Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

M16 rifle series: Difference between revisions

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
(→‎Video Games: - Removed Enter the Matrix to add to M16A2 section)
(→‎Video Games: - Added Enter the Matrix)
Line 1,581: Line 1,581:
|-
|-
| ''[[Delta Force: Black Hawk Down]]'' || "M16"<br>"M16/203" || Available with and without [[M203]] || First variant erroneously featuring a 14.5" barrel while ironically the second variant has the correct 20" barrel; the fire selector switch is set on semi-auto || 2003
| ''[[Delta Force: Black Hawk Down]]'' || "M16"<br>"M16/203" || Available with and without [[M203]] || First variant erroneously featuring a 14.5" barrel while ironically the second variant has the correct 20" barrel; the fire selector switch is set on semi-auto || 2003
|-
| ''[[Enter the Matrix]]'' || M16 ||  ||  || 2003
|-
|-
| ''[[Postal 2]]'' || Machine Gun || Pachmayr Vindicator pistol grip, Converted to full-auto ||Erroneously showing the fire selector switch set on semi-auto|| 2003
| ''[[Postal 2]]'' || Machine Gun || Pachmayr Vindicator pistol grip, Converted to full-auto ||Erroneously showing the fire selector switch set on semi-auto|| 2003

Revision as of 19:40, 18 October 2020

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
ArmaLite AR-15 - 5.56x45mm

The M16 rifle series is the United States military designation of rifle variants of the ArmaLite AR-15 assault rifle adopted by the US military. The original prototype AR-15 was developed by ArmaLite in 1956, and is a scaled down version of the ArmaLite AR-10 rifle, chambered in 5.56x45mm rather than 7.62x51mm. In 1959, ArmaLite sold the rights to the AR-10 and the AR-15 to Colt due to financial difficulties, and Colt continued development on the rifle. The rifle would later be adopted by the United States military under the name "Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16".

The name "AR-15" today is used almost exclusively to refer to the semi-automatic (commercially available) civilian version(s) of the M16 and M4 assault rifles, going from the name of a single rifle to the generic name of a type of rifles that trace their ancestry to it.

Standard AR-15 rifles accept detachable magazines of widely varying capacities, and have a pistol grip that protrudes beneath the stock. AR-15 rifles are highly configurable and customizable. They are commonly fitted with several accessories such as bipods, folding or collapsing stocks, threaded barrels for the attachment of a flash suppressor, and a rail system for the attachment of vertical grips, flashlights, laser sights, telescopic sights, etc.

The AR-15 consists of separate upper and lower receiver assemblies, which are attached with two through-pins and can be quickly interchanged with no tools. The upper receiver assembly is simply considered a part, and may be freely purchased and mail-ordered in most locations. This is a very attractive feature for enthusiasts, who often purchase a number of upper receivers (often in different calibers) and interchange them with the same lower receiver. However, one must be thoroughly familiar with firearms laws before doing this as it is possible to make an illegal configuration.

For help identifying AR-15 variants, see the Colt AR-15 Identification Guide.

Please check the talk page for additional variants not shown on the main page.


Specifications

(1959 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

Capacity: STANAG Magazines: 5, 20, 30, 40 round box magazine/ 90 round snail drum/ 100 round dual drum Beta-C magazine

Fire Modes: Safe/Semi (Mk 12 SPR, AR-15, civilian variants) Safe/Semi/Burst (M16A2, M16A4, M4) Safe/Semi/Auto (M16, M16A1, M16A3, M4A1)

The M16 series of assault rifles and carbine variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, video games, and anime:

Colt and Official Government Models

M16

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16 (or Colt AR-15 SP1) with an A1 "birdcage" flash hider, used to resemble the M16A1. This version has a 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16 (or Colt AR-15 SP1) with an A1 "birdcage" flash hider, used to resemble the M16A1. This version has a 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16 (or Colt AR-15 SP1) with A2 style handguards used to resemble the M16A2 - 5.56x45mm

The M16 (designated Colt Model 602 by Colt internally) is the first derivative of the ArmaLite AR-15 adopted by the United States military. The M16 was adopted in 1964 by the US Air Force in Vietnam (and a number were also given to the ARVN). The original M16 features a flat "slab side receiver", the original 3-prong flash hider, and no forward assist.

All appearances of the slab side M16 in movies and television shows would be either the Class III Colt M16 or the commercially available Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle. After being phased out from active duty, military M16s were issued to National Guard units and later bequeathed to federal and local law enforcement agencies. Movie armorers could acquire Law Enforcement Sales models of the M16 as Class III transferable weapons or built as Class III manufacturers. However, an easier way for a movie armorer to acquire an M16 substitute was by purchasing the commercially available semiautomatic Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle and converting it to full auto fire. This was done in the 1970s and 1980s, and rifles of this kind were in movie armories for years.

Film

Film Title Actor Character Note Date
Seven Days in May Andrew Duggan COL William 'Mutt' Henderson Possibly the first depiction of an M16 in a Hollywood film 1964
Ice Station Zebra Tony Bill 1Lt. Walker 1968
Ice Station Zebra Jim Brown Capt. Anders 1968
The Losers Various US soldiers 1970
Diamonds are Forever Various Blofield's henchmen 1971
Shaft's Big Score! Various Gangster With 30-round magazine 1972
Cleopatra Jones Thug With 30-round magazine 1973
Detroit 9000 Various Criminals SP1 1973
Soylent Green Various Guards 1973
The Laughing Policeman S.F.P.D. SWAT officers 1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Various Gangsters 1973
Savage Sisters Rosanna Ortiz Mei Ling 1974
Various Philippine soldiers, guerrillas
Badlands Various Army National Guard 1973
Walking Tall Arch Johnson Buel Jaggers SP1 1973
Zardoz Various Exterminators 1974
Earthquake Marjoe Gortner Sgt. Joad 1974
Bucktown Fred Williamson Duke Johnson 1975
The Muthers John Montgomery "Turko" With 30-round magazine 1976
Two-Minute Warning John Cassavetes LAPD Sgt. Buttons With 30-round magazine 1976
Silver Streak Various FBI Agents 1976
The Enforcer Various People's Revolutionary Strike Force terrorists and SFPD officers Fitted with both 3-prong and A1 flash hiders 1976
Vigilante Force Kris Kristofferson Aaron Arnold 3-prong flash hider 1976
Shelly Novack D.O. Viner 3-prong flash hider
Don Pulford Dave Laughlin 3-prong flash hider
Carmen Argenziano Brian Seldon 3-prong flash hider
Charles Cyphers Perry Beal 3-prong flash hider
Colt 38 Special Squad (Quelli della calibro 38) Police snipers With sniper scope 1976
Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff Marcel Bozzuffi Joanno aka "Captain" 1977
Operation Thunderbolt Israeli commando 1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming USAF snipers 1977
Black Sunday Steven Keats Robert Mashevsky 1977
The Domino Principle Gene Hackman Roy Tucker 3-prong flash hider 1977
Eli Wallach General Reser
The Spy Who Loved Me Various US Navy sailors Stolen from armoury and Stromberg guards 1977
Damnation Alley Paul Winfield Keegan 1977
Coming Home Bruce Dern Capt. Bob Hyde 1978
The Boys from Brazil Various Nazis 1978
Apocalypse Now Various US Army soldiers 1979
The Exterminator Robert Ginty John Eastland 1980
Stripes Various US Army soldiers 1981
Escape from New York Various US Police Force and USSS agents Handguards removed 1981
The Loch Ness Horror British Soldiers 20-round magazine 1981
Wolfen Albert Finney NYPD Det. Dewey Wilson Night Vision Scope 1981
Gregory Hines Whittington
Fracchia the Human Beast (Fracchia la belva umana) Italian policemen 1981
Taps Various Cadets 1981
Rambo: First Blood Brian Dennehy Sheriff Will Teasle 1982
Various Hope County sheriff's deputies
Octopussy Roger Moore James Bond SP1 with an A1 Flash hider 1983
Flashpoint US Army soldiers 1984
Jungle Warriors Paramilitary guard 1984
Exterminator 2 Robert Ginty John Eastland 1984
Exterminator 2 X's thugs 1984
It's a Drink, It's a Bomb! Police 1985
Into the Night SWAT officers 1985
My Science Project John Stockwell Mike Harlan With Cobray CM203 flare launcher 1985
Fisher Stevens Vince Latello
Raphael Sbarge Sherman Reardon
Al Leong Viet Cong soldier
Various Viet Cong soldiers
Commando Arnold Schwarzenegger John Matrix Fitted with A1 flash hider; becomes an A1 in some shots 1985
Various Arius' men and US Army soldiers Fitted with A1 flash hiders, some with A2 hand guards
The Quiet Earth Alison Routledge Joanne 1985
Yes, Madam! (Huang jia shi jie) Hong Kong policemen 1985
The Annihilators Gerrit Graham Ray Track SP1 1985
Dennis Redfield Joe Nace
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Garrett Floyd With 3-prong flash hider
The Park is Mine Various NYPD SWAT officers Fitted with AN/PVS-2 Starlight night vision scopes 1986
Raw Deal Various Patrovita's thugs 1986
Heartbreak Ridge Various US Marines Fitted with A1 flash hiders 1986
Platoon Chris Pedersen Crawford Fitted with A1 flash hider 1986
Legacy of Rage Various Henchmen with birdcage flash hiders 1986
Murphy's Law Charles Bronson Jack Murphy Fitted with 3-prong flash hider 1986
A drug farmer Fitted with 3-prong flash hider
Club Paradise soldier 3-prong flash suppressor 1986
Lethal Weapon Various LAPD SWAT officers Deleted scene only 1987
Near Dark Kansas State Police 1987
Predator Arnold Schwarzenegger Dutch Fitted with A1 flash hider and Fake M203 Launcher 1987
Sonny Landham Billy Fitted with A2 hand guards, A1 flash hider, and Mossberg 500 shotgun
Full Metal Jacket Various US Marines 1987
I Love Maria Police 1988
In the Line of Duty III: Force of the Dragon Stephan Berwick Underground Gunsmith 1988
Off Limits Gregory Hines SFC. Perkins 1988
Die Hard Various LAPD SWAT officers 1988
Shoot To Kill FBI agent 1988
They Live Roddy Piper Nada 1988
Keith David Frank
Various Cable 54 building guards
L.A. Bounty L.A.P.D. officer 1989
In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man Police 1990
Prayer of the Rollerboys Mark Pellegrino Bango (also other Rollerboys) 1990
Enemy Peter Fonda Ken Andrews SP1 with an A1 Flash hider 1990
Enemy Mako Tran SP1 with an A1 Flash hider 1990
China O'Brien II Michael Anthony Deputy Russell SP1, some with A2 handguards 1990
Richard Norton Matt Conroy
Baskin's henchmen
In the Line of Duty 6: Forbidden Arsenal Special Forces 1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo Dolph Lundgren Sergeant Chris Kenner Fitted with A2 handguards 1991
Brandon Lee Johnny Murata
Rapid Fire Linda Perlin Police officer Fitted with A2 handguards and A1 flash hider 1992
Jurassic Park Unknown actor InGen worker Fitted with A2 handguards and A1 flash hider 1993
Undercover Blues Olek Krupa Zubic 1993
Forrest Gump Tom Hanks Forrest Gump 1994
Various US Army soldiers
In the Army Now Pauly Shore PFC "Bones" Conway LaFrance-converted AR-15 SP1; fitted with A1 flash hider and A2 hand guards 1994
Various US Army personnel
Village of the Damned Various US Army National Guard soldiers Fitted with A2 handguards 1995
Beyond Rangoon Burmese soldiers 1995
Crying Freeman Mark Dacascos Yo Hinomura Fitted with Cobray CM203 37mm Launcher 1995
The Rock Tony Todd Captain Darrow Fitted with A1 flash hider and M203 grenade launcher 1996
Midnight Heat Brad Dourif Payne M16/SP1 with A2 handguards 1996
The Pest John Leguizamo Pestario "Pest" Vargas Fitted with A2 handguards, A1-style lower receiver & flash hider, and fake A2-style windage adjustment knob 1997
Commander Hamilton Swedish guards 1998
The Ultimate Weapon Hulk Hogan Ben Cutter With Cobray 37mm Launcher 1998
Gunrunners
Analyze This Various Mobsters Fitted with A2 handguards and A1 flash hiders 1999
The Matrix Various Lobby guards Fitted with both 3-prong and A1 flash hiders 1999
Keanu Reeves Neo
The Watcher Special Forces 2000
Muscle Heat USA soldiers 2002
Coronado Clayton Rohner Arnet McClure 2003
Various Rebel Soldiers
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Gerardo Vigil General Marquez Fitted with A2 handguards and A1 flash hiders 2003
Various General Soldiers
Innocent Voices Salvadoran Army soldiers and guerrilla SP1 2004
Alone in the Dark (2005) Various Bureau 713 Commandos 2005
Land of the Dead Various US Army soldiers 2005
The Battle of Long Tan Various Australian soldiers 2006
Black Dynamite Michael Jai White Black Dynamite With M203 grenade launcher 2009
Various Black Panther
The Expendables 2 Sang member 2012
Kong: Skull Island Tom Hiddleston Captain James Conrad 2017
Kong: Skull Island Thomas Mann Slivko 2017
BlacKkKlansman Klansmen SP1 2018

