The armalite gun company
The filipino inventor that invented the Armalite A15 or M16
Eugene Stoner and the Armalite corp.
It was first made by the ArmaLite Corporation. When adopted by the military it was given a government designation of M16.
Eugene Stoner, and the Armalite Corporation. See link below.
The M4 is a shorter version of the M16 rifle, which is the military designation of the Armalite Rifle. Eugene Stoner is generally credited with the creation of the Armalite.
If the rifle has M16 stamped on it, it is an M16. The letter "M" simply stands for MILITARY MODEL even though it's only 1 letter "M"-16. AR stood for the company that originally built the rifle, the Armalite company.
Created by the ArmaLite Company, the rifle is made from aluminum , plastics, and steel. Metal parts are cast and or forged/machined.
M16 is the military designation for the AR-15 rifle developed by Eugene Stoner during his time at ArmaLite.
armalite made the AR-15 (the first M-16) then they sold the rights to COLT who makes the M-16
They were a division of Fairchild Aircraft, devoted to firearms design. See the link below for the company history. And while no one does it, the name is ArmaLite- capital L.
The M16 assault rifle originated as the AR-15, designed by Eugene Stoner (1922-1997) at ArmaLite in 1957. The AR-15 itself was a scaled down version of the 7.62mm AR-10. ArmaLite sold the design of the AR-15 to Colt, which submitted the rifle to the United States military command for testing. It was subsequently adopted into service in 1963 as the M16.