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Ironically, many of the M16s and CAR-15s used on screen were actually built as an export variation of the Colt M16. Simon Atherton, Black Hawk Down lead armorer and owner of Zorg Limited, provided examples of M16s and CAR-15s used in the movie. The CAR-15, notably, was configured with components used on the backup Gary Gordon hero prop rifle.
SSG Eversmann firing his M16A2 at Somali militia as the Rangers make their way to the first Black Hawk crash site. Like the Deltas and other Rangers, Eversmann’s sling cord is wrapped and taped around the front sight to allow ease of use of the rifle that the built in sling loop would be limiting to in carrying and in combat during Mogadishu.
5 lesser-known details about ‘Black Hawk Down’. U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu, Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and ...
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Oct 5, 2023 · The Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the Black Hawk Down incident, is a pivotal event in modern military history that took place in Somalia on October 3-4, 1993. This battle, part of Operation Gothic Serpent, was a mission aimed at capturing key lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. As U.S. and coalition forces found themselves ...
Black Hawk down carbine question. So with the other post here of with a carbine from that early 90s era I'm wanting to build a carbine as well. I always wanted to clone the rifle used by Gary Gordon in the movie. However I was looking for more info about the actual rifle he used in the real operation. I know it had a relatively short barre and ...
The Battle of Mogadishu (Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit. 'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM II—against the forces of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) and armed irregulars of south Mogadishu.
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Oct 5, 2019 · Instead of a family of guns with varying calibers and uses, the CAR-15 name was shoehorned to fit the Colt 653. Essentially a carbine version of the M16A1 rifle, the 653 came with a forward assist ...