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Police Story Jan-Michael Vincent Officer Hauser "Line of Fire"(S01E11) 1973-1977
S.W.A.T. Steve Forrest Lieutenant Dan "Hondo" Harrelson 1975-1976
James Coleman Officer T.J. McCabe
Robert Urich Officer Jim Street
Rod Perry Sgt. Deacon "Deke" McKay
Mark Shera Officer Dominic Luca
World War III David Soul Colonel Jake Caffey 1982
Cathy Lee Crosby Major Kate Breckenridge
Marcus K. Mukai Sergeant Parson
Simon & Simon Gerald McRaney Rick Simon 1981-1989
Magnum P.I. James Whitmore Jr. Nuzo "Did You See the Sunrise, Pt.2" (S3E02) 1982
The A-Team Various 1983-1988
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Cartel Members 1990
Nestor Burma - Season 1 Michel Fortin Zavatter With sniper scope; "Corrida aux Champs-Élysées" (S1E3) 1992
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Various US soldiers, guards, criminals 1993-1997
The X-Files Various Military personnel, other characters Mocked up with A1 flash-hider and A2 handguards to resemble M16A2, some fitted with A1 handguards resemble M16A1 (Season 2) 1993-2002
The Stand Dan Martin Rich Moffatt 1994
JAG Various US soldiers Only seen in flashbacks to Vietnam War 1995-2005
Farscape Claudia Black Aeryn Sun "A Human Reaction" (S01E16) 1999-2003
Dead Man's Tale (Chto skazal pokoynik) Evgeniy Voskresenskiy "Lame" M16/SP1 (?) with M16A2 handguard and white receiver 2000
Mail Call R. Lee Ermey Himself 2002-2009
Supernatural Conspiracy theorist
Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey R. Lee Ermey Himself Original M16A1 with Three Prong Flash Hider 2009
True Detective Vietnam era U.S. Army flashbacks & photos 2019

Anime

Anime Title Character Notes Date
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen Hell's Wind biker 1990
Burn-Up Scramble 2004
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie In the Fujiko car 2013
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ Hanging in the background 2013
Case Closed: Dimensional Sniper Airsoft, seen in the Kevin Yoshino's shop 2014

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Tomb Raider II M16 1997
WWII G.I. Fitted with A2 handguards, also available only in the Platoon Leader expansion pack 1999
Vietcong Can be attached with M7 bayonet Firing 18 rounds from 20-round magazine 2002
Shellshock Nam '67 "Assault Rifle" Incorrectly fitted with A2 handguards and firing 30 rounds from 20-round magazine 2004
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories "Assault Rifle" Incorrectly firing 30 rounds from 20-round magazine 2006
Call of Duty: Black Ops M16 Can be modified with extended mags, dual mags, red dot sight, ACOG scope, infrared scope, suppressor, M203 grenade launcher, KAC Masterkey, and flamethrower Incorrectly firing in three-round burst in multiplayer and "Zombies" modes 2010
Dead Island "Burst Rifle" Avaiable with iron sights or reflex sight, also can fire in semi-automatic and four-round bursts Incorrectly firing 30 rounds from 20-round magazine 2011
LoveGear ~Kinematic Lovers 2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II "Colt M16A1" w/ various attachments Incorrectly firing in three-round burst in "Zombies" mode 2012


XM16E1

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mockup of an XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. This can be identified as a mockup by its full magazine fence and strengthened front pivot point, neither of which appeared on the XM16E1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mockup of an XM16E1 (built from an M16A1 as the base) with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. This example is the screen-used rifle used by Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers.

The XM16E1 is a modified variant of the original M16 which featured several improvements, the most visible of which is the addition of the forward assist. The Army requested this feature, but the Air Force believed it had no benefit and only increased the weapon's per-unit cost. Consequently, the M16 (SP1) was the version adopted by the Air Force, while the Army adopted the slightly more expensive XM16E1. After the M16A1 was introduced in 1967, both services transitioned to this rifle. Before 1968, this was the most common version of the M16 rifle platform. The XM16E1 also features a chrome bolt carrier, which was later dropped with the M16A1.

Many examples in recent films are actually 'faux' XM16E1 rifles, usually built on an M16A1; the real XM16E1 has a partial magazine fence on its lower receiver, whereas the M16A1 has a full raised rib around the magazine release button.

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
The Green Berets John Wayne Colonel Mike Kirby Real XM16E1 1968
Various US special forces
Legacy of Rage Various Henchmen with birdcage flash hiders 1986
Stakeout Various Police . 1987
Hamburger Hill 101st Airborne troopers mocked up from an M16A1 1987
Jacknife Ed Harris Dave 1989
Dead Presidents Jaimz Woolvett Lieutenant Dugan Mocked up from an M16A1 1995
Various US Marines
We Were Soldiers Mel Gibson LTC Hal Moore Mocked up from an M16A1 2002
Barry Pepper Joe Galloway
Jsu Garcia CPT Tony Nadal
Robert Bagnell 1LT Charlie Hasting
Chris Klein 2LT Jack Geoghegan
Ryan Hurst SGT Ernie Savage
Josh Daugherty SPC Robert Ouellette
Various US Army soldiers
Tropic Thunder Jay Baruchel Kevin Sandusky Mocked up from an M16A1 2008
Brandon T. Jackson Alpa Chino
Various Actors playing US Army soldiers
Balibo FRETELIN Guerillas 2009

Television

Title Actor Character Note Air Date
On Wings of Eagles Revolutionaries 1986

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Vietcong 2 "M-16" Available with XM148 grenade launcher as the "M-16/XM-148" 2005


M16A1

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M16A1 with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M16A1 with A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm. Putting the distinctive A2 handguards on the older rifle was a method used by Movie/TV armorers to simulate A2 rifles when M16A1s were the only ones available. The same thing has been done vice-versa, Using M16A2's with A1 handguards for Vietnam War B Movies.

The M16A1 is a modification of the XM16E1 to address problems found in the testing cycle of the XM16E1. Changes included a closed "birdcage" flash hider to replace the XM16E1's three-pronged flash hider, which caught on twigs and leaves, a full fence around the magazine release to prevent accidental ejection, and a chrome plated chamber - later fully lined bore - to reducing fouling. The bolt was also changed so the cam pin could not be inserted with the bolt installed backwards, which would cause failures to eject until corrected. The front pivot point is also strenghtened, giving the area in front of the magazine well a slightly different shape.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Guard 1969
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Various Soldiers 1976
The Enforcer Various SFPD officers 1976
Rolling Thunder Various North Vietnamese military 1977
The Boys in Company C Andrew Stevens Billy Ray Pike 1978
The Odd Angry Shot Various Australian SAS troopers 1979
Apocalypse Now Various US Army soldiers 1979
The Jerk M. Emmet Walsh The Madman Fitted with scope 1979
The Blues Brothers Carrie Fisher Jake's ex-fiance 1980
Various State Troopers, Sheriff's Deputies, Chicago Police SWAT, and US Army soldiers
The Final Countdown Various US Marines 1980
The Octagon Carol Bagdasarian Aura 1980
John Shields McCarn's lieutenant
Thad Geer McCarn's man
Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi) Bruno Cremer Pierre Delbart 1980
Zairian government troops and Katanga fighters
Le Guignolo Tony Kendall Fredo With sound suppressor, sniper scope and laser sighting device 1980
Enter the Ninja Venarius' henchmen 1981
Choice of Arms Seen in Jean's armoury 1981
Death Wish 2 Various Thugs 1982
Rambo: First Blood Various US Army National Guardsmen 1982
Uncommon Valor Reb Brown Blaster 1983
The Day After Various US Air Force Security Police 1983
Revenge of the Ninja Mario Gall Caifano 1983
Revenge of the Ninja Caifano's henchmen 1983
Scarface Sosa's assassins 1983
The Ruffian The robber in black mask 1983
Ghostbusters Various US Army National Guardsmen 1984
Code Name: Wild Geese Thomas Danneberg Arbib Fitted with M203 grenade launcher 1984
Manfred Lehmann Klein
Rene Abadeza Kim
Various Kim's men and General Khan's soldiers
The Terminator Paul Winfield Lt. Edward Traxler 1984
Lance Henriksen Detective Hal Vukovich
Various LAPD officers
Ninja III: The Domination Jordan Bennett Billy Secord 1984
Ninja III: The Domination A police sniper With sniper scope 1984
Wheels of Fire Joe Mari Avellana Scourge Fitted with M203 grenade launcher 1985
Gary Watkins Trace standart and mocked up as futuristic rifle, several times fitted with M203 grenade launcher
Laura Banks Stinger mocked up as futuristic rifle
Various Scourge's men, True believers' solders, Ownership's army standart and mocked up as futuristic rifle,
Latino Robert Beltran Eddie Guerrero 1985
Various Contras soldiers
Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti) Various US Army soldiers and Viet Cong guerrillas 1985
Hold-Up Montreal SWAT and police 1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Charles Cioffi George Grove 1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II Various Vietnamese troops and pirates Some fitted with A2 handguards 1985
Day of the Dead Various US Army soldiers 1985
American Ninja Steve James CPL Curtis Jackson Fitted with M203 grenade launcher 1985
Various US Army soldiers
Commando Arnold Schwarzenegger John Matrix Alternates with M16 SP1 1985
Various Arius' men and US Army soldiers Some fitted with M16A2 hand guards
Commando Leopard Lewis Collins Enrique Carrasco With M203 grenade launcher 1985
John Steiner Smithy
Cristina Donadio Maria
Klaus Kinski Colonel Silveira
Manfred Lehmann Padre Julio
Various Soldiers and rebels
Morons from Outer Space Edward Wiley Laribee's Aide 1985
US Army soldiers, plainclothes officers
The Park is Mine Various NYPD SWAT officers 1986
Iron Eagle Various US Air Force security guards 1986
Aliens Seen on the walls of the Sulaco's armory 1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Various US Marines 1986
Band of the Hand Daniele Quinn Carlos . 1986
Heartbreak Ridge Various US Marines With and without MILES gear 1986
Platoon Charlie Sheen PVT Chris Taylor 1986
Various US Army soldiers
Firewalker Brigands, guerillas 1986
The Dragon Hunt (Okhota na drakona) Mashrab Kimsanov Ramos 1986
Demon of Paradise Soldiers Elisco 1987
Extreme Prejudice Matt Mulhern SSgt. Declan Patrick Coker 1987
Various Special Unit and cartel members Some with A2 handguards
Gardens of Stone Various US Army personnel (seen during news footage of the Vietnam War) 1987
Hamburger Hill Various US Army 101st Airborne personnel 1987
Dragnet SWAT officers With A2 handguards 1987
Rage of Honor Various henchmen 1987
Equalizer 2000 Richard Norton Slade In futuristic dress-up 1987
Henry Strzalkowski Alamo
Lawton's soldiers and rebels Standard and in futuristic dress-up
Tiger Cage Jacky Cheung Insp. Fong Chun-Yau 1980
Policeman
BAT*21 Danny Glover Captain Clark 1988
Bulletproof Henchmen Fitted with A2 handguards 1988
Iron Eagle II Various US Military Police 1988
China O'Brien Sommers' henchman With sniper scope 1988
Casualties of War Various US Army soldiers 1989
The Package Various US Army soldiers 1989
A Better Tomorrow III Chow Yun-Fat Mark Lee 1989
Anita Mui Chow Ying Kit
Tony Leung Ka Fai Cheung Chi Mun
Various ARVN soldiers
Code Name Coq Rouge (Täcknamn Coq Rouge) Israeli soldiers 1989
Guns Army soldiers 1990
Fire Birds Various US Army soldiers 1990
By Dawn's Early Light US military personnel 1990
Total Recall Seen at Kuato's resistance base 1990
Die Hard 2 Various Airport police and US Army Special Forces The Army Special Forces team fitted with A2 handguards 1990
Bullet in the Head Jacky Cheung Fai 1990
Darkman Karl A. Wickman Police officer Fitted with scope 1990
La Femme Nikita guards 1990
Death Warrant Prison guards 1990
Silence of the Lambs US Army National Guardsmen 1991
Nothing But Trouble Various National Guardsmen 1991
Toy Soldiers Various Colombian soldiers 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Seen on the walls of Sarah's armory 1991
The Jackpot! (La Totale!) Seen in secret service minivan 1991
Pure Luck Mexican prizon guards 1991
Operation Corned Beef Zargas' henchmen 1991
Rapid Fire Various Guards 1992
Hard Boiled Philip Kwok Mad Dog Fitted with M203 grenade launcher 1992
Various Hong Kong police and Johnny Wong's thugs
To Survive (Chtoby vyzhit) Sergey Veksler Nikolai Fitted with XM148 grenade launcher 1992
Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) American soldiers, mujahedeen, mercenaries 1993
Boiling Point Is seen in arms rack 1993
RoboCop 3 Resistance fighters, OCP Rehab officers 1993
Rage and Honor II Cynthia Rothrock Kris Fairchild 1993
Thugs
Open Fire Jeff Wincott Alec McNeil 1994
Ron Howard George Deacon
Mimi Craven Lynne Tolbert
Lee de Broux Bob McNeil
The plane flies to Russia (Samolyot letit v Rossiyu) Navy sailors, mafia members 1994
Steel Frontier Brion James General J.W. Quantrell 1995
Joe Lara Yuma
mercenaries
citizens
Soldier Boyz Michael Dudikoff Major Toliver 1995
Channon Roe Brophy
David Barry Gray Lamb
Various Vinh Moc's soldiers
Species Background extras US soldiers 1995
Rumble in the Bronx NYPD officers 1995
FBI officer in helicopter
Heat Wes Studi Detective Casals Fitted with A2 handguards 1995
Heat Steven Ford Officer Bruce A2 handguards 1995
Midnight Man Michael Watson Ilyia With Cobray CM203 1995
Midnight Man Lorenzo Lamas John Kang With Cobray CM203 1995
The Rock Various Rogue US Marines Fitted with A2 handguards and tactical flashlights, some with M203 grenade launchers 1996
Eraser Various US Marshals Fitted with A2 handguards 1996
A Time to Kill Samuel L. Jackson Carl Lee Hailey 1996
The One That Got Away Sam Halpenny "Legs" Lane fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
Alexander Morton Big Bob fitted w/ Cobray CM203
The Long Kiss Goodnight Henchman 1996
Romeo & Juliet Various Verona Beach police officers Some fitted with A2 handguards 1996
Day of the Warrior Kevin Light Doc Austin With M203 grenade launcher 1996
Ron Browning Ron
Warrior's henchman
Original Gangstas Gang members 1996
The Devil's Own Desmond - Provisional IRA Gunman Used by Desmond to fire on British Soldiers from a 2nd floor window. It is on semi-automatic firing mode. 1997
Con Air Various Convicts and US Army National Guardsmen Fitted with A2 handguards 1997
The Postman Various Holnist soldiers 1997
Dance with the Devil Javier Bardem Romeo Dolorosa 1997
Carlos Bardem Reggie San Pedro
Miguel Galván Doug
Against the Law Richard Grieco Rex 1997
Dead Silence (1997) FBI HRT 1997
The Peacemaker Army National Guard 1997
The Rage Dell Yount Bobby Joe 1997
The Rage FBI agents 1997
The Pentagon Wars Cary Elwes LTC James G. Burton With magazine removed and A2 handguards 1998
Various US Army soldiers Fitted with A2 handguards
Scarred City Soto's bodyguard 1998
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money Various Mexican Police . 1999
Shergar Various SAS Soldiers 1999
Blue Streak Various Mexican Border Security Officers Fitted with A2 handguards 1999
Battlefield Earth Human resistance fighters Some with M203 grenade launchers 2000
Joint Security Area ROKA soldiers Fitted with A2 handguards 2000
The Point Men Israeli soldiers 2001
War (Voyna) Aslan 2002
Death to Smoochy SWAT team 2002
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Various US Army Rangers Some fitted with M203 grenade launchers 2002
xXx Colombian narcotics officer 2002
Tears of the Sun Nigerian soldiers 2002
Jisai (Dzisay) Seen in truck 2004
Land of the Dead Various Fiddler's Green Soldiers 2005
The Devil's Rejects Various Sheriff's department and Rejects 2005
Sky Fighters Terrorists 2005
The Departed Various Massachusetts State Police at funeral Fitted with A2 handguards 2006
In Her Line of Fire David Millbern Armstrong 2006
Patrick Kake Hammer
Rene Naufahu Solia
Various The mercenaries, guerrillas
The Battle of Long Tan Various Australian soldiers Anachronistic 2006
Invisible Target Hong Kong Police 2007
The Apocalypse Code US soldiers 2007
American Gangster US soldiers 2007
Rambo Various Karen rebels 2008
The Sniper Hong Kong SDU sniper team M16A1 fitted with with A2 handguards and ACOG scope 2009
Elephant White several examples in weapons caches 2010
Red State Stephen Root Sheriff Wynan with A2 handguards 2011
Super 8 Kyle Chandler Jackson Lamb 2011
Noah Emmerich Colonel Nelec
US airmen and soldiers
Largo Winch II (2011) Praptpapol Suwanbang Kadjang 2011
State of Emergency US Marines A2 Handguards 2011
Men In Black 3 Military Police 2012
R2B: Return to Base South Korean honor guard 2012
Argo US Marines 2012
Battleground US soldiers 2012
A Dark Truth Equadorian soldier With M203 attached 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies Alan Ford Ray With M203 attached 2012
Northern Limit Line 1970s South Korean navy patrol boat crewmen 2015
Karate Kill Capital Messiah members 2016
American Made Tom Cruise Barry Seal 2017
Malay Regiment 17th Royal Malay Regiment troopers
21st GGK commandos
Communist guerillas without handguard
KL Special Force Syamsul Yusof Ashraff 2018
Gang Anarchist mafias
STAFOC officers

