FUTURE GI (May, 1959)
Filed under: War — @ 12:23 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1959
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1959
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FUTURE GI. Keyhole peek at what the atomic war’s fighting men may wear. New Army developments shown at Fort Ord, Cal., are this transistor-radio helmet, heat-resistant mask, nylon armored vest and automatic aluminum-alloy rifle that fires at a rate of 700 rounds a minute.
pretty accurate but not much help in the mentioned ‘atomic war’
Comment by Stannous — November 2, 2006 @ 8:49 pm
Is that a ar-15 prototype in his hands?
Comment by Mark — August 29, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
I think that’s an example of the very earliest version of the AR-15. If you look closely you’ll see that the cocking handle is in the handgrip on top of the weapon.
Comment by Firebrand38 — August 29, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
It’s an AR-10 Rifle Eugene Stoner’s previous design.
world.guns.ru/assault/as16-e.htm
Comment by JMyint — August 29, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
JMyint: No it isn’t. The Army’s testing for the AR-10 had already ended disastrously in 1957 when the barrel burst. Also the handguards don’t match the AR-10 but rather match the photos in The Black Rifle available through Collector’s Grade publications http://www.collectorgrade.com/bookshelf4.html on page 59 I think you’ll find.
Also the reinforcing grooves on the magazine only run vertically. The AR-10 had a “waffle pattern” of vertical and horizontal reinforcement on the magazine.
Check out the page that you linked to. They either have M-14 mags or the original waffle pattern.
Also check out pages 39 & 40 of the PDF document at http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD301918
Comment by Firebrand38 — August 29, 2009 @ 4:56 pm