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Posted: 11/12/2014 2:46:51 PM EDT
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M16 Search results
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m16 I tried to hot link the M16 search but it wouldn't work. some cool articles........... |
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I was only going bu the archive and not by the article search,even more info and images,see the "Interview with C. Reed Knight, Jr.: Part 1 and 2"
"The Evolution of Invention: An Interview with L. James Sullivan Gun Designer" "The Interview: L. James Sullivan Part ..." Images of Reed Knight holding the XAR-15 and the X02 and the AR-3... |
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"George Sullivan was the founder of ArmaLite. He was the patent attorney for Lockheed and got Fairchild. I don't remember why that even though he was still in Lockheed, why he got Fairchild involved."
Just imagine if Lockheed was funding ArmaLite,the AR rifles could have been designed by Kelly Johnson (from Lockheed Skunk Works). 
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"The Interview: David Cumberland "The Old Western Scrounger" Part I"
"...You did the Armalite AR-10 project to the Thai government for Sam." "... I got a letter from Sam which said, "We have information that leads us to believe that the Thais are going to have a weapons testing with the FAL. We would like to compete with the AR-10. Would you like to get into this?" As usual I said, "Hell, Yeah!" Sam said he'd make me a good deal if I could pull this off. The test was on a Saturday afternoon. I think it was 1959 or '60. Interarmco sold me an AR-10. There was no trouble to get it. They just simply mailed it to me through the U.S. mail, and it came in by military mail at the G.I. Post Office in Bangkok. I had the gun, two magazines and a bayonet. It was an Artillerie Inrichtingen, an AI Dutch gun. A nice rifle, it had a wooden forend instead of plastic, and the bayonet had a combination tool like a Swiss Army knife built into the handle. That is what people call the "Sudanese AR-10" today. I went out to this test with this AR-10 that I didn't know much about. I wrote in to the Thai government and I got permission to bring the gun, and they were very lackadaisical about the fact that I had a machine gun. I guess they figured, if he's got it, it must be legal. They fired the FAL, which is a nice rifle as well. While the FAL shoots well, that AR-10 is a helluva lot more controllable with off-hand fire in particular. I had a Lyman bullet puller, and a hand-seating tool in .308. I pulled five rounds of the ammunition in .308 and dumped the powder out on the counter. I took a knife and just slipped half of the powder off on the floor. I did the same thing with about 20 rounds for the FAL. The FAL malfunctioned three times and my AR-10 didn't malfunction at all. I did that right in front of the Thais, showed them that even if there was an inconsistency in the powder, the AR-10 would still function. Their response was positive. I was working with the Minister of Defense. The first thing he did was to put his hand on my shoulder and say, "I hope we can do business." And I was thinking "My money's made." He then asked "How much money do I get out of this deal?" I negotiated with him, and he was supposed to get about 11/2 or 2% commission. There was another guy in the Ministry of Defense and he was supposed to get $25,000 US. Right as we were finalizing, I got this letter from Sam that said, "Discontinue AR-10 deal. Lost the manufacturing rights with the Dutch." That was the end of that. There were about 10,000 AR-10s in the deal, at about $160 USD each. By the time it was all added up, it was about $7 million including the cost of the guns, ammunition, armorer kits, spare magazines and bayonets. I never did find out what the whole deal was; I figured it wasn't my place to ask. Gene Stoner never came over while I was there on the AR-10 project..." |
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There is a treasure trove of 607 information available. The "rare as hen's teeth" preliminary CAR15 manual. OH YEAH! Did you find the exploded view yet?