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Hawaii Five-O Jack Lord Steve McGarrett 1979 - 1980
Hill Street Blues Emergency Action Team (E.A.T.) 1981 - 1987
The A-Team Various US Army soldiers 1983 - 1987
Vietnam War Story Eriq La Salle KC 1987-1989
Tour of Duty Various US Army soldiers 1987 - 1988
Ving Rhames SP4 Tucker "Burn Baby Burn" 1987
Max Headroom Janie Crane "War", mocked up as a telephoto "gun camera" and Network 23 logo on 20 round magazine 1987
The Stand Gary Sinise Stud Redman 1994
Various US Army soldiers
The X-Files - Season 6 Nevada Highway Patrolmen Mocked up with A2 handguards to pass for M16A2s / "Drive" (S6E02) 1998
Seven Days Various US Army personnel Fitted with M16A2 hand guards, some fitted with Cobray CM203 Flare Launchers, one fitted with a night-vision scope 1998 - 2001
Harsh Realm Various US Army soldiers Fitted with M16A2 hand guards 1999 - 2000
Dead Man's Tale (Chto skazal pokoynik) Gangsters With M16A2 handguards 2000
Going Back Pablo Espinosa Chico Spaceman 2001
Ultimate Force Tony Curran Sgt. Pete Twamley Fitted with M16A2 handguards 2002- 2006
Sendhil Ramamurthy Tpr. Alex Leonard
Christopher Fox Cpl. Louis Hoffman Fitted with Cobray CM203
Louis Decosta Johnson Cpl. Dave Woolston
Liam Garrigan Cpl. Ed Dwyer
Miles Anderson Col. Aidan Dempsey Changes to AR-15 Sporter-1 for firing scenes
Cult members 20 round magazines
Columbian Soldiers Fitted with leather slings
Simon Kassianides Juan Changes to AR-15 Sporter-1 in some scenes
Roberto Viana Miguel
Falling Skies Extras Resistance fighters 2011 -
Jon Benjamin Has a Van Mexican and Salvadoran border guards 2011
Tyrant Ali Non-firing replica/Episode 2 2014
Tyrant Abbudinian soldiers Non-firing replicas 2014
The Spider (Pauk) US Marine Security Guards 2015
The X-Files Cory Rempel LCpl Walter Skinner, USMC Equipped with 20-round STANAG magazines. 2018
Haley Joel Osment PFC John "Kitten" James, USMC

Anime

Anime Title Character(s) Notes Date
Black Magic M-66 Spec-Ops Commandos Some fitted with M203 grenade launchers 1987
Appleseed Cyborg terrorist 1988
Patlabor: The Movie 2 JGSDF Intelligence Agents 1993
You're Under Arrest! - Season 1 Monsters at an amusement park File #40 "Dangerous Date 2x3"; Paintball 1997
You're Under Arrest: Mini Specials Airsoft 1999
Amazing Nurse Nanako American soldiers 1999
Noir Ulgian Army Soldiers 2001
You're Under Arrest: No Mercy! Ken Nakajima 2002
Full Metal Panic! Melissa Mao/Jimmer/Sousuke Sagara/Kurz Weber Fitted with A2 handguards 2002
Area 88 US soldiers 2004
Blood+ US soldiers; seen during flashbacks 2005
Black Lagoon/Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Various 2006/2010
The Skull Man American soldiers 2009
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky Various Seen with A1 and A2 handguards 2010
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Bad Company's soldiers S4E4, "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2"; S4E5, "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3" 2016

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Fallout Tactics "M16A1" Fitted with A2 handguards 2001
Grand Theft Auto III "M16" Fitted with fictional 60-round magazine 2001
Battlefield: Vietnam "M16" Available as standard firing on full-auto, and as a sniper rifle fitted with scope but firing on semi-auto Modeling error showing the ejection port on the left side 2004
Söldner: Secret Wars "M16A1" 2004
Project Reality "M16A2" Available with and without M203 grenade launcher Featured with A1 and A2 handguards 2005
Project Reality As the "M16A1 DMR" With scope mounted on carry handle 2005
Elite Warriors Vietnam 2005
Scarface: The World is Yours "Carbine Assault Rifle" Can be fitted with dual mags and M203 grenade launcher 2006
7.62 High Calibre "M16A1" Can be fitted with 20-round magazine, 30-round (and dual 30-round) magazine, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon ACOG scope, AV/PVS-14 night scope, laser module, tactical flashlight, bipod, bayonet, and suppressor 2008
1968 Tunnel Rats (VG) 2009
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker "M16A1" Can be fitted with suppressor, laser module M203 grenade launcher, underbarrel shotgun 2010
Project Reality: Vietnam "M16A1" Available with 20-round and 30-round magazines 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare "Assault Rifle" Fitted with A2 handguards 2012
Counter-Strike Online "M16A1" 30 + 1 round mag 2012
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades M16A1 2016
Mafia III 2016
Far Cry 5 "M-16" Incorrectly depicted with a 4-position selector 2018
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater "XM16E1" Camouflage paint scheme, semi/burst/auto trigger group, detachable suppressor 2005


M16A2

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M16A2 - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Government Model HBAR, the A2 version of the AR-15 Civilian Rifle - 5.56x45mm (note the lack of a third position for burst mode for the selector switch)

The M16A2 was developed under request by the US Marine Corps as a result of combat experience in Vietnam, and was adopted in 1982. Modifications were extensive, including new, faster rifling (1 twist every 7 inches, replacing the M16A1's 1:12 twist rate) to permit the use of the heavier SS109 round, a heavier barrel to resist bending and reduce overheating in sustained fire, an adjustable rear sight to allow sighting-in for ranges between 300 and 800 metres to take full advantage of the SS109's ballistic characteristics as well as windage adjustments without the use of special tools or a cartridge. The buttstock was lengthened 5⁄8 in (15.9 mm). The handguards were changed from the vertically split triangular pattern to the horizontally split round version found on carbines. A notch for the middle finger was added to the pistol grip. The flash hider was closed at the bottom to prevent dirt being kicked up when fired prone. A brass deflector was added to the upper receiver to prevent spent brass hitting left-handed shooters. The A1's full auto setting was dropped and replaced with a three round burst setting to prevent "spray and pray" usage by inexperienced users. The forward assist was changed from teardrop to round mainly as a cost-saving measure.

In contrast to the real world M16A2 rifle adopted by the US military in the early 1980s, most of the A2s seen in movies are A2 'kits' built on A1 full auto lower receivers (or converted A2 style receivers). Most movie "M16A2" rifles have the A1 Birdcage flash hider installed, since cinematographers want the "starburst" of the flash to go all the way around, not just divert upwards (as is the case with the correct A2 Flash hider).

A fully automatic version of the M16A2 also exists, known as the M16A3. However, because nearly all movie "M16A2s" fire full automatic, it is not IMFDB policy to designate these rifles as "M16A3s" when identifying them in movies, since in nearly all cases they are intended to pass for M16A2s.

