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  2. Vortex Flash Hider - Wikipedia

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    The Vortex Flash Hider has been called the "most effective flash hider available short of a (sound) suppressor" by writer and gunsmith Patrick Sweeney, when used on an AR-15. [2] [3] In a 2005 article appearing in SWAT magazine it was deemed to be superior to the M16A2 "bird cage" flash suppressor and the Yankee Hill Machine Phantom Flash ...

  3. Flash suppressor - Wikipedia

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    The Vortex is somewhat reminiscent of the original "three-prong flash hider" found on the original Vietnam-era M16. However, the Vortex is more robust and makes use of four solid tines, which are equally spaced and angled 6° from a centerline, while the slots of the body incorporate a 5-, 10-, and 15-degree twisted helix design, which ...

  4. Smith Enterprise, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The Vortex Flash Hider is a flash suppressor made by Smith Enterprise and has been called the "most effective flash hider available short of a (sound) suppressor" by writer and gunsmith Patrick Sweeney, when used on an AR-15. [8] [9] The Vortex made for AR-15 type rifles weighs 3 ounces, is 2.25 inches in length and does not require a lock ...

  5. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The M16's Vortex Flash Hider weighs 3 ounces, is 2.25 inches long, and does not require a lock washer to attach to the barrel. [172] It was developed in 1984 and is one of the earliest privately designed muzzle devices.

  6. CAR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The SMGs were initially fitted with the standard M16 rifle's "duckbill" or three-prong flash hiders, which did not alleviate the problem. In September 1966, Colt developed a 3.5-inch (89 mm) long moderator that lessened the noise and muzzle flash, which also increased the weapon's reliability by increasing the amount of back pressure.

  7. Fulton MX991/U Flashlight - Wikipedia

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    A photograph showing two Fulton MX-991/U Flashlights, next to an unofficial reproduction and a standard angle-head flashlight. The MX-991/U Flashlight (aka GI Flashlight, Army flashlight, or Moonbeam [1]) from the TL-122 military flashlight series of 1937-1944 and is a development of the MX-99/U flashlight issued in 1963 [clarification needed].

  8. ArmaLite AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The AR-15's "duckbill" flash suppressor had three tines or prongs and was designed to preserve the shooter's night vision by disrupting the flash. Early AR-15's had a 25-round magazine. Later model AR-15s used a 20-round waffle-patterned magazine that was meant to be a lightweight, disposable item.

  9. Heckler & Koch HK33 - Wikipedia

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    Compact version of the HK33K. Has a short 211 mm (8.3 in) barrel, a forearm derived from the MP5 submachine gun and a telescopic shoulder stock or receiver endplate cover (later models also received a four-prong flash hider). HK13 Light machine gun. It is fed from either box or drum magazines (the latter has a 100-round capacity), has a quick ...