No such weapon made by Colt
Yes. The Colt AR15 is the original semi-auto version of the military M16. The rifle is now made by many manufacturers besides Colt.
No such weapon.
No. Colt Firearms is American. There is a company called Colt Canada - this was formerly known as Diemaco before it was bought out by Colt, and they manufactured the M16 rifle under license both prior to and after being bought by Colt.
Colt Manufacturing, Diemaco (now Colt Canada), Fabrique Nationale USA, Daewoo Heavy Industries, Chartered Industries of Singapore.
look on www.subguns.com on form 4?
I believe that Colt has the government contract to produce the M16 for the US military.
The first prototypes were manufactured by the Armalite Division of the Fairchild Aircraft Company. However, they ended up selling the patent to Colt, who went on to be the primary manufacturer of the M16 rifle. Fabrique Nationale USA also manufactured M16 rifles for the US military. Under licence, it is or was manufactured by Diemaco (now Colt Canada), Chartered Industries of Singapore, and Daewoo Heavy Industries.
Yes, the M16 assault rifle is older than the Colt Commando. The Commando was created in response to the armed forces wishing for a more compact version of the AR-15 pattern rifle for use by personnel not on the front lines. The M16 entered service in 1963 while development of the Commando did not start until 1965. It was dubbed the CAR-15 to establish the AR-15 as a Colt brand.
@ 1960
The M-16 RIFLE was developed by Colt for the US service and deployed in 1964 as the M16A1. No one discovered it.
You don't list a sn. AFAIK, there is no list of all of them available to the public.