In 1967 the m16a1 was adopted by the us army, and it became the armys standard issue rifle, with some 3,690,000 manufactured. The initial m16a1e1s had a2 handguards and heavy barrels similar to the 606. The idea was that young, uneducated soldiers were more likely to read comics than boring military manuals. Since 1975, the m16 has been used by many different countries.
Vietnamera maintenance manual for the m16a1 in an easytoread comic book format with visuals. M16 rifle, also called ar15, assault rifle developed as the ar15 by american engineer eugene stoner of armalite inc. The long and the short of this lesson, however, was that they were trying to get the m16 into action well before. On 28 february 1967, the united states army adopted the xm16e1 rifle as a standard united states m16a1 rifle, 5. This assault rifle has a heavier barrel and different rear sight. Involvement of the united states in vietnam again put heavy demands on colt to supply arms for the troops. He did not spend all of his time cartooning and working for the 45th. Qualified expert with the m16a1 on okinawa in early 1965 shortly after we were issued them as a replacement for our m14 rifles. We were promised more of course, and as it turned out, it became true, but only because we were able to pick up those left behind by the casualties. A reprint of the classic m16 comic book manual pam 75030, included with each of the rifles in brownells retro line, is as authentic as the waffletype magazine that comes with the brownells. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. The original ml 6 rifle was introduced for service in vietnam by the u.
It has been adopted by the us army as a standard rifle in 1967. First designed by eugene stoner in the united states of america, it is currently the standard infantry rifle used by the united states military forces. Pdf file that allows an individual to print out, and use in field stripping and identification of parts while cleaning his m16a1 style rifle. The m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance. M16a1 rifle cartoon manual us army vietnam m16a1 rifle cartoon manual da pam 75030 this is the 1969 operation and preventive maintenance.
Links to pdf files are allowed but must carry a warning. A place for responsible gun owners and enthusiasts to talk about guns without the politics. Army rifle maintenance comic 1968 posted july 14, 2010 in ar15, rifles by steve johnson with 22 comments tags. M16a2 a variant of the previous m16a1, adapted for a new ss109 5.
Into comic like images and then publish the end result as pdf and epub files. The m16 rifle, offeecially designatit rifle, caliber 5. The rifle i was issued in november 1968, when i began my second year over there in a new unit, was a coltmade m16e1 with the threeprong flash suppressor. The m16 in vietnam it is public knowledge that the tropical jungles of vietnam turned the m16 from spaceage assault rifle to unreliable junk which got good men killed. The rifle received high marks for its light weight, its accuracy, and the volume of fire that it could provide. It is designed for either semiautomatic or fully automatic fire through the use of a selector lever. Original 1969 will eisner m16a1 maintenance manual. Harrington and richardson also made at least 246,000 m16a1 rifles during vietnam.
Army rifle maintenance booklet 1968 front cover 02 03. Vietnam m16a1 maintenance comic military science military. After the vietnam war the us military examined use of their m16 assault. More than a simple manual and stepbystep guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried. Before 1968, this was the most common version of the m16 rifle platform.
Issued in comic book form, and with rifle, to every u. The purpose of the weapons is to provide personnel an offensivedefensive capability to engage targets in the field. One of eisners lesser known comic works was this field manual and for comic. A reprint of the comic manual to teach troops how to clean and maintain their new and cranky m16 rifles issued in 1968 after numerous complaints and several.
He also launched new titles like baseball, kewpied, pirate comics and john law comics, but these never reached the popularity of the spirit. According to a 1968 department of army report, the m16a1 rifle achieved widespread acceptance by u. By the way, a friend of mine had a civilian ar 15 and he said he could make it go full auto just by taking out a small spring and metal plate some sort of interrupter mechanism. Ejection port door generally will have some discoloration. Hand guards display minor cracks, although no brokenmissing teeth. The m16 is an assault rifle used by the united states since the vietnam war in 1963, based on the ar15. During my decade at tfb i was fortunate to work with the most amazing talented writers and genuinely good people. In 1960 a milestone in colt history began with the introduction of the ar15 semiautomatic rifle, followed by the m16 military fullautomatic version. Most of us were never happy with having our m14 rifles replaced with mouse guns. The specter of dead servicemen clutching jammed rifles looms large in the cultural consciousness. What did you qualify on in the military archive cmp forums.
Many examples in recent films are actually faux xm16e1 rifles. Operation and preventive maintenance english edition ebook. Incidentally, that comic book the article mentions about keeping your m16a1 rifle clean. Operation and preventive maintenance, first printed in 1969, features a female narrator who instructs gis on the proper care of their ar15 military name m16a1 rifles firearms notorious for jamming and malfunctioning. Find m16 stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Comic the m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance.
I had it until october 1970, and always kept it clean and never had any trouble with it. The m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance 1969, illustrated by will eisner, is a viet nam era instructional comic booklet published by the u. M16 rifle simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Have a whole bunch of those vietnam war era pm comic books around here in a box. May 18, 20 m16a1 rifle comic, 1968 us army preventive maintenance manual for the m16a1 rifle, published by ps magazine in a comic book form. A 29page manual was issued in the form of a comic book. This black and white version may be downloaded here for free. These weapons are lightweight, gasoperated, aircooled, magazinefed. Army in 1966 and was adopted by the marine corps in 1968 after the addition of the al upgrade. The m16a1 featured a positive forward assist to help close the.
This one was made my the prominent comic artist will eisner. Retronaut has published a scan of the army m16a1 maintenance comic from 1968. The m16 model was originally designed as the civilian semiautomatic ar15 by armalite, inc. May 18, 20 m16a1 rifle comic, 1968 us army preventive maintenance manual for. Facts are sorted by community importance and you can build your personalized lexicon. Vietnam war m16 m16a1 comic rifle manual, preventive. Leonard wood in 1963 with the garand and expert with the 4. The military m16 and m4 models are manufactured by colts manufacturing company and have been standard issue weapons for united states and nato military forces since the 1960s. The report summarizes the system history and the development. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors.
Media in category m16 rifle the following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total. During my decade at tfb i was fortunate to work with the most. The hydramatic division of general motors made approximately 469,000 from 1968 to 1971. One of the editions has the preventative maintenance blond babe connie showing some goofy looking soldier kid how to clean and keep his sweet 16 in tip top condition. The real xm16e1 has a partial magazine fence on its lower receiver, whereas the m16a1 has a full raised rib around the magazine release button.
The experimental designation was dropped on 26 may 1967 when colts xm16e1 became the us rifle, 5. M16a1 manual pdf operation and preventive maintenance 1969. M16 rifle series internet movie firearms database guns. M14 rifle cost analysis report an october 1968 report by the army materiel command, systems and cost analysis division. In 1968 and 1969, eisner illustrated the m16a1 rifle da pam 75030 as a standalone issue of ps specifically to address issues related to the thennew m16 rifle.
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