The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was …

Oct 20, 2014 · In the summer of 1966, the new rifle began replacing the M14 in all U.S. Army combat arms units – soon, “everyone” would have the XM16E1 rifle. Many units received them …

Sep 20, 2017 · The Americans were armed with the XM16E1—a revolutionary new select-fire rifle often referred to simply as the “Black Rifle.”

Nov 23, 2023 · This rifle served as the official rifle of the US armed forces from the 1980s through the first Gulf War. A limited number of M16A3s, with full-auto capability instead of 3-round …

Sep 2, 2019 · Colt XM16E1 Upper Receiver Assembly - with Forward Assist. An authentic Reproduction of the M16 variant fielded to the US Army & Marines in 1964-1968. Includes …

Dec 21, 2017 · For a while the XM16E1 (603) and the XM16 (604) were identical other than the forward assist and markings. The early ones both had the improved 3-prong (2nd version flash …

Feb 19, 2005 · The Colt rifles 603 and 604 were the US DoD items XM16E1 and M16 respectively, and all rifles delivered under this contract fell into one of these two descriptions.

Jul 7, 2011 · M16 5.56mm Rifle M16/M16A1 XM16/XM16E1 The M16 and M16A1 rifles are lightweight, air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed, and shoulder fired.

Jun 2, 2015 · Recently, pictures were circulated on Facebook of a rifle even older than that firearm: A Colt XM16E1, still in use in Cambodia. The XM16E1, made between the 16th of …

The XM16E1 was first adopted in 1962 for special purpose use by Army special forces, airborne, and airmobile troops with the M14 remaining the standard issue rifle of the infantry.