57, of the 607? Yes, I thnk so. I put 607 in the "search" field and get about 8-9 pdf's. There are a couple that show exploded viiews. Are those the one's you aer speaking of? also.........xm148 goodness, although I can't find any engineering drawings that have dimensions............daggoneit. |
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57, of the 607? Yes, I thnk so. I put 607 in the "search" field and get about 8-9 pdf's. There are a couple that show exploded viiews. Are those the one's you aer speaking of? also.........xm148 goodness, although I can't find any engineering drawings that have dimensions............daggoneit. Yeah, of the 607. There's one picture that shows it taken completely apart and each piece, down to the smallest roll pin, is labeled with numbers. It'd be a dream come true to find the accompanying list of part names and numbers. I'll have to search for some of the 148 stuff. |
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"The Johnson Automatics, Part II: The Johnson Light Machine Gun"
"Model 1944 Johnson Light Machine Gun...redesigned tubular buttstock was manufactured from Micarta, and the pistol grips were made of plastic, no wood furniture was used on the M1944." "Micarta is a brand name for composites of linen, canvas, paper, fiberglass, carbon fiber or other fabric in a thermosetting plastic." |
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Interview with Henk Visser: Part II By Dan Shea and Dolf Goldsmith
"The AR-10 was our competitor, the government plant Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) at Hembrug, in Holland. They got so upset that we had the Stoner 63A license - first we had the CETME rifle then the Stoner - that when the Director of AI read in TIME Magazine about this lightweight rifle from ArmaLite, he and his secretary got on a plane and flew to Costa Mesa to make a deal on the AR-10. He was not liked by the Dutch generals because of the way he treated them. In reality, the AR-10 was a fantastic rifle for 7.62 NATO. Director Jungeling invited all the top generals to his plant and they were getting coffee and cake, and while they were eating he reached next to his chair and holds up an AR-10 and announces, "Gentlemen, this is your new rifle! This will be the future!" Those generals decided at that moment in their minds that nobody was going to adopt the AR-10. They didn't want to be told by a civilian what would be the new Army rifle. He killed it with that. It's a very sad story because it was a good rifle. They wanted to do their own testing and make their own decision and like most generals, they do not like anyone telling them what they will have for weapons." |
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Interview with C. Reed Knight, Jr.: Part 2
How Reed got the ArmaLite prototypes from Fairchild and recovered,the X01 (M8) the AR-3 (M-7),and the photos. “That’s fine, why don’t you give me my check back?” He said, “That’s another problem. “We’ve spent your check and we don’t have your check to give back to you.” 
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Stoner only got to keep the M5 and M6 rifles as he made them before ArmaLite,the AR-3 M7 was done at ArmaLite so it stayed at ArmaLite,later it was probably sold to the gun shop owner.
The same with the AR-10 and AR-15 prototypes that stayed at fairchild as patent proof of concept,the M8 X01,etc... ...Mr.Reed should be the one to write the book on ArmaLite/AR-10 history. Henk Visser also as a good knowledge of the Dutch side of the story Interview with Henk Visser: Part II By Dan Shea and Dolf Goldsmith "Those generals decided at that moment in their minds that nobody was going to adopt the AR-10." 
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Henk Visser and the NWM involvement with CETME...
The Interview: Henk Visser, Part I By Dan Shea & Dolf Goldsmith |
J Curtis Earl private gun collection (AR-10/Johnson LMG/CETME/krummerlauf STG44/...)
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Against All Odds - The Man Behind the M14 Rifle: Lt. Col. Roy E. Rayle By George Kontis P.E.
"It was hot and unusually humid in Springfield, Massachusetts during the summer of 1953. Yet, it was not nearly as sweltering as most of the summers he had endured back in his home state of Alabama. Weather aside, LTC Roy E. Rayle took an early liking to his new assignment. His wife and two young sons were in love with the beautiful on-post housing supplied by the Army, and his new job was challenging, exciting, and important. He was to direct 350 people in the Research and Development of small arms at the Springfield Arsenal. He had leadership training from the Army and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He felt well prepared for any challenge." "To his dismay, he learned that Springfield Armory was to assist in the metric conversion. Now his R&D department faced a huge challenge. It would be necessary for them to do a near perfect job with the conversion. Should even one component be manufactured incorrectly as a result of the conversion, the failure would likely be viewed as an effort to sabotage the competitor." 
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The FAMAS Assault Rifle By Jean Huon
A interesting article on the development on the French FAMAS. 
"The ergonomic study was made jointly with the laboratory of Anthropology of the Medical college and it emphasized that it is advisable to create a weapon of the Bull Pup design. The choice of the mechanism was determined for a delayed blowback bolt. Indeed, ballistic tests showed the superiority of this mechanism compared to the system with gas port: -no mechanical stress on the gun being likely to deteriorate the vibratory mode of the barrel at each shot, -no internal turbulences of the gas tube. (These two elements allow a better accuracy.) -Highest cyclic rate of fire power, -smooth recoil when the bolt opens, -no cook-off, -less fouling, -the weapon can be used in all climates without adjustment of any gas port, and -launching of grenades does not require any preliminary action on the mechanism (no closing of gas port like the MAS 49- 56)." 
The first FAMAS prototype developed in 1969. (Jean Huon) |
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