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U.S. Property Marked Colt M16A2
Burst-Firing Rifle, Class III/NFA
Registered Fully Transferable
Machine Gun with Box - Serial no.
6146347, 5.56 mm cal., 20 inch round
bbl., matte black finish, synthetic
stock. Developed in the early 1980s,
the M16A2’s parameters were mostly
driven by requests made by the
United States Marine Corps. These
requests included alterations to the
stock and forearm, integration of an
adjustable rear sight, closing off the
bottom of the birdcage pattern flash
hider, and swapping out the full auto
fire mode for a three round burst
mode. Intended to discourage “spray
and pray” behavior, the burst mode
was considered a good compromise
between the desire to conserve ammo while retaining the increased hit probability and firepower of an automatic weapon. While a signature weapon of the U.S. armed forces through the end of the Cold War and up to the War on Terror, the window for NFA registration of these rifles was very narrow. Adjustable post front and peep rear sights, with the A2 flash hider on a “C MP 5.56 NATO 1/7” marked HBAR profile barrel with a bayonet lug and round handguard. “C/M” is
cast into the carry handle, with a round button style forward assist and casing deflector integrated into the upper, and the lower marked with a “DoD Eagle” paint mark on the front of the magazine well, “(Rampant Colt)/PROPERTY/OF U.S. GOVT./M16A2/CAL. 5.56 M.M./6146347” on the left side of the well, and the four-line Colt’s Firearms Division address next to the
right handed “SAFE/SEMI/BURST” selector switch. The bolt head and carrier are both matte black finished, with “C” on the carrier and “MP/C” on the head. Fitted with a checkered pistol grip and a fixed buttstock with trapdoor compartment. A hand-numbered shipping box is included, along with an extra magazine, sling and cleaning tools.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% plus original matte black finish, with scuffs and mild handling marks overall. The furniture shows mild scuffs and handling, with a “dry” appearance to the buttstock. The matching box is held together with tape. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478.
Estimate: 22,500 - 35,000