M16A1 Full Auto Year of Manufacture

[Galilman]

Hi everyone.
I have a recently acquired full auto Colt M16A1 and I am trying to find its year of manufacture from the serial number without any luck.
Serial number is: 9326646
No case deflector
No US property marking
Birdcage flash hider
teardrop forward assist
Ive attached a few photos and any help dating this rifle would be helpful. I imported it into New Zealand from the Czech Republic about 3 years ago.
Cheers

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[browningautorifle]

Nice rifle, early slip ring too...

[M94/14]

I was able to find the following on the AR15.com website...

9,000,0000 series
1970’s & 1980’s
In general these are 1970’s and early 80’s “A1” type 600 series commercial/export marked weapons. There are some exceptions, for example US Property marked Govt. Carbines.

[Galilman]

I was able to find the following on the AR15.com website...

9,000,0000 series
1970’s & 1980’s
In general these are 1970’s and early 80’s “A1” type 600 series commercial/export marked weapons. There are some exceptions, for example US Property marked Govt. Carbines.

thanks thats excellent, any way to narrow down to an exact year???

[Bruce McAskill]

How are you going to be able to keep it now that the buy back program has started? It is a bad situation for all of the people in New Zeeland thanks to one socialist PM.

[Galilman]

How are you going to be able to keep it now that the buy back program has started? It is a bad situation for all of the people in New Zeeland thanks to one socialist PM.

its a stupid law that hasnt been thought out, the buyback only applies to semi auto rifles, full autos are still legal to own with the right licence and we can move some semi autos over onto our full auto licence.

[browningautorifle]

we can move some semi autos over onto our full auto licence.

Interesting...

[jonnyc]

If it came out of what was Czechoslovakia, it might be one that was left in, and surplussed out of, Vietnam.

[Galilman]

If it came out of what was Czechoslovakia, it might be one that was left in, and surplussed out of, Vietnam.

thanks,
its really hard to narrow it down to a particular year of manufacture, and colt dont even reply to emails.