Over the years, the M16 turned into the carbine-length M4 and the even shorter rifles used by special operations forces. The M16 itself went through several generations, with steady improvements ...

The M4-series Carbine achieves over 80% commonality with the M16A2 Rifle and replaces all M3 .45 caliber submachine guns, and selected M9 pistols and M16 rifles. The Army is pursuing a two-phase ...

However, the Kalashnikov rifle was not the weapon that gave birth to the 7.62x39mm round; it was the SKS carbine ... unlike the M16 fieldstrip (firing pin retaining pin, square cam pin, extractor ...

The M7 bayonet-knife was used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, the M4 carbine and as a hand weapon. The M9 multi-purpose bayonet system is used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle ...