M16
assault rifle
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Summary
M16 is a firearm model[1]. M16 ranks in the top 0.52% of firearm model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,482 views/month, #2 of 386).[2]
Key Facts
- Based on: Armalite AR-15[3]
- Manufacturer: Colt's Manufacturing Company[4], SNT Motiv[5], FN Herstal[6], Bushmaster Firearms International[7], H & R Firearms[8]
- Subclass of: assault rifle[9]
- Designed by: Eugene Stoner[10], L. James Sullivan[11]
- Has use: service rifle[12]
- Commons category: M16 rifle[13]
- Country of origin: United States[14]
- Participated in conflict: Vietnam War[15], Gulf War[16], Second Intifada[17], Iraq War[18], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[19], Gaza war[20]
- Service entry: January 1, 1962[21]
- Ammunition: 5.56×45mm NATO[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:M16 rifle[23]
- Commons gallery: M16[24]
- Total produced: 8,000,000[25]
- Native label: M16[26]
- Uses: direct impingement[27]
Why It Matters
M16 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] M16 is known by 137 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]