according to WIKI,,,
The rail itself dates from work by the A.R.M.S. company in the early 1980s and Otto Repa in standardizing the Weaver design.[citation needed] Specifications for the M16A2E4 rifle and the M4E1 carbine received type classification generic in December 1994.[citation needed] These were the M16A2[3] and the M4[4] modified with new upper receivers where rails replaced hand guards.[verification needed]
The rail is named after the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, which was tasked in 1992 to develop a standardized mounting system after the U.S. Army was dissatisfied with the contemporary products on the market.
Seymour Johnson AFB. SC
[blockquote]RexTheRoadDog said:
according to WIKI,,,
The rail itself dates from work by the A.R.M.S. company in the early 1980s and Otto Repa in standardizing the Weaver design.[citation needed] Specifications for the M16A2E4 rifle and the M4E1 carbine received type classification generic in December 1994.[citation needed] These were the M16A2[3] and the M4[4] modified with new upper receivers where rails replaced hand guards.[verification needed]
The rail is named after the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, which was tasked in 1992 to develop a standardized mounting system after the U.S. Army was dissatisfied with the contemporary products on the market.
Seymour Johnson AFB. SC
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Thank you sir :-)
Tyndall AFB, Panama City, FL
30°04′43″N 085°34′35″W
[blockquote]RexTheRoadDog said:
[blockquote]RevBigJohn said:
Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Portugal
38° 45′ 43″ N, 27° 5′ 27″ W
Landed there once on our return from England. Spent the nigght...
Misawa AB, Japan (always wanted to go there but never had the opportunity)
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My father in law was AF crewman stopped in the Azores frequently.
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (been here on occasion)
19° 54′ 0″ N, 75° 9′ 0″ W