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Look what I found(what is it?)
I googled it, wiki'd it. Nothing. it was obtained in my AO from someone who was believed to have been using it for short range attacks on coalition forces. The Colt emblem, upon comparison to a modern M4 shows notable differences (size of the globe, horse's tail in relation to outer circle, overall demensions of horse in comparison to outer circle, etc.) and appears to be have marks resembling a type of impact engraving and not etching. The SN reads 7700874 and the machining index (or whatever it's called) near the carrying handle reads 8742. It has an oversized forward assist with the number 871851 engraved into its underside. The number 5122 is carved just forward of the trigger on the underside of the lower reciever. It has the letters CQ encircled on a curved pistol grip. The bolt assembly and charging handle seem to be about the same as on a modern M4, aside from having a terrible finish and being made of apparently cheaper metal. It has the dual aperture like other Colt ARs, but both apertures are the same size. It has an elevation adjustment on the right side, but the thumb wheel is not raised and only reads 1-4. It has safe-semi-auto settings and after a functions check on the weapon, it seems to work in both the auto and semi modes, although I don't know if I'll actually fire it. The flash suppressor has ports all the way around and shows no evidence of ever being soldered in place.
The suppressor reads 'GOLT 5.55 MADE IN U.S.A'(yes, with a G). The can has a wipe about 1/2" from the front end, and has a deep gouge in it where the rounds most've been grazing the inside edges. I haven't disassembled it yet, but I'm planning on doing that later today and will report my findings.
So what is this? I know I didn't stumble upon some mint condition relic or anything, but it seems interesting enough.
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