Denix - M16A1 assault rifle, USA 1967, replica

Reference 1133

Dimensions:          98 cm
Weight:          3,335 g
 Epoch:        Modern Weapons 1945 to 1982

Reproduction of assault rifle, made of metal and plastic, with loading  and firing simulated mechanism and with removable magazine.

The M16 assault rifle was designed by Eugene Stoner in the 1950s with  the original name of AR-15. Made of steel, aluminum and various plastic  components, it is an automatic assault rifle powered by gas and rotary  bolt, powered by removable clips of 20 and 30 cartridges of caliber 5.56  mm. It shoots a speed of 800-900 shots per minute and an effective  range of 500 m.

It was adopted by the United States Army and used for the operations of  the Vietnam War in 1963. In 1967, after some modifications the M16 was  renamed M16A1, becoming the standard rifle of the military forces  Americans in 1969.

The war in Vietnam took place between 1955 and 1975 to prevent the  reunification of Vietnam under a communist government. The Republic of  Vietnam (South Vietnam) participated with the support of the United  States and other nations, against the local guerrillas of the National  Front for the Liberation of Vietnam (Viet Cong) and the army of the  Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), supported by China and  the Soviet Union.

Since the Vietnam War, the family of M16 rifles has been the main weapon  of the US armed forces. The M16 has been widely adopted by armies  around the world and the total production of M16 rifles since the  beginning of its design is approximately 8 million, being the most  produced weapon of its caliber.

Enjoy the iconic replica of the M16A1 assault rifle!