My new retro

[imarangemaster]

Got a sweet deal on a complete 1977 vintage SP1 kit (minus stripped lower and bolt catch). I replaced the birdcage with a USGI 3 prong, and the trapdoor stock with an early M16 srock. I know a NODAK SPud lower would be best, but the lower was a present from my son. I gave my son my retro shorty (less receiver), so he picked up 2 JD Machine Tech lowers in San Diego and gave me one. I picked up an offset adapter for the large hole SP1 upper and a USGI I added a VN era OD nylon M14-M16 sling, and a vintage Chu Hoi mag bag and original comic book manual and accessories. These. are the first pictures. They are crummy indoor photos, but when I get a good bright day, I'll do better. Everything is from a 1977 vintage SP1 Colt AR-15 (except 3 prong and early stock) on a JD machine T-1 lower.

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[Roscoe Snyder]

Nice. How hard is it to locate the adapter in the pivot pin hole?

[imarangemaster]

Nice. How hard is it to locate the adapter in the pivot pin hole?

Fulton Armory has them for about $2. WELL worth it I line it up, then put a couple drops of super glue to hold it in the correct place in the large hole. Never moves.

[Bill Ricca]

The pamphlet from 1970 was contracted by Colt. The contract number reveals many items purchased in addition to the pamphlet. I still have to find the original packaging of the earlier version. I always thought it was the Government Printing Office that printed them. Then I started researching contracts. What a surprise.

[imarangemaster]

Love the comic book manual. Will Eisner, MAD magazines cartoonist was contracted to do the art work since MAD was popular with the troops. I have a PDF file of it, also. (Mine is an original, I had two, but gave one to my son when I gave him the shorty retro I built.)

[imarangemaster]

A little more info on the comic book manual: The comic book manual was in response to problems arising from the fact M16s were not being maintained because initially they thought you didn't need to clean them. When they isolated the troubles and developed cleaning kits, they wanted a new cleaning manual that all the troops would willingly read. The artist for the new manual was Will Eisner , the lead cartoonist and humorist for Mad Magazine. In the 60s and 70s, it was a adolescent/adult comic book/magazine full of satire, parody, and dark humor and commentary on politics and society. Believe me, I never missed an issue that came out in the 60s and 70s! It was HUGELY popular.

Bill, I always thought it was a GPO printing, also.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Here's a link where you can download a .pdf of the M16 comic book manual.
This is a high resolution scan (7.44MB) so it may take a little bit to load depending on your internet service provider connection speed, so give it time to open.

http://ia700409.us.archive.org/6/ite...anceManual.pdf

[Roscoe Snyder]

I hope I'm not being too much of a pedant by pointing out that Will Eisner never worked for MAD but is best known as the creator of The Spirit. He pioneered the use of comics as an educational medium while in the Army in WW2 in the publication Army Motors. He was with PS Magazine from its start in 1951 and I'd guess that a lot of the material in the DA PAM had already appeared there.

[gunner]

Thats an nice one, Bernhardt!

[Bill Ricca]

RE: Comic Issue.

Tom in NJ has the earlier issue from 1969. I have it too, but not with a contract wrapper. Tom has the contract number. I am going to research the contract because his is marked Government Printing Office (GPO).

Before searching his contract I am going to speculate that the GPO printed a limited number and copies were sent out on bid for reprint.

Will know after my search if that is true.

This comic is a reprint from one of the PS Magazine Issues , June of 1968, if I recall.