Also note that some American movies feature M16A1 rifles fitted with M16A2-style handguards, such as Heat and Die Hard 2. An example of such a rifle can be seen in the M16A1 entry above. When identifying M16 variants, please look at the receiver of the rifle in question, not just its handguards, to determine whether it is an A1 or an A2.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Maximum Overdrive Emilio Estevez Bill 1986
Scrooged Santa Claus 1988
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders Michael Gross William Matix 1988
The Abyss US Navy personnel Mix of A1 and SP1-style lower receivers; possibly semi-auto AR-15 A2s 1989
RoboCop 2 Detroit Police officers Fitted with MWC "90-rounder" inverted drums and 30-round translucent magazines 1990
Stone Cold Soldiers 1991
Rapid Fire François Chau Detective Farris fitted with tactical scope 1992
In the Line of Duty: Ambush at Waco Tim Daly Vernon Howell / David Koresh 1993
Neal McDonough Jason Starlight scope
Branch Davidians
Jurassic Park Guards With and without barrel-mounted weaponlights 1993
Clear and Present Danger US Army soldiers 1994
In the Army Now Pauly Shore PFC Bones Conway 1994
Dead Weekend Greg Collins TWF soldier Colt Government Model HBAR 1995
Marcos A. Ferraez Gonzolo Colt Government Model HBAR
TWF soldiers Colt Government Model HBAR
GoldenEye US Marines 1995
Ransom Michael Gaston FBI Special Agent Jack Sickler 1996
The Rock US Marine honor guard 1996
Eraser US Marshal 1996
Independence Day US military personnel 1996
Courage Under Fire Meg Ryan CPT Karen Emma Walden With full-auto lower receiver 1996
Seth Gilliam SGT Steven Altameyer
Various US Army soldiers
Bulletproof LAPD SWAT officers 1996
Various DEA agents
A Time to Kill Army National Guardsmen 1996
Volcano Army National Guard soldiers 1997
The Pest Aries Spears Chubby With A1-style forward assist 1997
Con Air John Malkovich Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom 1997
Ving Rhames Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
The Rage Gary Busey Art Dacy 1997
The Rage FBI agents, Dacy's henchmen 1997
Deep Impact US Army soldiers 1998
Godzilla (1998) US Army soldiers 1998
Armageddon US military personnel 1998
The Siege US Army soldiers 1998
Arlington Road Hans Stroble 16-Year-Old Parsons 1999
The General's Daughter Various actors US Army soldiers 1999
Blue Streak US Customs agents 1999
Various Mexican Border Patrol officers
Three Kings Mark Wahlberg SFC Troy Barlow 1999
Ice Cube SSG "Chief" Elgin
Various US Army soldiers
Python Soldiers 2000
Left Behind: The Movie IDF soldiers and American National Guardsmen 2000
Total Western Jean-Marie Winling The Colonel 2000
Total Western The Colonel's group member 2000
Evolution US Army soldiers 2001
Swordfish Police officer 2001
Jurassic Park III US Marines 2001
Blow Panamanian bank guards 2001
Behind Enemy Lines US Marines 2001
Black Hawk Down Josh Hartnett SSG Matt Eversmann 2001
Ewan McGregor SPC John Grimes Fitted with M203 grenade launcher
Gabriel Casseus SPC Mike Kurth
Johnny Strong SFC Randy Shughart
Carmine Giovinazzo SGT Mike Goodale
Matthew Marsden SPC Dale Sizemore
Gregory Sporleder SGT Scott Galentine
Brian Van Holt SGT Struecker
Enrique Murciano SSG Ruiz Fitted with Cobray CM203
Various US Army Rangers
Desert Saints Mexican police 2002
Ali G Indahouse Sacha Baron Cohen Ali G 2002
Blade II Matt Schulze Chupa Fitted with a tactical flashlight, two MWG 90-round magazines coupled together (night club scene) and standard 30-round mag (sewer scene) 2002
The Sum of All Fears US Marines With and without M203 grenade launcher 2002
Die Another Day US military personnel 2002
Various South Korean Military Police
Redemption Richard Norton Tom Sasso 2002
Police officers, Lam's thugs
Tears of the Sun US Marines 2003
Dreamcatcher US Army soldiers 2003
The Core US military personnel 2003
A Man Apart Guard 2003
Battle Royale II: Requiem Japanese soldiers 2003
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout Ron Livingston Donnie Anderson 2003
Bad Boys II US Marines 2003
Various Miami PD officers
The Whole Ten Yards Bruce Willis Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudesky 2004
Matthew Perry Dr. Nicholas "Oz" Ozeransky
The Day After Tomorrow US Army soldier 2004
Innocent Voices Salvadoran Army soldiers and guerrilla 2004
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq Jason Matheson LT Diggs 2005
xXx: State of the Union US Marines 2005
Various US Army soldiers
War of the Worlds US Army soldiers With and without SureFire Universal WeaponLight 2005
Various US Marines
Lord of War Seen in warehouse 2005
Jarhead Jake Gyllenhaal LCpl. / Pfc. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford 2005
Jamie Foxx SSgt. Sykes With and without paintball conversion
Lucas Black LCpl. Chris Kruger
Laz Alonso LCpl. Ramon Escobar With Cobray CM203
Brian Geraghty Pfc. Fergus O'Donnell With and without M203 grenade launcher
Peter Sarsgaard Cpl. Alan Troy With M203 grenade launcher/Cobray CM203
Various US Marines
Arthur Hailey's Detective Miami PD officers 2005
The Tiger and the Snow US Army soldiers Equipped with Colt scopes 2005
X-Men: The Last Stand US Army soldiers 2006
The Departed Police honor guard 2006
Blood Diamond Sierra Leone Army soldiers 2006
Various South African mercenaries
Home of the Brave Brian Presley SPC Tommy Yates 2006
Various US Army soldiers
Battle for Haditha Various US Marines With vertical foregrips and Trijicon ACOG scopes, mocked up to resemble the M16A4 MWS 2007
Bobby Z Laurence Fishburne Tad Gruzsa 2007
Transformers US military personnel 2007
I Am Legend Guard 2007
Invisible Target Hong Kong Police 2007
Cloverfield US Army Soldiers 2008
Babylon A.D. Neolite 2008
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) In the warehouse of weapons 2008
The Eleventh Hour K. Danor Gerald Mason Chambers 2008
The Eleventh Hour Matthew Reese Micheal Adams M203A1, Mounted on M4A1 2008
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Colombian Army soldiers 2009
Rogue unit
Crank: High Voltage Stripper 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen US Army soldiers 2009
Various Jordanian Special Forces soldiers
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra US Army soldier Fitted with M203 grenade launcher with the lower half of the standard handguard removed 2009
Surrogates US Army soldier 2009
Unthinkable US Army soldiers 2010
Fair Game (2010) US Military honor guard 2010
Five Brothers (Comme les cinq doigts de la main) Seen in illegal weapon store 2010
New Kids Nitro Tim Haars Gerrie extension to carrying handle, but no scope attached 2011
Colombiana US Embassy guards 2011
Steve Niles' Remains rouge US Army soldiers Airsoft 2011
Machine Gun Preacher Gerard Butler Sam Childers HBAR, w/scope 2011
A Dark Truth Equadorian soldiers 2012
Get the Gringo Prison Guard 2012
Warm Bodies Military survivors 2013
The Purge Purger 2013
Lupin III Thai sldiers 2014
22 Minutes (22 minuty) Somali Pirates Possibly a replica 2014
Jason Bourne USAF security forces personnel 2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk U.S. Army soldiers 2016
Atomic Blonde U.S. Army 2017
Bushwick mercenaries 2017
7 Days in Entebbe IDF MP anachronistic 2018

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Star Trek: Voyager Militant extremists "Future's End" 1995 - 2001
JAG Randy Vasquez GySgt Galindez "In Country" 1995 - 2005
David James Elliott CMDR Harmon "Harm" Rabb
Catherine Bell LtCol Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie
The X-Files - Season 3 FBI sharpshooter Custom AR-15A2 with 24" barrel, free-floating hand guard, bipod and scope / "Pusher" (S3E17) 1996
The X-Files - Season 5 US soldiers Shown in archived media footage / "Redux" (S5E01) 1997
Seven Days Johnathan LaPaglia Frank Parker "Doppleganger" 1998 - 2001
Don Franklin Cpt. Craig Donovan "Peacekeepers"
Rick Worthy Sgt. Grubbs
The X-Files Military Personnel Some with mounted weaponlights 1998 - 2002
The X-Files - Season 7 Sniper zombies With mounted scopes and laser sights / "Hollywood A.D." (S7E19) 2000
The X-Files - Season 9 Mexican Federal Police "John Doe" (S9E07) 2002
Ultimate Force Ross Kemp Sgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie Fitted with a Cobray CM203 2002 - 2006
Jamie Draven Cpl. Jamie Draven
Christopher Fox Cpl. Louis Hoffman
Richard Armitage Capt. Ian Macalwain Unmodified rifle
Laurence Fox Cpl. Mick Sharp
Tremors: The Series Patrick St. Esprit Karl Hartung "Night of the Shriekers" 2003
Security personnel
Red Cap SAS Troopers With and without M203s and Colt 4x20 scopes / "Betrayed" 2003 - 2004
CSI: NY US Marines With ACOG scopes, with & without M203 grenade launchers / "Heroes" 2004 - 2013
Eion Bailey Dean Lessing "Charge of This Post"
Over There Nicki Aycox Pvt. Brenda "Mrs. B" Mitchell 2005
Lizette Carrión PFC Esmaralda "Doublewide" Del Rio
Prison Break - Season 1 Guards / Soldiers 2005 - 2006
Prison Break - Season 2 Panamanian Police Officers 2006 - 2007
Prison Break - Season 3 Sona Guards 2007 - 2008
Invasion William Fichtner Sheriff Tom Underlay 2006
Jericho Skeet Ulrich Jake Green "Coalition of the Willing" 2006 - 2008
Kenneth Mitchell Eric Green "Reconstruction"
Brad Beyer Stanley Richmond
Gerald McRaney Johnston Green
The Unit Max Martini MSG Mack Gerhardt With M9 bayonet / "Play 16" 2006 - 2009
Eric Ladin CPL Blaylock "Dark of the Moon"
US Army soldiers "Dark of the Moon"
The Kill Point Pittsburg PD officers 2007
Armored van driver
Henchman
Knight Rider (2008) Justin Bruening Michael Knight Fitted with Leatherwood scope mount and telescopic sight / "Exit Light, Enter Knight" 2008
Bank robbers "Exit Light, Enter Knight"
The Andromeda Strain US Army soldiers Airsoft replicas 2008
Breaking Bad - Season 2 Mexican federales "Negro Y Azul" (S2E07) 2009
Falling Skies Extras Resistance fighters 2011
Revolution (TV Series) Extras Monroe Republic Militia Soldiers "Ties that Bind" 2012
Daniella Alonso Nora Clayton
Banshee - Season 1 can be seen in opening titles 2013
Banshee - Season 3 can be seen in Episode 10 opening titles 2015
The Last Ship Titus Welliver Thorwald "Unreal City" (S02E01) 2015
Arrow - Season 5 possibly a modern semi-auto variant; seen in gunstore; "Vigilante" (S5E07) 2016-2017
Waco ATF agents 2018
Stranger Things U.S. Army "Chapter Eight: "The Battle of Starcourt" (S3E08) 2019

Anime

Title Character Notes Date
Suisei no Gargantia Sailor 2013
Mayoi Neko Overrun!
When They Cry: Kai Banken Soldiers Using 20 round magazines 2007
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex American Empire soldiers 2002
Planetes INTO soldiers and El Tanikans 2003

