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U.S. Marines with OKC-3S bayonets fixed to their M16A4 rifles during the Second Battle of Fallujah, November 2004.. The OKC-3S is part of a series of weapon improvements begun in 2001 by Commandant of the Marine Corps James L. Jones to expand and toughen hand-to-hand combat training for Marines, including training in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and knife fighting.
M16A4 rifle with a removable carrying handle, polymer handguards and M7 bayonet mounted M16A4 rifle with ACOG sight, railed hand guard and foregrip. Adopted in July 1997, the M16A4 is the fourth generation of the M16 series. It is equipped with a removable carrying handle and Picatinny rail for mounting optics and other ancillary devices. [22]
M16A4 rifle with M7 bayonet affixed M7 Bayonet mounted on a Mossberg 590A1 shotgun. The M7 bayonet is very similar to the older M4 bayonet with the Korean War era plastic grips for the M1/M2 carbines except that the M7 has a much larger muzzle ring. The M7 has the same two-lever locking mechanism as the M4, that connects to a lug on the M16 ...
A U.S. Marine armed with an M16A4 rifle and ITL MARS sight in 2004. A U.S. Marine armed with an M27 IAR affixed with ACOG Squad Day Optic. M16A2, M16A3, M16A4 – Select fire. Safe, semi, burst. Originally the basic infantry weapon, [7] mostly being replaced by M27 in infantry battalions.
M16A4: A2 Ribbed, Rail/RIS S-1-3 Flattop Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 20 in. A2 1:7 Yes A2 920: ... Bayonet Lug Muzzle device Colt military models without model numbers
English: United States Marines carrying M16A4 rifles with fixed OKC-3S bayonets in Fallujah, Iraq November 2004. Date: 9 November 2004, 07:45:57: Source:
The M7 bayonet, introduced in 1964, was used as a bayonet on the M16 rifle, M4 carbine, and as a fighting knife. The M9 multipurpose bayonet system is used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, on the M4 series carbine, as a fighting knife, as a general field and utility knife, as a wire cutter when used on the sheath, and as a saw.
The current USMC OKC-3S bayonet bears a resemblance to the Marines' iconic Ka-Bar fighting knife with serrations near the handle. The AK is 40.15 inches (1020mm) long with an AKM-type bayonet attached. [17] The AK-47 has an adequate but unremarkable bayonet. However, the AKM Type I bayonet (introduced in 1959) was a revolutionary design. [244]