M 16

by Jean Huon

In 1965 when the US intervened in San Domingo military observers noted that the para's of the 82nd Airborne were armed with a completely new gun made of light alloy and plastic.

This was the M 16, a weapon developed by an aeronautical engineer based on the design of Eugene Stoner. It was subsequently used in Vietnam and it was there that it became world renowned. With a number of adaptations more than ten million M 16's have been produced and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932033254
• ISBN13: 9781932033250
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 12.1"