Developed by Armalite and manufactured by legendary gunmaker Colt, the M16 assault rifle was smaller and lighter than its predecessor, the relatively new M14 battle rifle. The M16, used by U.S ...

Developed by Armalite and manufactured by legendary gunmaker Colt, the M16 assault rifle was smaller and lighter than its predecessor, the relatively new M14 battle rifle. The M16, used by U.S ...

The Colt 601 had launched the M16’s career with the U.S ... holding an SP1 in an early thumb-over-bore assault position. The ad called the rifle “Colt’s answer to the law enforcement ...

Referred to as the “most popular rifle ... Colt, though the “big core concepts” that designers worked on was creating a firearm that was “lightweight and modular,” Michael says. The M16 ...

Just last year, Colt made 100,000 AR-15s, dubbed sporting rifles by the industry and assault rifles by critics ... of the rifle was designated as the M16, which would become the standard-issue ...

1990: Colt first introduced a civilian model of its military AR-15/M16 rifle in the ... to identify unscrupulous gun sellers and manufacturers. 2004: The federal assault weapons ban expires.

The M-16, a rapid-fire, 5.56 mm assault rifle carried ... Army made the M-16 their standard rifle: Example: [Morgan and Tucker, 1987] The handgrip of the M16 rifle was made by Mattel.

Venerable gun manufacturer Colt says ... of AR-15s with a link to a story about Colt stopping production. Several stores have stopped selling assault rifles in recent years in the wake of ...

But who are the big players? Makers of the M4 and M16 assault rifles, which are popular with the US armed forces and soldiers from many other nations. The design was quickly bought by Colt. Armalite ...