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Special Operations Forces deployed in Vietnam during this time. The rifle received glowing reports by both U.S.

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This near 6 month trial of the 601 would be known as ARPAвЂ™s Project AGILE.

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Combat Operations and full evaluation of these 1,000 rifles began on 1 February 1962 and would end on 15 July 1962. They would continue arriving every three weeks until the fulfillment of the contract on. Within roughly a month (January 27, 1962) the first air shipment of AR-15s were in the field. were negotiated and fulfilled through the Cooper-McDonald firm of Maryland. In December of 1961, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara approved the procurement and shipment of 1,000 AR-15 601 rifles, along with necessary ammunition, parts and accessories for field evaluation.Д¬ontracts between the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD)/ARPA and Colt Mfg. Sufficient numbers were requested for a full-scale combat evaluation of this light automatic rifle. Military Advisors and RVNAF Commanders, using the AR-15 in limited live fire demonstrations during the month of August 1961, 601 rifles would be requested in larger numbers. Our main focus, however, will be the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, now DARPA) study of the Model 601 in combat. 223 AR-15вЂќ dated 9 January 1961 from the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. There is also a report number DPS-96, вЂњTest of rifle, Caliber. Air Force Marksmanship School, Lackland AFB, on September 22, 1960. Several official evaluations were made of the AR-15 Model 601, including at the U.S. These include the charging handle, lack of a forward assist, unshrouded mag release, no rear sight markings on receiver and the non-captive pivot pin to name a few. The Model 601 has a number of small subtle differences compared to the later M16A1. This began the (now) 60 years of military service for the AR-15/M16 rifle. Air Force would be supplied with between 8,000 to 8,500 total model 601 rifles, with the first contract shipment reaching Air Force hands in May of 1961. After LeMay and company вЂњate the son of a bitchвЂќ (speaking of the last remaining watermelon) he would verbally place an order for 80,000 rifles with Colt. Military Police) guarding Air Force bases. He had to have this new вЂњwonder rifleвЂќ to replace the aging M1 and M2 Carbines then fielded by U.S. Easily and effortlessly dispatching three of the four watermelons, LeMay made up his mind. He was allowed to fire number 106 at varying ranges, using watermelons as the targets. The rifle gained its name through field tests in foreign countries, which often used coconuts as physical targets.Д¬urtis LeMay was quite impressed with the lightweight, easy to maneuver rifle. Serial number 106 was the 6 th production rifle from Colt, placing production in early December 1959.

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Presented to Curtis LeMay was serial number 106, more commonly known today as the вЂњcoconut rifleвЂќ. Department of Defense procuring this new lightweight. Dick Boutelle was the CEO of the Fairchild-Hiller Corp., whom had a vested interest in the U.S. At this time, LeMay was attending a barbeque at Richard вЂњDickвЂќ BoutelleвЂ™s Maryland farm. On 4 July 1960 serial number 106 would be introduced to Vice Chief of Staff to the United States Air Force, General Curtis LeMay. This early Model 601 (Serial number 106) would become one of the most historically significant small-frame ARs in existence. of Baltimore Maryland would acquire a single rifle from Colt Mfg. In February 17, 1960, the Cooper-McDonald Co. The Colt AR-15 Model 601 was developed for military sales and would go on to see combat in Vietnam with both US and ARVN troops. 222 Remington, an early AR-15 chambering from ArmaliteвЂ™s prototype rifles. It is believed the 1-14 inch barrel twist was a design вЂњleft-overвЂќ from the. 223 Caliber Automatic Rifle would feature a unique 1 turn in 14 inches rifling twist, вЂњpencil weightвЂќ barrel and fed from a 20-round detachable box magazine. In December of 1959, Colt would begin producing a variant of ArmaliteвЂ™s rifle and designated it the Colt AR-15 Model 601. The procurement was arranged by the Baltimore Maryland law firm, Cooper-McDonald Company.

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for a sum of $75,000 plus royalties on the first production rifles. In 1959, Armalite Corporation sold the patents of the AR-15 rifle and corresponding gas system to Colt Mfg.