First "black rifle" - which scope to go with it?

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Hi guys,

picked up my first real AR15 rifle, and like all of the other rifles I have I want it to go with a scope. I once had a modern AR15 variant with ACOG scope on it, but sold it since I did not like it that much.

My wish is to have something the US would have had like in Vietnam, or afterwards. The rifle itself is a NOS Colt M16A1 - did they use it with any scope? And if yes, which one? I once saw a Colt marked 3x scope mounted on the carrying handle, but not sure if this was also officially adopted.

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