POTD: M16 and M1 Garand
Photo Of The Day – We travel back in time to 1964 for some Apocalypse Now feeling.
The main firearm here is the M16, which looks fresh out of the crate. But you can also see some M1 Garands.
In short, the M16 in 5.56×45 mm was being introduced, and the Garand in 30-06 was being phased out, making the picture interesting due to the shifting of firearms.
The Garand got its name from the designer John Garand. In the US Military, it is now used by military drill teams and honor guards.
A U.S. adviser accompanies South Vietnamese soldiers on a river patrol, June 1964.
You can notice a holster for a pistol on the soldier’s right side.
For more information about the Vietnam War, you can check here.
The source for this picture: History Lovers Club / Vintage Pictures Of Brave Patrol Officers.
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the first ARs had the 1 in 14 twist barrel which gave the initial glowing reports of the spectacular wounding/killing properties of the little 5.56mm round - the round went screaming out of the barrel in excess of 3k FPS and was barely stabilized when it struck flesh...the Army's insistence on the 1 in 12 twist - to stabilized the heavier tracer rounds - resulted in the less spectacular wounding/killing capabilities of the new A1 - which possibly contributed to the complaints of GIs about the AR/M16 when it was fielded for general use (not withstanding the problems with the propellant, lack of instruction/training & cleaning equipment...The Army wanted the rifle to be all things to everyone - despite the limitations of the laws physics...kinda like they tried to do with the M-14...
I met the guy holding the M-16 many times at the Blade Show in Atlanta. He was always very proud how many times that photos was reprinted various magazines and books.