the XM4 had the earlier style handguards, two position stock and no feedramps. https://i.imgur.com/SqmLBKp_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium We also have a member who has documented many of the weapons he has run across as he does repair, and M4 #489 was seen, but after its rebuild into a M4A1. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/180398/m4colt489_JPG-2066689.JPG There is debate over in retro land about the first 1000 M4s when they were fielded in 1995. I'm on the side of thise who think the first 1000 would have had the fixed carry handle like the A2 and would be the first W000001 to W001000 SN weapons. The Army just goes by NSN - a M4 is a M4, is a M4 no matter the later modification. Memories fade over time, and there is a case of one of the operators who was at the Desert One operation in 1980 that says he carried a M4 Carbine - which we know from the historical record did not yet exist. That is why the visual documentation is so vital. The later XM4 had the double heat shield handguards, 4 position stock, and M4 feedramps, so one item of interest is if the first M4s were just like that but with the M4 Carbine roll mark with the Wxxxxxx SN. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: Originally Posted By Jonny1904: He said if it helps, the selector was Safe, Semi, and Burst and was marked XM4 Carbine. Surely there had to be a manifest from Colt, sending some to Fort Hood to confirm? Thanks again for following up on this. We are lucky that the project manager for the M16A2 is a member here and he also started the XM4 project, so we have a good view of the early days when the XM4 had the earlier style handguards, two position stock and no feedramps. https://i.imgur.com/SqmLBKp_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium We also have a member who has documented many of the weapons he has run across as he does repair, and M4 #489 was seen, but after its rebuild into a M4A1. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/180398/m4colt489_JPG-2066689.JPG There is debate over in retro land about the first 1000 M4s when they were fielded in 1995. I'm on the side of thise who think the first 1000 would have had the fixed carry handle like the A2 and would be the first W000001 to W001000 SN weapons. The Army just goes by NSN - a M4 is a M4, is a M4 no matter the later modification. Memories fade over time, and there is a case of one of the operators who was at the Desert One operation in 1980 that says he carried a M4 Carbine - which we know from the historical record did not yet exist. That is why the visual documentation is so vital. The later XM4 had the double heat shield handguards, 4 position stock, and M4 feedramps, so one item of interest is if the first M4s were just like that but with the M4 Carbine roll mark with the Wxxxxxx SN. That's is so cool to know, thanks! Only other thing I could offer up from our exchanges, was that he said that it had multiple stock positions but I didn't know that it was an actual important detail that was relevant. My apologies for the ignorance on my part. The other two details I had left out because I didn't think it t was noteworthy, was that he mentioned that everyone had a hard time zeroing because they were not use to the shorter sight radius. And when he got orders for Hawaii, everyone in his division had M-16A2's with Aimpoint's on goosenecks and only later did they turn them in for M-4's with waffle stocks and KAC quads with an Aimpoint and a PEQ2. |
|
|
|
|
Originally Posted By samuse: Colt OEM-2 upper. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278546/11D3DF5B-A2BA-4B7C-B395-AE59AECFE434-2098180.jpg View Quote Man, that fucker looks loooong in that pic. @samuse What FH is that? Smith Vortex? |
|
Can't never could 'til try came along.
|
Originally Posted By Tigwelder1971: Man, that fucker looks loooong in that pic. @samuse What FH is that? Smith Vortex? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Tigwelder1971: Originally Posted By samuse: Colt OEM-2 upper. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278546/11D3DF5B-A2BA-4B7C-B395-AE59AECFE434-2098180.jpg Man, that fucker looks loooong in that pic. @samuse What FH is that? Smith Vortex? Yep. Regular Smith Vortex. I’ve had them mistaken for 18” uppers several times. |
|
|
Originally Posted By samuse: Yep. Regular Smith Vortex. I’ve had them mistaken for 18” uppers several times. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By samuse: Originally Posted By Tigwelder1971: Originally Posted By samuse: Colt OEM-2 upper. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278546/11D3DF5B-A2BA-4B7C-B395-AE59AECFE434-2098180.jpg Man, that fucker looks loooong in that pic. @samuse What FH is that? Smith Vortex? Yep. Regular Smith Vortex. I’ve had them mistaken for 18” uppers several times. Thanks man. |
|
Can't never could 'til try came along.
|
Carried W424600 as my own for 3 years. Anyway to find out when it was made? I know it’s still chugging along with the next Joe. The 550 cord securing SI takes me back.
Nick |
|
|
|
Always check your 5 and 25 while watching your 6
WA, USA
|
|
"You are as free as you decide to be" BCM556
“Mutha fukka... You think I gonna play with you?!?! You rob my store...” AR wielding Store owner |
|
|
Originally Posted By Spatten: A couple of Colts that have been P/W to 16. Both of these have a gov profile barrel and are so handy and lightweight. The A2 receiver is marked "4" above the gas tube and has the M4 ramps cut. https://i.imgur.com/8YL9JIbh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vdZ75bsh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uEQBywVh.jpg View Quote |
|
|
|
|
Anyone know the approximate date of a W245991 serial number? That was my service rifle... rack number 69
|
|
|
|
Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: Thanks again for following up on this. We are lucky that the project manager for the M16A2 is a member here and he also started the XM4 project, so we have a good view of the early days when the XM4 had the earlier style handguards, two position stock and no feedramps. https://i.imgur.com/SqmLBKp_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium We also have a member who has documented many of the weapons he has run across as he does repair, and M4 #489 was seen, but after its rebuild into a M4A1. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/180398/m4colt489_JPG-2066689.JPG There is debate over in retro land about the first 1000 M4s when they were fielded in 1995. I'm on the side of those who think the first 1000 would have had the fixed carry handle like the A2 and would be the first W000001 to W001000 SN weapons. The Army just goes by NSN - a M4 is a M4, is a M4 no matter the later modification. Memories fade over time, and there is a case of one of the operators who was at the Desert One operation in 1980 that says he carried a M4 Carbine - which we know from the historical record did not yet exist. That is why the visual documentation is so vital. The later XM4 had the double heat shield handguards, 4 position stock, and M4 feedramps, so one item of interest is if the first M4s were just like that but with the M4 Carbine roll mark with the Wxxxxxx SN. View Quote M4 Carbine W000004? W000009? AND possibly W000019? (i am positive one was under 10) were seen by myself as a 45B back in 2009 in 94TH BSB...HHC, BSTB Arms room at Fort Polk, LA. I had to do a T.I. and handled them in awe...the Armorer didnt even care about the SN. they were: -Colt gray, not black-A2 carry handle -I think Thinner hg, but i cannot find my pics...they were on a flip phone -goosenecks were added with aimpoints. |
|
|
|
Originally Posted By HaveBlue83: M4 Carbine W000004? W000009? AND possibly W000019? (i am positive one was under 10) were seen by myself as a 45B back in 2009 in 94TH BSB...HHC, BSTB Arms room at Fort Polk, LA. I had to do a T.I. and handled them in awe...the Armorer didnt even care about the SN. they were: -Colt gray, not black-A2 carry handle -I think Thinner hg, but i cannot find my pics...they were on a flip phone -goosenecks were added with aimpoints. View Quote @HaveBlue83 Like this? Attached File |
|
"No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people." William Rawle
|
Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: @HaveBlue83 Like this? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/180398/M4early_JPG-2194217.JPG View Quote |
|
|
|
"No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people." William Rawle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally Posted By ThatGuy91K: Before https://i.imgur.com/ALQlVGP.jpeg After https://i.imgur.com/xhvB994.jpeg View Quote Very nice. How did the rezeroing of that iron, laser, ACOG, and RMR thingy go ? |
|
|
Originally Posted By Jonny1904: Very nice. How did the rezeroing of that iron, laser, ACOG, and RMR thingy go ? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Jonny1904: Originally Posted By ThatGuy91K: Before https://i.imgur.com/ALQlVGP.jpeg After https://i.imgur.com/xhvB994.jpeg Very nice. How did the rezeroing of that iron, laser, ACOG, and RMR thingy go ? Literally just finished bolting everything up. It only took 4 broken punches, 2 trips to Lowes and an ER visit to get the front sight post off. I've taken dozens of front sight posts off at work and it usually takes 3 or 4 good whacks with a 2.5lb hammer and a punch and they will break loose. I had to break out the Dremel and it still was a bitch to get those bastards out. The guy who installs BCM's taper pins is a sadistic mo-fo. I'm going to try and get out to the range tomorrow and get it back dialed in before the weather turns bad again. |
|
|
bttt
|
|
|
Bump
|
|
|
Does this count?
DSA M4 profile barreled upper built by Retro Arms. The rest is Larue and Magpul with assorted odds and ends. Attached File |
|
|
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.