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Seen held by American soldiers in one of the game's endings 2000
Hitman: Codename 47 "M16A2" 2000
Operation Flashpoint "M16A2" Can fire in semi-auto and three-round burst, also available with M203 The world model features a mirror of the right side of the receiver 2001
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror "M16" Can fire in semi-auto and three-round burst, also fitted with barrel-mounted laser sight Featuring 20-round magazine 2002
America's Army "M16A2" Can fire in semi-auto and three-round burst, also available with M203 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm "Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle"
"M16 Colt Silenced Sub-machine Gun"		 First variant is fitted with M203 and can fire in semi-auto, three-round burst, and inaccurately full-auto; second variant fitted with scope and suppressor, also featuring an inaccurate 32-round magazine 2002
Splinter Cell Used by hostile NPCs, unusable 2002
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down "M16"
"M16/203"		 Available with and without M203 First variant erroneously featuring a 14.5" barrel while ironically the second variant has the correct 20" barrel; the fire selector switch is set on semi-auto 2003
Enter the Matrix M16 2003
Postal 2 Machine Gun Pachmayr Vindicator pistol grip, Converted to full-auto Erroneously showing the fire selector switch set on semi-auto 2003
Manhunt "Defender Mark 1" Can fire in semi-auto and erroneously full-auto Firing 30 rounds from a 20-round magazine 2003
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising "M16"
"M16/203"		 Available with and without M203 First variant erroneously featuring a 14.5" barrel while ironically the second variant has the correct 20" barrel; the fire selector switch is set on semi-auto; Available only for the Rifleman class of the Joint Ops faction 2004
The Matrix: Path of Neo "Assault Rifle" Erroneously full-auto fire Featuring a Thermold magazine 2005
Battlefield 2 With and without M203 grenade launcher 2005
Joint Task Force With 20-round magazine 2006
Manhunt 2 2007
Alliance of Valiant Arms "M16A2" Erroneously fires in full-auto 2007
World in Conflict 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
9th Company: Roots of Terror 2008
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Seen only in cutscenes 2008
Left 4 Dead "Assault Rifle" With barrel-mounted weaponlight
50-round magazine		 2008
Far Cry 2 "M16A3" Seen in a magazine and on posters, unusable 2008
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 "M16/M203" Fitted with M203 2009
ArmA II "M16A2"
"M16A2 M203"		 Can fire in semi-auto and three-round burst, also available with M203 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 "M-16 Assault Rifle" With barrel-mounted weaponlight and optional laser sight
50-round magazine		 2009
Firearms: Source "M16-A2" Can fire semi-auto and three-round burst 2010
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Seen held by a soldier in one of the game's endings, unusable 2011
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Seen used by a thug in the intro cutscene, unusable 2002
Bumblebee US Army soldiers 2018
The Division 2 M16A2 2019


M16A4

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16A4 with carry handle attached - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16A4 with railed handguard, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, KAC foregrip, and Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm. This is not a military M16A4 MWS, because the railed handguard is not a KAC M5 RAS (it lacks the cut-out in the upper half to accommodate the M203 barrel clamp).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16A4 with ACOG scope, RIS foregrip, Magpul MBUS rear sight, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designator - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16A4 MWS with ACOG and grippod - 5.56x45mm. Note the cut-out in the KAC M5 RAS.

The M16A4 is the latest version of the M16 rifle, and is currently a service rifle in the United States Army. It is a 3-round burst rifle like the M16A2. The original upper receiver with a fixed carry handle was replaced with one that has a removable handle and a built-in full-length Picatinny rail for mounting optics and other ancillary devices. The M16A4 is the standard-issue rifle of the U.S. Marine Corps, though a switch to the M4 carbine was made in late 2015.

Military-issue M16A4 are also equipped with a Knight's Armament Company M5 RAS railed handguard (RAS standing for "Rail Adapter System"). Such rifles were designated M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) in the U.S. Army field manuals.

As is the case with the A2 rifle, all movie/TV appearances of the 'flat top' M16 are full auto, not 3-round burst, since no director wants to see only three rounds fire at a time. So these are, again, A4 uppers built on full auto lower receivers. Despite the fact that the real world A4 is a 3-round burst rifle, IMFDB will still refer to the movie incarnations as A4s, since that is the rifle they are supposed to represent on film.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Yamakasi Special Forces 2001
Warriors (Guerreros) Serbian and Albanian soldiers with a red dot sight 2002
The Tiger and the Snow Peter Swander Pete Fitted with M16A2 handguards and carrying handle 2005
Home of the Brave SFC Duhon Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight 2006
The Incredible Hulk (2008) Various US Army soldiers Fitted with carry handles and A2 handguards 2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) US Army soldiers Fitted with carry handles and A2 handguards 2008
Peranmai Jeyam Ravi Dhuruvan 2009
Vasundhara Kashyap Kalpana
Dhansika Jennifer
Varsha Ashwathi Thulasi
Liyashree Susheela
Roland Kickinger Anderson
Mercenary
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Various US military personnel Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, and KAC RIS foregrips 2009
The Hurt Locker Various US Army soldiers Possibly airsoft replicas; fitted with various attachments 2009
Far Cry (2008) Mercenary Possibly Armalite M15A4; fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO 2009
Legion Paul Bettany Michael Fitted with carry handle and M203 grenade launcher 2010
Survival of the Dead Alan Van Sprang SGT Crocket 2010
Athena Karkanis Tomboy
Red (2010) Helen Mirren Victoria Fitted with CAA Sharp Shooting Stock, HBAR flat top upper, sniping scope, A2 handguards, GemTech suppressor, and Harris Bipod 2010
Battle: Los Angeles Ne-Yo Cpl. Kevin Harris Fitted with Magpul MBUS rear sight, Trijicon TA31F ACOG scope (on Larue Precision mount), AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL designator, Surefire Universal WeaponLight, and KAC RIS foregrip 2011
Jim Parrack LCpl. Kerns
Noel Fisher Pfc. Lenihan
Various US Marines Fitted with Magpul MBUS rear sights, Trijicon TA31F and TA31RCO ACOG scopes (on Larue Precision mount), AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL designators, Surefire Universal WeaponLights, and KAC RIS foregrips or M203A2 grenade launchers
Various US California Army National Guardsmen Fitted with Magpul MBUS rear sight, Trijicon TA31F ACOG scope (on Larue Precision mount), Surefire Universal WeaponLight, and KAC RIS foregrip
Michael Peña Joe Rincon Fitted with Magpul MBUS rear sight, Trijicon TA31F ACOG scope (on Larue Precision mount), AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL designator, Surefire Universal WeaponLight, and KAC RIS foregrip
Thor Various S.H.I.E.L.D. guards Fitted with C-More red dot sights 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Various US Army soldiers 2011
Drive Angry Tom Atkins Cap 2011
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead Asami Kanae 2012
Lust of the Dead 2 JSDF members 2013
Lust of the Dead 3 Asami Kanae's clones 2012
White House Down Various US Army soldiers 2013
Lust of the Dead 4 Asami Kanae's clones 2012
Brick Mansions Various Soldiers 2014
American Sniper Various US Marines With EOTech and ACOG sights, M203 grenade launchers 2014
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Various US Marines 2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Sterling K. Brown Sgt. Hurd 2016

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note/Episode Air Date
CSI: Miami US Marines "Come As You Are" With ACOG scope, Surefire Universal weaponlight, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator
CSI: Miami Miami-Dade P.D. officer "Seeing Red" With EOTech red dot sight
Over There US Army soldier 2005
Jericho New Bern residents 2006 - 2008
Jericho Beck's soldiers With and without M68 Aimpoint red dot scope and Surefire weaponlight 2006 - 2008
Prison Break - Season 3 Sona Guards with scope and RIS handguard 2007 - 2008
The Unit US Army soldier "Dark of the Moon" 2009
Supernatural - Season 5 Jensen Ackles Dean Wincehster Dlask Arms Corp. rifle with telescopic sight / "Good God, Y'all" (S05E02) 2009
Shawn Roberts Austin
Future Weapons stock footages 2010
Ultimate Weapons various soldiers with ACOG and ITL MARS 2010
Breakout Kings / "Fun with Chemistry" Ted Hallet Corrections Officer 2011 - ????
Falling Skies Resistance fighter 2011
Defiance Justin Rain Quentin McCawley With telescopic sight 2013
Deklon Roberts Sentry
Defiance residents
Continuum - Season 2 / Split Second Liber8 terrorist suppressed and scoped 2013
Walking Dead, The - Season 7 Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes KAC M5 railed handguard, ACE Entry skeleton stock and 40 round PMAG, "Sing Me a Song" (S7E07) 2016
Austin Amelio Dwight

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Flag UNF soldiers used in multiple configurations 2006
Upotte!! Ichiroku (Japanese for One Six) With & without ACOG Scope 2012 - ????

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Ghost Recon "M16A2" Available with carry handle, Trijicon RX01NSN reflex sight, and M203A2 grenade launcher 2001
The Sum of All Fears (VG) "M16", "M16/M203" Available with Trijicon RX01NSN reflex sight and M203A2 grenade launcher 2002
Close Combat: First to Fight "M-16 A4" Fitted with Trijicon TA01 ACOG scope and M203 grenade launcher NPCs using rifles fitted with carry handles and A2 handguards 2005
Project Reality M16A4 Available with iron sights, EOTech Holographic sight, M68 CCO, Trijicon TA31F ACOG scope, KAC RIS and Grippod foregrips, and M203A2 grenade launcher 2005
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter "A4 Rifle" Available in the Xbox 360 version only 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms With Grippod foregrip, Magpul PMag magazine, and ACOG scope 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 "A4 Rifle" Available with Aimpoint M68 CCO and H&K M320 grenade launcher Available in the Xbox 360 version only 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault "M16A4", "M16A4 ACOG", "M16A4 GL", "M16A4 ACOG GL" Available with iron sights, Trijiocn TA01 AOCG scope, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, and M203A2 grenade launcher Added with update v1.04; erroneously modeled with A1 pistol grip 2007
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat M16A4 Available with iron sights, and M203A2 grenade launcher 2007
7.62 High Calibre M16A4 Can be fitted with 20, 30 and double 30-round magazines, M9 bayonet, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon ACOG scope, Leupold M8 scope, AV/PVS-4 night scope, laser module, tactical flashlight, Harris bipod, M9 bayonet, and suppressor 2008
Combat Arms "M-16A3" 2008
America's Army 3 "M16A4", "M16A4 DMR" Available with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon M150 ACOG scope, and H&K M320 grenade launcher 2009
ArmA II "M16A4 CCO", ""M16A4 RCO", "M16A4 M203", "M16A4 M203 RCO" Available with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon TA31 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, and M203A2 grenade launcher Erroneously modeled with A1 pistol grip 2009
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising "M16A4", "M16A4 Assault", "M16A4 CQB", "M16A4 Night Ops", "M16A4 Marksman", "M16A4 Stealth" Available with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 CCO, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, Trijicon TA01NSN ACOG scope, AN/PAS-13 thermal scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR Designator, suppressor, and M203A2 Grenade Launcher 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 M16A4 Can be fitted w/ iron sights, red dot sight, EOTech 556 Holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG scope, Thermal scope, silencer, Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, and M203 grenade launcher 2009
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer Fitted with A1 handguards 2009
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny Fitted with A1 handguards 2009
Marines: Modern Urban Combat Fitted w/ Trijicon ACOG scope, and M203 grenade launcher 2010
Counter-Strike Online M16A4 Fitted with iron sights, KAC RIS foregrip, and painted with desert camouflage scheme Available to the Counter-Terrorist faction only 2010
Karma Online 2011
War Inc. Battlezone "Colt M16" 2011
Homefront "M16 Rifle" Can be fitted with various optical sights Fires in semi-automatic only, also incorrectly firing 20 rounds from a 30-round magazine 2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River M16A4 Available with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon TA31RCO ACOG scope, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, and M203 grenade launcher Modeled with reassembles to the Canadian C7 rifle, noticing by the handguard and the small rails attached beside the front iron sight 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 M16A4 Can be modified with FMJ rounds, extended mags, dual mags, red dot sight, Holographic sight, ACOG scope, thermal scope, heartbeat sensor, suppressor, M203 grenade launcher, and KAC Masterkey Modeled with a flash hider similar to the Non Gun M16A2 replica 2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action "M16" Fitted with EOTech 551 Holographic sight, 20-round magazine, and A2 handguards 2012
Arctic Combat 2012
State of Decay "M16A4" A2 handguard 2013
The Last of Us "Assault Rifle" Fires fully automatic, fitted with collapsible, M4-style stock 2013
Insurgency M16A4 w/ various attachments 2014
Battlefield Hardline "M16A3" 2014
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare "M16" w/ various attachments Available in Supply Drops 2015
Rainbow Six Siege with and without M203 grenade launcher Unusable, seen on a NATO poster 2015
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier with AN/PEQ-15 2016
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered M16A4 Available with iron sights, SureShot red dot sight, M203 grenade launcher, suppressor, or Trijicon ACOG scope Incorrectly full-auto in singleplayer mode 2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades M16A4 2016
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds M16A4 w/ various attachments non-railed handguard 2017
Insurgency: Sandstorm M16A4 w/ various attachments 2018
Terminator: Resistance (VG) "M16 Rifle" Has left and right rail covers, a retractable buttstock, and an anachronistic AN/PEQ-15 IR designator Erroneously locked to fully-automatic fire mode, rear sight aperture is unrealistically wide 2019


Colt AR-15 Sporter-1

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt AR-15 Sporter-1 (SP1) - 5.56x45mm

