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Posted: 8/9/2011 8:04:07 PM EDT
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Hi i'm looking to build a retro of my dad's m16 he had in vietnam (he was in the army). He said it had black furniture and no forward assist and a 3 Prong Flash Suppressor. Did the 601 come with only green or brown furniture? I'm guessing he had a 602.
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| When was he there? 601/602 were phased out pretty quickly. Does he have any old pics? That would be the easiest way to determine what he had. 602 with correct parts is a hard build even with luck as many of us here are finding out. Welcome to retroland and good luck with your build. Ask him if it had a chrome BCG? That should be easy to remember even after 40 plus years. |
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My guess is it was a 604. There were a lot more 604's than 602's... Yep, my guess is a 604 upper as well.. His could of had a slab side, partial fence or A1 lower. Here's some examples of the various lowers and flashiders... Slab side with duckbill flashider: 
Partial Fence with improved 3 prong & grenade spring: 
Full Fence with A1 flashider 
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When was he there? 601/602 were phased out pretty quickly. Does he have any old pics? That would be the easiest way to determine what he had. 602 with correct parts is a hard build even with luck as many of us here are finding out. Welcome to retroland and good luck with your build. Ask him if it had a chrome BCG? That should be easy to remember even after 40 plus years. He was there from 67 to 68 and said the bcg was black. |
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When was he there? 601/602 were phased out pretty quickly. Does he have any old pics? That would be the easiest way to determine what he had. 602 with correct parts is a hard build even with luck as many of us here are finding out. Welcome to retroland and good luck with your build. Ask him if it had a chrome BCG? That should be easy to remember even after 40 plus years. He was there from 67 to 68 and said the bcg was black. Both a 601 and 602 would have had full chromed bolt carrier groups, so I'm leaning towards saying that it was an early, transitional 604 due to the 3-prong suppressor. It is possible, however, that his rifle could have been a 601 or 602 with updated black furniture and a parkerized carrier or BCG. |
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