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Encyclopedia: M16K (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | The M16K is a US Army standard issue M16 rifle modified by the company La France Specialties, which among with other firearm related activities, convert common military weapons into more compact configurations typically for law enforcement and special forces use. |
 | | The M16K is a so-called âKâ weapon (âK" standing for the German word Kurtz meaning short.) The La France M16K, was basically a standard military M16 rifle, chambered for the standard issue 5.56mm cartridge with an eight and three eights inch barrel (standard barrel length is 20 inches). |
 | | The M16K was produced by La France beginning in 1982, subsequently a highly modified variation of this gun was developed which was designated the M16K-45 which was chambered for the.45 ACP round and utilizing 20 or 30 round Thompson submachine gun magazines. |
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