Comics guns happy mutants makers military old school. What did you qualify on in the military archive cmp forums. This may be in the wrong forum, but today at the library i came across a reprint of a cartoon booklet drawn by will eisner and titled the m16a1 rifle. However, the united states military had already committed to purchases before colt created the concept of the car15 weapons system. The m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance 1969, illustrated by will eisner, is a viet nam era instructional comic booklet published by the u. The m14 was the armys original choice to replace world war iiera m1 rifle, as well as the browning automatic rifle. The rifle is made of steel, aluminum, and composite plastics the us air forces rifle, the m16, and the us armys rifle, the xm16e1, were the first versions of the m16 rifle fielded.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Its historically interesting and darn useful as an easily understood guide to ar care. More than a simple manual and stepbystep guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried to appeal to soldiers with suggestive chapter titles such as how to strip your baby, what to do in a jam, sweet 16, and all the. The hydramatic division of general motors made approximately 469,000 from 1968 to 1971. The rifle received high marks for its light weight, its accuracy, and the volume of fire that it could provide. Involvement of the united states in vietnam again put heavy demands on colt to supply arms for the troops.
It has been adopted by the us army as a standard rifle in 1967. At first i thought it was pimp my gun, but pmg doesnt have an m16a1 pistol grip yet. They found part of that solution in the most american of placesthe world of comic books. 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. Vietnamera maintenance manual for the m16a1 in an easytoread comic book format with visuals. Mar 21, 2020 seven of the most important official references, with over 2,600 pages of information, loaded with detailed drawings, specifications, markings, etc. Leonard wood in 1963 with the garand and expert with the 4. Army in 1966 and was adopted by the marine corps in 1968 after the addition of the al upgrade. In 1964, the m16 entered us military service and the following year was deployed for jungle warfare operations during the vietnam war. This black and white version may be downloaded here for free. These weapons are lightweight, gasoperated, aircooled, magazinefed. The first modification was the additions of a manual bolt closure, allowing a. The original ml 6 rifle was introduced for service in vietnam by the u. 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.
It is designed for either semiautomatic or fully automatic fire through the use of a selector lever. The report summarizes the system history and the development. Hand guards display minor cracks, although no brokenmissing teeth. 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. Lee ermey mentioned it on lock n load last night, but i dont remember. 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. 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. M16 rifle simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Army rifle maintenance booklet via comics with problems til in 1969 in an attempt to better encourage soldiers to learn how to maintain the then new rifle the us military commissioned will eisner to create a maintenance guide in the form of a comic book. What nickname did us soldiers give the m16a1 rifle during vietnam. 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 m16a1 figure 21 can be fired in either the semiautomatic or automatic fire mode by rotating the selector lever to the desired mode safe, semi, and auto.
Ive seen plans for ww2 guns posted online free of charge. Vietnam m16a1 maintenance comic military science military. The idea was that young, uneducated soldiers were more likely to read comics than boring military manuals. In 1969, the m16a1 replaced the m14 rifle to become the us militarys standard service rifle. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Vietnam war m16 m16a1 comic rifle manual, preventive.
Army teamed up with cartoonist and graphic artist will eisner to produce teaching tools for u. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. The specter of dead servicemen clutching jammed rifles looms large in the cultural consciousness. M16a1 rifle cartoon manual us army vietnam m16a1 rifle cartoon manual da pam 75030 this is the 1969 operation and preventive maintenance. In 1967 the m16a1 was adopted by the us army, and it became the armys standard issue rifle, with some 3,690,000 manufactured.
M14 rifle cost analysis report an october 1968 report by the army materiel command, systems and cost analysis division. The evolution of this rifle over the past 50 years is a fascinating story, involving politics, strategies, and many errors. The long and the short of this lesson, however, was that they were trying to get the m16 into action well before. Most men armed with the m16 in vietnam rated this rifles performance high, however, many men entertained some misgivings about the m16s reliability. Operation and preventive maintenancewas the title of pamphlet pam 75030. Download 9 m16a1 stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Further modifications were made to the m16a1e1 until it was what would eventually become the 701 m16a2. Have a whole bunch of those vietnam war era pm comic books around here in a box. One of eisners lesser known comic works was this field manual and for comic and cold. Dates range from 1923 to 2003, with most ww2, korea and vietnam vintage ammo covered in detail. Read golden age comics online at the digital comic museum. Find m16 stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection.
M16 rifle, also called ar15, assault rifle developed as the ar15 by american engineer eugene stoner of armalite inc. This black and white version may be downloaded for free. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. This one was made my the prominent comic artist will eisner.