Films

Film Title Actor Character Notes Date
Hennessy IRA snipers 1975
Hennessy Eric Porter Sean Tobin 1975
Assault on Precinct 13 Gangmembers 1976
Scarface Al Pacino Tony Montana fitted with "faux" M203 grenade launcher 1983
Tremors Reba McEntire Heather Gummer 1990
Trespass Ice Cube Savon Fitted with A2 handguards and rubber bands on pistol grip and handguard 1992
Byron Minns Moon
Tommy "Tiny" Lister Cletus
Tico Wells Davis
In the Army Now Pauly Shore PFC "Bones" Conway Fitted with A2 handguards 1994
Lori Petty PVT Christine Jones
David Alan Grier PVT Fred Ostroff
Various US Army soldiers
The One That Got Away Paul McGann Chris Ryan fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
The One That Got Away David Morrissey Andy McNab fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
The One That Got Away Nick Brimble Vince Phillips fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
The One That Got Away Steven Waddington Dinger fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
The One That Got Away Simon Burke Stan fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
The One That Got Away Hannes Muller Mark fitted w/ Cobray CM203 1996
Four Brothers DPD honor guard Fitted with A2 handguards and 20-round magazines 2005

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Adam-12 Martin Milner Officer Malloy 1971-1975
Adam-12 Kent McCord Officer Reed 1971-1975
Dempsey and Makepeace Cortez´s henchmen "The Cortez Connection" (S03E08) 1985
Homicide: Life on the Street Steve Buscemi Gordon Pratt "End Game" (S3E14) 1995
Star Trek: Voyager Militant extremists Fitted with A2 handguards 1995 - 2001
Ultimate Force Ross Kemp SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie Fitted Cobray CM203 2002 - 2006
Chris Ryan SSgt. Johnny Bell
Jamie Draven Cpl. Jamie Dow
Miles Anderson Col. Aidan Dempsey M16A1 in non firing scenes
Columbian soldiers and rebels
Simon Kassianides Juan Changes to M16A1 in some scenes
Roberto Viana Miguel
Fargo Zahn McClarnon Hanzee Dent 2015


Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II, early model with A1 upper receiver and magazine removed - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II, late model with A1E1 upper receiver and 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Films

Film Title Actor Character Notes Date
Tough Guys SWAT officers, sheriff deputies, Mexican police Early model 1986
Tremors Michael Gross Burt Gummer 1990
China O'Brien II Frank Magner Frank Atkins Early model 1990
Tricia Quai Annie Atkins
Baskin's henchmen
Thunderheart FBI agents Early model 1992
Never Say Die Todd Jensen Agent Mike Roper With Cobray CM203 grenade launcher 1994
FBI commandos
Underworld Early model, seen in gun rack 2003

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Ultimate Weapons Early model with A1 handguard 2009


Colt Sporter Rifle Delta HBAR

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Delta HBAR - .223 Remington
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Delta HBAR with bipod - .223 Remington

A variation of the standard Colt AR-15A2 rifle that was specially selected for accuracy and then converted by the Colt factory into a "DELTA-HBAR" type rifle. The conversion consisted of a Colt installed Tasco 3-9 power variable scope (with duplex reticle) with the rubberized/armored exterior that was mounted in a special A.R.M.S. carry handle adapter. It is also fitted with a Colt marked plastic cheekpiece on the buttstock that provided a higher cheek weld for shooting with the scope and still allows the charging handle to be pulled all the way back. It has the A2 rifle configuration with a forward assist, brass deflector and fixed carrying handle with the 800 meter adjustable rear sight. It has the slabside lower receiver as used on the commercial AR-15s with the original Colt fixed A2 style improved buttstock, handguards and pistol grip. The side of the pistol grip was also affixed with a small circular "RED DELTA" symbol signifying the model. The model was also fitted with their new Colt factory "HBAR" heavy target type barrel. The left side magazine well is marked "COLT SPORTER/MATCH HBAR/CAL. 223. Some models come fitted with an adjustable folding bipod. This rifle originally would come with the Colt aluminum storage/carrying case with the original COLT label on the end of the case.

This variant is well known in Japan due to it use in the Golgo 13 manga series, where it's used by protagonist Duke Togo aka Golgo 13.

Film

Title Actor Characters Note Date
Bangkok Dangerous Police Snipers 2008

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven Gin 2001
Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor Gorō Kobayashi 2009
Upotte!! 2012
Durarara!!×2 Shou Kasuka Heiwajima 2015

Colt Match Target

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Match Target with 5 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Match Target Competition with 10 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Post-ban version of the AR-15A2 HBAR; it has the bayonet lug deleted and features a barrel that has no threading and therefore cannot accept a muzzle brake or flash hider. A 'Competition' model was also made, incorporating a flat-top upper receiver to allow mounting of various optics. Both versions of the Match Target are available with a permanently attached compensator as a factory option.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Home of the Brave Brian Presley Tommy Yates With magazine removed 2006

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Mythbusters Competition with 30 round magazine 2003 - ????


Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Sporter I Carbine - 5.56x45mm. Colt's public offering of a lightweight carbine based on the AR-15 Platform. This rifle has been erroneously called "the M16 Shorty" for years by Law Enforcement and Firearms "authors". The "M16 Shorty" or "Shorty Carbine" have never been authorized or used names for the rifle by Colt or the Government.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Sporter I Carbine modified with a 14.5" barrel to replicate a Model 654, the export model of the Model 653 without forward assist - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Sporter II Carbine with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. Colt model #R-6420. Colt still insisted on using the SP1 style lower receiver so any rifle that looks like this but has the ribbing around the magazine release button is not a Colt rifle. Variants of this rifle have both the round and tear drop forward assist buttons, however, most of the early years of production had the tear drop button, like this rifle in the photo.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Sporter II Carbine with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Uncommon Valor Fred Ward Wilkes 1983
The Annihilators Andy Wood Woody Isaacson 1985
The Smile of the Fox Steve Bond Mark Derrick With a scoope, Model 6420 1992
The Smile of the Fox Derrick´s pal With a scope, Model 6420 1992
Never Say Die Todd Jensen Agent Mike Roper With custom short barrel 1994
Top Dog SWAT officers 1995
U.S. Marshals Michael Paul Chan Cultural Attache 1998
Point Blank Michael Wright Sonny 1998
Supreme Sanction An Alpha Section operative 1999
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright 2010
American Heist Luis Da Silva Jr. Spoonie Sporter I 2014

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Trailer Park Boys Regional Police (S05E02) 2001 -
FBI Agent (S07E10)
Ultimate Force Jamie Bamber Lt. Dotsy Doheny Sporter II fitted with solid stock and duckbill flash-hider 2002 - 2006
Miles Anderson Col. Aidan Dempsey
Heather Peace Tpr. Becca Gallagher
Tyrant Abbudinian soldiers and Shiek Rashid's guards non-firing replicas 2014

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Burn-Up Scramble 2004


Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 715 (virtually identical rifle to the Colt Canada C7) - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C7A1 with ELCAN scope and polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C7A2 with ELCAN scope - 5.56x45mm

Known as the Colt Model 715 in the United States, the Diemaco C7 is a Canadian license-built version of the M16 that was developed in tandem with the M16A2, but retains the rear sight and the automatic firing mode of the earlier M16A1, with the further addition of a heavier barrel and brass deflector. The original C7 was gradually replaced by the C7A1 in Canadian service during the mid 1990s, eliminating the carrying handle in favor of a Weaver rail system and a 3.5x ELCAN optical sight. The C7A2 is a mid-life upgrade of the C7A1 that adds a 4-position M4-style stock, a new handguard and pistol grip in OD green, and a Triad rail system that allows for the mounting of additional accessories such as RIS foregrips or AN/PEQ-2 laser illumination devices.

NOTE: Diemaco (currently Colt Canada) does not permit sale of their weapons to civilians (including film armorers), so C7s in films is near impossible to see. However, several AR-15 manufacturers built identically-configured rifles with the same receiver style, which were usually marketed as "budget" alternatives to their M16A2 clones. Colt manufactured the Model 715, while Olympic Arms manufactured its own version, the K4B (which is currently sold as the "Plinker Plus 20"). Most of the "C7" rifles appearing in movies and TV shows are the older-model (pre-1994) Olympic Arms K4B rifles; these guns are evidently preferred by the armorers in Vancouver, British Columbia and have been featured on TV shows such as Stargate: SG1, The X-Files, Millennium, and Viper. If the movie or TV show you are watching was filmed in British Columbia, chances are that you're seeing a converted Olympic Arms K4B, and not a genuine C7.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Hyena Road Paul Gross Pete Mitchell C7A2 2015
Walking Tall (2004) Ex-Deputy With Beta-C drum magazine 2004
Operation Dumbo Drop Green Berets,US Soldiers,ARVN Mocked up as M16A1 1995

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Continuum - Season 2 with Cobray 37mm Launcher / Episode 2 2013
Continuum - Season 1 Luvia Petersen Jasmine Garza with Cobray 37mm Launcher / "Fast Times" (Episode 2) 2012
Combat Hospital Various Canadian Forces soldiers C7A1 and C7A2, with ELCAN scopes and RIS foregrips 2011-???
The Border (TV Series) James McGowan Major Mike Kessler With ELCAN sight / "Blowback" 2008-2010
Harsh Realm Various US Army soldiers 1999
Harsh Realm Various Repblican Guard Special Forces 1999
Harsh Realm Various Cherokee rebels 1999
Millennium Various Survivalists/other characters 1997 - 2007
Stargate: SG1 Various USA.F. personnel 1997 - 2007
Viper (TV Series) Various US military personnel/various bad guys 1996 - 1999
Viper With 20-round magazine and Cobray CM203 launcher / "Diamond in the Rough" 1996 - 1999
Viper Various Villains 1996 - 1999
The Sentinel Armored van robber with Cobray CM203 / "Love and Guns" 1996 - 1999
The Sentinel Richard Burgi Det. Jim Ellison "Siege" 1996 - 1999
The X-Files - Season 4 FBI tactical agents, Militia gunmen Olympic Arms K4B variants with heavy barrels, fitted with A1 handguards to pass for M16A1s / "Tunguska" (S4E08) 1996
The X-Files - Season 2 SWAT sharpshooter Olympic Arms K4B variant with heavy barrel, fitted with custom buttstock and scope / "Duane Barry" (S2E05) 1994
The X-Files Military personnel Mostly Olympic Arms K4B variants with heavy barrels, stand-ins for M16A2s 1993 - 1998

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Project Reality C7A1, with polymer magazine, ELCAN scope, and Heckler & Koch AG36 grenade launcher 2005
Project Reality C7A2, with Back-Up Iron Sights, EOTech red dot sight, ELCAN scope, and M203 grenade launcher 2005
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "Diemaco C7A2" C7A2, with Crane stock, polymer magazine, EOTech red dot sight, and ELCAN Specter scope 2007
Rainbow Six: Siege "C7E" w/ various attachments C7NLD, Introduced in Operation Velvet Shell expansion (2017) 2015


Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 Carbine

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C8A1 with ELCAN scope - 5.56x45mm. Also known as the "C8FT" (Flat-Top)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C8A2 with Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C8A3 with ELCAN scope and Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm. Also known as the "C8FTHB" (Flat-Top Heavy Barrel)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C8 SFW with EOTech holographic sight - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C8 SFW with folding iron sights and quad-rail foregrip - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Canada C8 CQB with Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm

Essentially a carbine version of the C7 rifle, the C8 carbine serves the same role in the Canadian Armed Forces as the M4A1 carbine serves in the US military. The original C8 is virtually identical to the Colt Model 653 carbine, while later variants introduced heavier barrels and flat-top upper receivers.

The C8A1 is features a flat-top upper receiver. The C8A2 features a heavier barrel. The C8FTHB, later called simply C8A3, is a further improved variant with green furniture and a cutout for a grenade launcher. The C8A3 variant was technically further modified with ambidextrous controls.

The C8 SFW (Special Forces Weapon) features a longer, 400 mm (15.7 in) barrel. It is used by British special forces under the designation L119A1 SFIW (Special Forces Individual Weapon).

The C8 CQB variant features a compact barrel similar to the Mk 18 Mod 0. It is also used by British special forces under the designation L119A1 CQB.

