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The M16 is 44.25 inches (1,124 mm) long with an M7 bayonet attached. [106] The M7 bayonet is based on earlier designs such as the M4 , M5 , & M6 bayonets, all of which are direct descendants of the M3 fighting knife and have spear-point blade with a half sharpened secondary edge.
The M7 bayonet (NSN 1095-00-017-9701) is a bayonet that was used by the U.S. military for the M16 rifle, it can also be used with the M4 carbine as well as many other assault rifles, carbines, and combat shotguns. It can be used as a fighting knife and utility tool. It was introduced in 1964, when the M16 rifle entered service during the ...
The M7 bayonet, introduced in 1964, was used as a bayonet on the M16 rifle, M4 carbine, and as a fighting knife. The M9 multipurpose bayonet system is used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, on the M4 series carbine, as a fighting knife, as a general field and utility knife, as a wire cutter when used on the sheath, and as a saw.
The M16 is 44.25 inches (1124mm) long with an M7 bayonet attached. [13] The M7 bayonet is based on earlier designs such as the M4 , M5 , & M6 bayonets, all of which are direct descendants of the M3 Fighting Knife and have spear-point blades with a half-sharpened secondary edge.
Bayonet Lug Muzzle device M16 PIP: A2 Ribbed S-1-F, S-1-3 A2 Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 20 in. A2 1:7 Yes A1 or A2 Colt Advanced Combat Rifle: Retractable ACR ACR Type
The first and most common is an Eickhorn KCB-70 type multi-purpose bayonet with an M16 bayonet type interface. The second are the Glock Feldmesser 78 (Field Knife 78) and the Feldmesser 81 (Survival Knife 81) , which can also be used as a bayonet, by engaging a socket in the pommel (covered by a plastic cap) into a bayonet adapter that can be ...
In the early 1970s, Colt began development of an M16 carbine with a 14.5-inch (370 mm) long pencil barrel. The barrel length was compatible with the existing carbine-length gas system and allowed for the mounting of a standard M16 bayonet.
The OKC-3S is a bayonet developed by the United States Marine Corps to replace the M7 bayonet and M9 bayonet as its service bayonet for the M16 family of rifles and M4 series carbine. This multipurpose bayonet provides greater durability than the M7 bayonet and it also functions as a fighting knife.