According to a 1968 department of army report, the m16a1 rifle achieved widespread acceptance by u. I had it until october 1970, and always kept it clean and never had any trouble with it. The conflict in vietnam is particularly interesting for students of small arms as all of southeast asia became both a proving grounds for the latest infantry weapons designs as well as an international arms bazaar, featuring any firearm that had. Colts manufacturing company has produced various m16. Into comiclike images and then publish the end result as pdf and epub files. The m16 rifle, officially designated rifle, caliber 5. Think there are still 50 round ones out there, magpul have files a patent for a 50 round version of the pmag. Comic the m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance 1969.
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 m16 model was originally designed as the civilian semiautomatic ar15 by armalite, inc. Most of us were never happy with having our m14 rifles replaced with mouse guns. Harrington and richardson also made at least 246,000 m16a1 rifles during vietnam. In regards to that, is it possible to find complete plans for the gun. Its materials make it very lightweight, and due to its designs, there is little to no recoil. Clean your rifle 3 5 times a day it is a wonder they found time to fight the vietnam war between all that cleaning. Manual for m16a1 rifle 1968 will eisner founded the american visuals corporation, which created comics, cartoons and illustrations for. It had to do with the jamming problems of the rifle. M16a1 rifle 3d model available on turbo squid, the worlds leading provider of digital 3d models for visualization, films, television, and games. On 28 february 1967, the united states army adopted the xm16e1 rifle as a standard united states m16a1 rifle, 5. In 1960 a milestone in colt history began with the introduction of the ar15 semiautomatic rifle, followed by the m16 military fullautomatic version. 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.
This assault rifle has a heavier barrel and different rear sight. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A reprint of the comic manual to teach troops how to clean and maintain their new and cranky m16 rifles issued in 1968. The saga of the m16 in vietnam part 1 by dick culver he following story is one that i tell with some trepidation, since my experiences with the matty mattel mouse guns were not pleasant ones. According to a 1968 department of army report, the m16a1 rifle achieved. Retronaut has published a scan of the army m16a1 maintenance comic from 1968. Military manuals, government reports and publications. Dec 30, 2015 the designs for the ever popular m16 nearly ended up in the shredder. Treat your rifle like a lady the will eisner m16 u. The gun has been around since the 70s and the us army has recently upgraded to a newer model to become standard issue. He also launched new titles like baseball, kewpied, pirate comics and john law comics, but these never reached the popularity of the spirit. Operation and preventive maintenance gi comic book format military manual by department of the army. Media in category m16 rifle the following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total. Operation and preventive maintenance department of the army, sadowski, robert a.
Army rifle maintenance comic 1968 posted july 14, 2010 in ar15, rifles by steve johnson with 22 comments. The purpose of the weapons is to provide personnel an offensivedefensive capability to engage targets in the field. The m16a1 rifle operation and preventative maintenance. The m16 rifle, offeecially designatit rifle, caliber 5. The model 603 car15 rifle, adopted initially by the united states army as the xm16e1 and then later as the m16a1, and the model 604 car15 rifle, adopted by the united states air force as the m16, formed the core of the car15 family. At first glance, the m16 may look to some like a toy. Before 1968, this was the most common version of the m16 rifle platform. More than a simple manual and stepbystep guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried. After the vietnam war the us military examined use of their m16 assault. 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 riflesfirearms notorious for jamming and malfunctioning.
Many examples in recent films are actually faux xm16e1 rifles. M16a1 rifle comic, 1968 us army preventive maintenance manual for the m16a1 rifle, published by ps magazine in a comic book form. Army rifle maintenance comic 1968 posted july 14, 2010 in ar15, rifles by steve johnson with 22 comments tags. Issued in comic book form, and with rifle, to every u. This kicked off a journey that liu documents in her new book, abolish silicon valley. Army technical manual for m16 rifle tm9100524923p at the internet archive da pam 75030 1969 us army comic book for maintenance of the m16a1 rifle at the internet archive operators manual for rifle, 5. Display finish wearfading on upper, delta ring, charging handle etc. M16a1 manual pdf operation and preventive maintenance 1969. 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. The m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance.
What nickname did us soldiers give the m16a1 rifle during. The initial m16a1e1s had a2 handguards and heavy barrels similar to the 606. M16a2 a variant of the previous m16a1, adapted for a new ss109 5. In this time and place far separated from the grim reality of kill or be killed, the bitter memories of the. As reports of m16s failing in combat began to filter in, the u. The experimental designation was dropped on 26 may 1967 when colts xm16e1 became the us rifle, 5. This rifle still has the standard m16m16a1 pistol grip.
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