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Posted: 4/29/2009 4:46:05 PM EDT

I just picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AR-15". They had an article about the M4 and its performance in Iraq. There were some photos and I spotted one of an M4 (the military version) marked
"Colt's Mfg. Co."
Hartford, Ct."
I had been under the impression that all of the military m4s were marked "Colt Defense".

Posted: 4/29/2009 4:52:56 PM EDT

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I just picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AR-15". They had an article about the M4 and its performance in Iraq. There were some photos and I spotted one of an M4 (the military version) marked
"Colt's Mfg. Co."
Hartford, Ct."
I had been under the impression that all of the military m4s were marked "Colt Defense".

I THINK that the production rollmark is added before the model rollmark. Probably they ran out of "Colt's defense" lowers when they were doing a run of M4's and just grabbed a "Colt's Mfg Co." and completed the assembly. I've seen a few LE Colts with the same mark. I've also seen a few MT guns witht eh "Colt's defense" mark. It doesn't matter though, they are all made int eh same factory.

Posted: 4/29/2009 4:55:16 PM EDT

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I just picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AR-15". They had an article about the M4 and its performance in Iraq. There were some photos and I spotted one of an M4 (the military version) marked
"Colt's Mfg. Co."
Hartford, Ct."
I had been under the impression that all of the military m4s were marked "Colt Defense".

I THINK that the production rollmark is added before the model rollmark. Probably they ran out of "Colt's defense" lowers when they were doing a run of M4's and just grabbed a "Colt's Mfg Co." and completed the assembly. I've seen a few LE Colts with the same mark. I've also seen a few MT guns witht eh "Colt's defense" mark. It doesn't matter though, they are all made int eh same factory.

I've got 2 MT6400cs. one is Colt Defense and the other Colt's Mfg. Co.

Posted: 4/29/2009 4:59:51 PM EDT

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I just picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AR-15". They had an article about the M4 and its performance in Iraq. There were some photos and I spotted one of an M4 (the military version) marked
"Colt's Mfg. Co."
Hartford, Ct."
I had been under the impression that all of the military m4s were marked "Colt Defense".

All Colts made before 2002 will be marked Colts Mfg.

Posted: 4/29/2009 5:03:40 PM EDT

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I just picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AR-15". They had an article about the M4 and its performance in Iraq. There were some photos and I spotted one of an M4 (the military version) marked
"Colt's Mfg. Co."
Hartford, Ct."
I had been under the impression that all of the military m4s were marked "Colt Defense".

All Colts made before 2002 will be marked Colts Mfg.

That's sort of what I was thinking and these M4s looked well used.

Posted: 4/29/2009 5:25:03 PM EDT

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Not saying any of the above is not possible, but that magazine has historically been full of errors and misrepresentations.

Posted: 4/29/2009 5:43:14 PM EDT

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Not saying any of the above is not possible, but that magazine has historically been full of errors and misrepresentations.

well it was definitely an M4. safe , semi and burst, outfitted like a typical M4 in Iraq, and with the anodizing rubbed off in places.

Posted: 4/29/2009 5:54:35 PM EDT

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thrown down the driveway

Posted: 4/29/2009 6:14:12 PM EDT

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I have seen them marked both ways.

Posted: 4/29/2009 6:40:07 PM EDT

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Quoted:
I just picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AR-15". They had an article about the M4 and its performance in Iraq. There were some photos and I spotted one of an M4 (the military version) marked
"Colt's Mfg. Co."
Hartford, Ct."
I had been under the impression that all of the military m4s were marked "Colt Defense".

Hey, did they just come out with this magazine? I swear I just picked up the Guns and Ammo's "Book of the AK-47" like 5 days ago. I want the AR-15 version too.