#40mm

Photo Of The Day and we take a look at the Colt MK47 40mm Advanced Grenade Launcher. At 39.6 pounds, the weapon operates as either a standard automatic grenade launcher or with programmable airburst capability, accommodating both in-bore and radio frequency programming for precision ordnance delivery.

During my months traveling through Vietnam, I came across not one, but two China Lake grenade launchers tucked away in local military museums, one in the south and one in the north. Most visitors walked right past without realizing they were looking at one of the rarest and most unusual weapons of the Vietnam War: a pump-action, multi-shot 40mm launcher that stayed in the shadows for decades before quietly gaining a cult following.