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Vietnam War-era 20-round magazine (left) and current issue NATO STANAG 30-round magazine (right) Improved tan colored M16 magazine follower. The M16's magazine was meant to be a lightweight, disposable item. [162] As such, it is made of pressed/stamped aluminum and was not designed to be durable. [163]
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Taken on October 21, 1967, during the March on the Pentagon by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the photo shows protester George Harris placing a carnation into the barrel of an M14 rifle held by a soldier of the 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne). The photograph was nominated for the 1967 Pulitzer Prize.
Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Army ...
After the Vietnam War, Colt abandoned the CAR-15 Modular Weapon System concept, but continued to develop short barrel carbines. These were marketed as " M16s " , while the civilian and law-enforcement semi-automatic counterparts were marketed as " Colt AR-15s " , though they were all commonly called CAR-15s.
The Canadian company Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) licensed production of a rifle (Colt Model 715) and carbine (Colt Model 725), but later went on to produce an entire line of AR-15/M16 pattern weapons developed independently. In May 2005, Colt's Manufacturing Company acquired Diemaco, and the name was changed to Colt Canada.
The XM148 mounted to an early Colt AR-15 rifle.. The Colt XM148 grenade launcher was created by Colt's Design Project Engineer, gun designer Karl R. Lewis.The May 1967 "Colt's Ink" newsletter announced that he had won a national competition for his selection and treatment of materials in the design.
Viet Cong soldier with a Type 2 AK-47 rifle. Only one sabotaged cartridge would be placed in a magazine or case of good ammunition. Project Eldest Son (also known as “Italian Green” or “Pole Bean”) was a program of covert operations conducted by the United States' Studies and Observation Group (SOG) during the Vietnam War.