One OLD M16

[Old Soldier]

Our RIMF units are turning in their M16A2's to get new M-4's. These weapons came through our Direct support maintenance shop for classification. Look close, they started life as a different model. Do you recognize the manufacture?

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[Brit plumber]

Is it because they've had the burst facility removed? I assume (Knowing nothing about the M16 series) that it would have been 3 round burst instead of Automatic.

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Thread about it from another forum, look like replacement parts

M-16 by Balimoy?? - THR

[browningautorifle]

I only ever heard about the burst capability. Never saw them. Who made these in Fla? Reed Knight?

[Bill Hollinger]

Most of the M16A2 Balimoy receivers are actually A1s over marked A2 and were all replacement receivers. Balimoy did not make a complete M16A1 or A2. The rifle above looks to be in A4 configuration.

[imarangemaster]

Balimoy made replacement receivers for the US Military, starting just before the adoption of the M16A2. This one has the A1 style pivot pin area, but the reenforced lower receiver extension coller. Was probably stamped M16A1 and "auto" originally, then re-stamped "A2" and "Burst."

When I was the arms room in our USAF Security Police Unit (mixed AF Reserve and Air National Guard) 1979 to 1981, we had an old green stocked Model 601 Colt AR15 in the rack. My issue GAU-5/P was built on a old slab side lower and upper (either 601 or 602) fitted with an Aluminum Gen. I Colt stock and a 1/12" twist 14.5 inch Colt 653 Carbine barrel. The USAF recycles everything. Until recently, most of their weapons were "Franken Carbines".

[Brian Dick]

Interesting. I have a 1911A1 pistol that I built in the late 1980's using an Essex frame and GI hard slide as produced by Balimoy. A friend in Canada who collects 1911/1911A1 emailed Clawson to find out who the mfg number belonged too. I bought it at a show in Tampa, FL from a guy walking through so he may have been a former employee considering Venice isn't that far away. It may have been rejected as the finish machining was very crude. I draw filed, polished and refinished it making it considerably more attractive. I've put thousands of rounds through it and it's still going strong. I worked for National Aerospace in Deland, FL during Gulf War 1 producing M16 parts on contract for both FNMI and Colt. There were many small machine shops that contracted parts for the big factories in those days. Some have survived, like NAS, which now has a big facility in Daytona Beach.

[Old Soldier]

imarangemaster is correct. This reciever started life as an M16A1. Latter it was changed to an A2. The full auto was taken out and 3 round burst added. The reciever was overstamped Burst and if you look close the A1 was overstamped A2. The upper is an A2 with a pickitiny hand gaurd.