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Hyena Road Canadian soldiers Fitted with foregrips, suppressor, and ELCAN scopes 2015

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Trailer Park Boys S.W.A.T C8A1 with ELCAN scope 2001 -
Combat Hospital Elias Koteas Colonel Xavier Marks C8A3, with ELCAN scope and foregrip 2011-???
The Border (TV Series) / "Gross Deceptions" Various Gunmen C8A1, with ELCAN scope 2008-2010

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Project Reality C8A1, with polymer magazine, RIS foregrip, and M68 Aimpoint red dot & ELCAN scopes 2005
Project Reality C8A3, with EOTech red dot sight and ELCAN scope 2005


Diemaco/Colt Canada C7/C7A1 LSW

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Diemaco C7 LSW/Colt Model 750 LMG with Beta-C drum magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Diemaco C7A1 LSW/Colt Model 950 LMG with Parker & Hale bipod - 5.56x45mm

A light machine gun variant of the C7, the LSW features an enlarged gas tube and heavier barrel with a correspondingly larger handguard with a distinctive square profile and detachable carry handle. The weapon is only capable of being fired in fully automatic from an open bolt (hence no need for a forward assist), and features a bipod, vertical grip and modified buffer tube to aid in automatic fire. The weapon was a joint venture between Colt and Diemaco, and is thus the only Canadian variant to feature the A2 rear sights as standard. The original C7 LSW was designed in the 80s and featured a barrel mounted bipod and fixed sights. The weapon was updated to the C7A1 LSW in the 90's, which featured a flattop receiver and a handguard mounted bipod. These two weapons were sold by Colt as the Model 750 and Model 950 respectively and were known as either the "Light Machine Gun" or "Automatic Rifle", however all weapons are actually made by Diemaco/Colt Canada as noted by the maple leaf stamped on the magazine well.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Python Soldier 2000
The Purge Purger 2013

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Warface M16A2 LMG C7A1/Model 950, forward sight and vertical grip removed 2013


Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 607 - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 609 / XM177E1 - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 610 / GAU-5/A - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 629 / XM177E2 - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Late 1970s model AR15 Sporter 1 Carbine - converted into an XM177 Lookalike for the film The Dogs of War - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Commercial CAR-15 semi-automatic rifle - 5.56x45mm. This is a semi-automatic civilian copy of XM177-patterend rifles. The flash hider is a smaller diameter copy of the XM177's moderator with no sound suppression qualities, and is permanently welded onto the barrel to make it legal length for over the counter gun store sales.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 639 (commercial/export variant of the XM177E2) - 5.56x45mm. In the 70s the ATF classified the XM177E2 style 4.5" moderator as a suppressor, hence carbines manufactured after this point are fitted with a standard flash hider.

During the Vietnam War, Colt made a series of M16-based carbines that were fielded by the United States military. These carbines featured short barrels and unique moderator muzzle devices, distinguishing them from other M16-based carbines. There is no official name for the entire series; common unofficial names for the series include CAR-15 and Colt Commando, though they are technically inaccurate names.

  • Colt Model 607: An early attempt by Colt to create a carbine M16 variant. It had a 10" barrel (initially with a 3-prong flash hider then a 3.5" moderator) and a slab side receiver just like the original AR-15s, in addition it had a complicated extending triangular stock and a shortened triangular handguard. Saw minimal use in Vietnam.
  • Colt Model 609: Produced from late 1966 to early 1967, the Model 609 was the first Colt AR-15 Carbine to see widespread use by the US military. It was designated XM177E1 by the US Army. The Model 609 / XM177E1 featured a tear drop forward assist, upgraded takedown pin assembly, a simpler two-position telescoping tubular aluminum stock, reinforced two-piece round handguards, a 10" barrel, and an improved 4.25" moderator. Earlier models featured partial fence lowers, while later models featured full fence lowers. This version was also where they started stamping the receivers "Commando", leading to the "Colt Commando" name.
  • Colt Model 610: A version of the Model 609 without a forward assist built for the USAF security forces. The Model 610 initially entered USAF service under the name XM177, and was later given the air force designation GAU-5/A when formally adopted by the US Air Force. The Model 610 is used by the USAF until recently (which is why the gun is seen on the show Stargate: SG1).
  • Colt Model 629: In 1967, the Model 629 was officially designated the XM177E2. Very similar to the Model 609 / XM177E1, the barrel was changed from 10" to 11.5", a grenade ring was added to the 4.25" moderator, and a chromed chamber was added (the same modifications made to the A1 upgrade of the M16 rifle). In 1983-1984, an improved model of the XM177E2 was prototyped, which later received the designation XM4 and eventually became the M4 Carbine. The XM177E2 was the last XM177 variant used in the Vietnam War. Following the war many of these rifles were transferred to the USAF and were classified as GAU-5A/B or GAU-5/B (sources vary), and these too were later altered to the GUU-5/P standard (see below). This is the version most commonly seen as model and airsoft replicas.
  • GUU-5/P: In 1989, the USAF decided that the GAU- designation should only apply to aircraft guns, and infantry guns should be classified as GUU (guns, miscellaneous personal equipment) with a /P (personal) end. Almost all USAF Colt rifles (models 610 (GAU-5A), 629 (GAU-5A/B), 630 or 649 (GAU-5A/A, it is unclear which) and some USAF M16s) were folded into the GUU-5/P designation, and rebuilt with a new standard; they are fitted with 14.5 inch 1/7 twist barrels (some had already been given 14.5 inch 1/12 twist barrels and may or may not have been designated "GAU-5/P") with their original markings erased and remarked as "GUU-5/P." All have the national stock number 1005-01-042-9820 regardless of their actual configuration.

The XM177E1 and the XM177E2 were adopted by the US Army and are no longer used since 1994 when it was replaced by the M4.

Movie Armorer's note: Since the ATF viewed the moderator of the XM177 as a 'silencer' due to the sound baffles within the item, it was as strictly controlled as any other silencer. Also the interior design of the flash hider / sound suppressor of the XM177 made it difficult to adapt to fire movie blanks. Thus there are virtually NO real XM177s used in movies. Most of the versions seen in films are modified commercial SP1 Carbines/M16 shorties with 'fake' XM177 flash hiders slipped over or welded to the end of the barrel. Also movie armorers used aftermarket barreled uppers by third party manufacturers and mated them to existing fully automatic lower receivers, thus were constantly swapping parts to build up guns which were requested by movie directors. So it is possible to see various upper receiver assemblies on recognizable M16/A1/A2 lower receivers.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Dogs of War Various actors Mercenaries 1981
The Final Option Ziggy Byfield Trooper Baker 1982
Uncommon Valor Todd Allen Frank Rhodes 1983
Uncommon Valor Randall "Tex" Cobb Sailor 1983
Uncommon Valor Tim Thomerson Charts 1983
Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti) Various actors US Army soldiers XM177E2, with original flash suppressor replaced by "birdcage" flash hider 1985
Spies Like Us Sam Raimi Security Guard 1985
Joel Coen Security Guard
Martin Brest Security Guard
Brazil MOI SWAT officers 1985
The Park is Mine Yaphet Kotto NYPD ESU Cpt. Frank Eubanks 1985
The Emerald Forest Powers Boothe Bill Markham XM177E1 1985
Claudio Moreno Chief Jacareh
Band of the Hand Daniele Quinn Carlos 1986
Lethal Weapon Gary Busey Mr. Joshua With scope, with & without magazines taped 'jungle-style' 1987
Various actors Shadow Company henchmen
Fatal Beauty Henchwoman 1987
The Running Man Arnold Schwarzenegger Ben Richards 1987
Yaphet Kotto Laughlin
Thomas Rosales Jr. Chico
Guards, prisoners, guerillas
Rage of Honor Sho Kosugi Shiro Tanaka 1987
Rage of Honor Various henchmen 1987
Casualties of War Sean Penn Sgt Tony Meserve Fake version 1989
Double Impact Geoffrey Lewis Frank Avery 1990
Triad hitman With M203 grenade launcher
Hard to Kill Dean Norris Det. Sgt. Goodhart 1990
Charles Boswell Jack Axel
Predator 2 Danny Glover Lt. Mike Harrigan With M203 grenade launcher 1990
Navy SEALs Michael Biehn LT Curran 1990
Dennis Haysbert Graham With M203 grenade launcher
Rick Rossovich Leary
Nothing But Trouble Valri Bromfield Miss Purdah 1991
Toy Soldiers Counter-terrorist team 1991
New Jack City Judd Nelson Nick With futuristic laser pointer/scope 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor With flash hider, suppressor, laser sight, and ACOG scope 1991
Arnold Schwarzenegger T-800
Under Siege US Marine 1992
Various actors Navy SEALs
Article 99 Leo Burmester Polaski 1992
Hot Shots! Part Deux Navy SEALs With M203 grenade launchers 1993
The Fugitive Chicago PD SWAT sniper With scope 1993
RoboCop 3 John Castle Paul McDaggett With M203 grenade launcher 1993
Splatterpunks Gang Members With & without M203 grenade launchers
Rehabilitation Officers With & without M203 grenade launchers
Resistance Members
Rage and Honor II Fake terrorists 1993
The Dallas Connection Bruce Penhall Chris Cannon With M203 grenade launcher 1994
Direct Hit Richard Norton Rogers 1994
CIA operatives
Desperado Henchmen 1995
Top Dog Neo Nazi terrorists and SWAT officers With M203 grenade launcher 1995
Mercenary Alan's mercenaries 1996
The Rock Sean Connery John Patrick Mason With SureFire Universal WeaponLight 1996
Nicolas Cage Stanley Goodspeed
David Morse Maj. Tom Baxter
Gregory Sporleder Cpt. Frye
Various actors Rogue Recon Marines With & without SureFire Universal WeaponLights
Original Gangstas Dru Down Kayo 1996
Gang members
The Peacemaker Various actors US Army Special Forces soldiers With & without M203 grenade launchers & Maglite flashlight 1997
Point Blank (1998) Henchman 1998
Commander Hamilton Peter Stormare Carl Hamilton 1998
Commander Hamilton Mats Långbacka Stålhandske 1998
The General's Daughter US Army soldier 1999
The Cell FBI HRT officer With Surefire Universal WeaponLight 2000
Brother 2 (Brat 2) Chicago Police officer 2000
3000 Miles to Graceland Kurt Russell Michael 2001
3000 Miles to Graceland Christian Slater Hanson 2001
Black Hawk Down Various actors Delta Force operators With camouflage paint schemes and M68 Aimpoint red dot sights 2001
Die Another Day US military personnel 2002
Bad Boys II Drug runner 2003
The Protector gangster in helicopter Model 607 2005
In Her Line of Fire The rebels 2006
Blood Diamond Leonardo DiCaprio Danny Archer With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and camouflage paint scheme 2006
Mercenaries
American Gangster Denzel Washington Frank Lucas 2007
Pandemic Filipino boy 2009
Cockneys vs. Zombies Georgia King Emma 2012
Lupin III Nirut Sirichanya Pramuk 2014
Sahajak Boonthanakit Head of Security
Thanayong Wongtrakul Royal
Pramuk's soldiers
Thai soldiers
Terminator Genisys Jai Courtney Kyle Reese 2015
Skin Trade Dragovic's henchman Model 629 2015

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Tour of Duty Terence Knox Sgt 1st Class Clayton "Zeke" Anderson 1987 - 1989
The X-Files Various law enforcement tactical officers, military/black-ops personnel Mockups from various models - Earlier appearances (Season 3 to Season 5) built off of A1 and A1E1 receivers (Such as Colt Model 653s and Olympic Arms K3Bs), Later appearances (Season 6 onward) built off of A2 receivers (Such as Colt Model 727); Later carbines also feature mounted weaponlights 1996 - 2002
Stargate SG-1 Garvin Cross Casey with Cobray CM203 flare launcher / "Children of the Gods" (S01E01) 1997
Seven Days Raymond Cruz Rodriguez Mocked-up weapons with M16A2-style receivers / "Daddy's Little Girl" 1998 - 2001
Various US Army soldiers
Various NNL Personnel
Ultimate Force Chris Ryan SSgt. Johnny Bell Commercial CAR-15 semiautomatic rifle 2002 - 2006
Elliot Cowan Cpl. Jem Poynton
Alex Reid Cpt. Caroline Walsh
UN Peacekeepers Commercial CAR-15 semiautomatic rifle fitted with gooseneck rail and telescopic sight
Ross Kemp SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie Mocked up Olympic Arms K3B with Cobray CM203 mounted
Christopher Fox Cpl. Louis Hoffman
Derek Horne Sgt. Sean Smith
Firefly Badger's henchman "Serenity" (S01E01) 2002
Hokkaido Police. Russian Department (Politsiya Khokkaydo. Russkiy otdel) S.A.T. 2007-2011

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Spriggan Model 629 1998
Key the Metal Idol Model 629 1994 - 1997

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Rainbow Six "CAR-15" Can fire in semi-auto, 3-round burst, and automatic fire Incorrectly featured with safe/semi/burst/auto trigger group, holds 30 rounds in a 20-round magazine, the handguard is the same length of the M16A2, and has a shorter flash hider 1998
The World Is Not Enough "Mustang MAR-4", "Mustang MAR-4 GL" Available with an M203 grenade launcher 2000
Operation Flashpoint "XM-177E2", "XM-177S" Can fire in both semi-auto and automatic fire; a generic red dot sight is featued with the "XM-177S" variant Both first-person and world models are missing the flash hider 2001
Max Payne "Colt Commando" 2001
Line of Sight: Vietnam "CAR15" Can fire in both semi-auto and automatic fire Incorrectly loaded with 30 rounds in a 20-round magazine 2003
Battlefield: Vietnam 2004
Elite Warriors Vietnam 2005
Vietcong 2 "XM-177" Lacks rear iron sight 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops "Commando" GAU-5A/A, with flat top and A1 flash hider 2010

Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 727/Model 733

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 653 "M16A1 Carbine" - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 653 "M16A1 Carbine" modified with a 16" barrel - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 654 "M16A1 Carbine", the export model of the Model 653 without forward assist - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 723 "M16A2 Carbine" - 5.56x45mm. This version has the A1 profile ("pencil") barrel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 723 "M16A2 Carbine", late model with "M4" profile barrel - 5.56x45mm. This configuration was available from 1987, and used the barrel from the Colt Model 720 (a prototype rifle which was part of the XM4 program). This particular variant of the Model 723 was adopted by U.S. Army Delta Force starting in 1988 and was their standard carbine up until adoption of the M4A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 727 "M16A2 Government Carbine" - 5.56x45mm. This variant is nearly identical to the late-model Colt 723 (seen above), except that it has an M16A2-style upper receiver (with A2 rear sight) rather than the "A1E1"-style receiver of the 723. This carbine was used by U.S. Navy SEAL platoons and some other U.S. SOCOM elements (including the U.S. Army 75th Ranger Regiment) from the late-1980s until the mid-1990s, when the M4A1 entered service.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 733 "M16A2 Commando" - 5.56x45mm. Note, the Model 733 does not appear to have a set specification from Colt, and could be found with either an A1, A1E1 or A2 upper receiver, A1 or A2 lower receiver, A1 or A2 barrel profile, and a coated aluminum or fiberlite stock. This particular rifle has an A2 lower, an A1E1 upper (forward assist and case deflector with A1 sights as found on Canadian Colts), and a coated aluminium stock.

After 1973 Colt made several lightweight versions of the M16 and Commando rifles for use with Police and Security forces, as well as civilian sales worldwide. It had the features of the XM177 carbine series, including the telescoping stock, but had either a 14.5" or a 16" lightweight barrel, depending on the demands of the customer, whether domestic or foreign. It was NOT correct for Vietnam, despite what the movie Platoon portrays. Though 'unofficially' called the "M16 Shorty" by some writers and shooters, the 16" barreled lightweight carbine was never adopted formally by the US Military, and thus never had an "M" or "XM" designation. It was used in the US by Federal and local law enforcement. The Model 653 is also the basis for the Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 carbine series (see above).

In 1985 Colt also made the Model 733, which was a 11.5" barreled version of the Model 653, intended for tactical police and security work. Later manufactured versions of both guns had A2 style heavy barrels. The Model 723 was a 733 designed for export for the UAE and used by US Delta Force.

What is confusing is that other manufacturers made all sorts of modified short barreled AR-15 rifles for the Police and Civilian markets throughout the years. Colt themselves bastardized so many of their rifles throughout the years, swapping particular uppers with different lowers so that there will always be exceptions to the rule. The explosion of custom and unique looking AR-15 rifles in the 1980s and 1990s has led to a lot of confusion regarding what rifle is in what movie.

Film

Film Title Actor Character Notes Date
Enter the Ninja Franco Nero Cole Model 653P 1981
Alex Courtney Frank Landers
Will Hare Dollars
Venarius' henchmen
Code Name: Wild Geese Klaus Kinski Charleton Model 653 1984
Charleton's men
Silk Ronnie Patterson Vernon Model 653 1986
Cec Verrell Silk
Joe Mari Avellana Lt. Kobayashi
Frederick Bailey Brown
Police, various criminals
Platoon Tom Berenger SGT Bob Barnes Model 653P 1986
Willem Dafoe SGT Elias K. Grodin
The Living Daylights Joe Don Baker Brad Whitaker Model 733 with transparent bullet-proof shield 1987
Equalizer 2000 Richard Norton Slade Model 653P as part of "Equalizer" 1987
Robert Patrick Deke
William Steis Lawton
Frederick Bailey Hayward
Corinne Wahl Karen Model 653P
Warren McLean Fletcher
Rebels
Bullet in the Head Jacky Cheung Fai Model 653 1990
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation Commandos and rebels Model 733 1990
China O'Brien II Donré Sampson Omar Possibly Model 653 1990
Keith Cooke Dakota
Hot Shots! Part Deux Navy SEAL Model 653; fitted with M203 1993
Direct Hit Richard Norton Rogers Model 653 1994
CIA operatives
Heat Robert De Niro Neil McCauley Model 733 1995
Val Kilmer Chris Shiherlis
Soldier Boyz Tyrin Turner Butts Model 653P 1995
The Long Kiss Goodnight Geena Davis Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore 1996
Tomorrow Never Dies Götz Otto Stamper Model 727; fitted with M203 1997
Deep Impact US Army soldiers With M203 grenade launchers 1998
Scarred City Soto's bodyguard Possibly Model 653 1998
Point Blank Mickey Rourke Rudy Ray Model 733 with optics, with camo point and suppressor 1998
K-911 Model 727 with M203 grenade launcher; Seen in Devon Lang's armory 1999
Black Hawk Down Eric Bana SFC "Hoot" Hooten Model 727 2001
William Fichtner SFC Sanderson Model 727; fitted with Aimpoint red dot sight and SureFire WaponLight
Richard Tyson SSG Busch
Jason Isaacs CPT Mike Steele Model 733
Hugh Dancy SFC "Doc" Schmid
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau MSG Gary Gordon Model 733; fitted with Aimpoint red dot sight, SureFire WeaponLight, and suppressor
Ron Eldard CW3 Michael Durant
Detention Dolph Lundgren Sam Decker Model 727 with M203 2003
US Army soldiers Model 727 with foregrip
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq Paul Sturino PFC Dowdy Model 727 2005
Jordan Brown SPC Cohen Model 727; fitted with custom stock, KAC M4-style railed handguard, SureFire WeaponLight and RIS foregrip
Brett Ryan SPC Romeo Model 727 ;fitted with M203
Lord of War Models at the Berlin Arms Fair Model 723 2005
Painkiller Jane Various US Army soldiers Model 723 fitted with a Cobray CM203 Flare Launcher 2005
The Hunt for Eagle One Mark Dacascos Lt. Matt Daniels Model 727, Model 733; fitted with 6-position collapsible stock, red dot sight, KAC M4 RAS handguards with rail covers, KAC RIS foregrip, and tactical flashlight 2005
Zach McGowan Spec. Hank Jackson Model 727; fitted with 6-position collapsible stock and M203
Mark Dacascos Lt. Matt Daniels Model 733; fitted with 6-position collapsible stock, red dot sight, KAC M4 RAS handguards with rail covers, KAC RIS foregrip, and tactical flashlight
Joe Fozzy Spec. Jeff Parker
Rey Malonzo Lt. Narcisco Montalvo Model 653P; fitted with 6-position collapsible stock and rubber butt pad, scope, KAC M4 RAS handguards, KAC RIS foregrip, and unusual ported compensator
Home of the Brave Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Specialist Jamal Aiken Model 727; with M203 leaf sight, Trijicon RX-09 red dot sight, and Vortex muzzle brake 2006
US Army soldiers Unrecognizable; could be Model 933s
Battle for Haditha US Marines Model 727; with foregrips and ACOG sights, mocked up to resemble the M4A1 MWS 2007
Beaufort Oshri Cohen 1stLt. Liraz "Erez" Librati Model 653; fitted with Kimber Mepro 21 reflex sight 2007
Eli Eltonyo 1stSgt. Oshri
Hannan Yishai Nadav Model 733; fitted with different flash hider
Various IDF soldiers Locally chopped down Model 653 known as the "Mekut'zrar"
Gomorrah Marco Macor Marco Model 727; fitted with G&P airsoft replica of M203 and Olympic Arms (or JB Unicorn Airsoft) handguards 2008
Fatal Move Jing Wu Lok Tin-Hung Model 654 2008
Simon Yam Lin Ho-Tung
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Hugh Jackman James Howlett Model 733 2009
Green Zone Various Special Forces soldiers Model 733s; fitted with Aimpoint red dot sights, SureFire Universal WaponLights, and XM177 flash hiders 2009
Dolan's Cadillac Gangster Model 727; fitted with M203 2009
Five Brothers (Comme les cinq doigts de la main) Model 727; Seen in illegal weapon store 2010
Killer Elite (2011) Robert De Niro Hunter Model 727 2011
Taken 2 US Marine Model 727 with RIS handguard 2012
A Dark Truth Andy Garcia Jack Begosian Model 723 2012
Forest Whitaker Francisco Francis
Eva Longoria Mia Francis
Julio Oscar Mechoso Guide
Ecuadorian soldiers
Colt 45 Commando of killers, Police arms depot Model 727 2014
Let's Be Cops Jake Johnson Ryan O'Malley 2014
The Last Witch Hunter seen in the Kaulder's armory 2015

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Miami Vice Don Johnson Sonny Crockett Model 654 1984-1989
SRT members
Edward James Olmos Lt. Castillo Model 733
Various Model 733 with and without M203
The X-Files Tactical officers, military/black-ops Roughly 10" barrels, Likely short-barreled Olympic Arms K3B carbines, resemble Model 733 1993-1998
Seven Days Johnathan LaPaglia Frank Parker Model 733 fitted with XM177 style flash hider / "The Fire Last Time" 1998-2001
Ultimate Force Jamie Draven Cpl. Jamie Dow Model 733 2002-2006
Christopher Fox Cpl. Louis Hoffman
Heather Peace Tpr. Becca Gallagher
Tremors: The Series Michael Gross Burt Gummer Model 654 2003
Victor Browne Tyler Reed
Red Cap SAS troopers Model 727 / "Betrayed" 2003 - 2004
All or Nothing (Pan ili propal) Vladimir Yavorsky Ole Svendsen Model 654 2004
The Kill Point Pittsburg P.D. SWAT officer Model 653 fitted with Surefire M500AB weaponlights 2007
Sanctuary Model 733, present in the armory but never used / "Penance" 2007
Falling Skies Sarah Carter Maggie Model 733 2011-2015
Stranger Things David Harbour Chief Hopper 2017
Waco Branch Davidian members 2018
Jack Ryan John Krasinski Jack Ryan 2019

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Variant and Notes Release Date
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear "M4 Carbine" Model 733 1999
Urban Terror "M4A1" Model 727 2000
Half-Life Model 727 with M203 grenade launcher, HD replacement of the MP5 2001
Max Payne "Colt Commando" Model 733 2001
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City "M4" Model 733 2002
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza N/A Model 733 with A1E1 upper receiver, M16-style fixed stock, and 20-round angled magazine 2002
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down "CAR-15" Model 727 2003
Chaser "Colt M4" Model 733, without casing deflector 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "M4" Model 733 2004
Far Cry "M4 Assault Weapon" Model 727 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising Model 654; unusable, comes with a reflex sight and 16" barrel. Modeled with an elongated 10rd magazine 2004
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories "M4" Model 733 2005
Project Reality "M16A1 Menosar" Israeli Defence Force Menusar: Model 653 with barrel cut down to 13", with optional M203 grenade launcher 2005
"M16A1 Mekotzrar" Israeli Defence Force Mekut'zrar: Model 653 with barrel cut down to 10"
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune M4 Carbine Model 653 with 6-position stock and flashlight 2007
World in Conflict Model 733 2007
Tomb Raider: Underworld "A12 Carbine" Model 727, with custom butt-stock and flash suppressor 2008
Wheelman Carbine Model 727 with A1-type barrel of the Model 723 2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves M4 Model 653 with 6-position stock and flashlight 2009
Rogue Warrior Model 733 2009
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker "M653" Model 653 with various upgrades 2010
Fallout: New Vegas "Assault Carbine" Model 733 2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light "Assault Rifle" Model 727, sometimes with custom butt-stock 2010
Uncharted: Golden Abyss M4 Model 653 with 6-position stock and flashlight 2012
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive "M4A1-S" Model 723 with optional suppressor 2012
Payday 2 AMCAR Model 733 with A2-style receiver and 6-position stock 2013
Ironsight Training M4 Model 723, only appears when a player's weapon expires or reaches 0 durability 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Cat Planet Cuties Model 723 2010


M231 Firing Port Weapon

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M231 Firing Port Weapon - 5.56x45mm

The M231 Firing Port Weapon is a stripped-down, bare-bones carbine designed for US Army soldiers riding in the M2 & M3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The FPW was designed to allow transported soldiers to protect the vulnerable flanks and rear of the IFV while still under armor. The weapon is only capable of full-auto fire with no semi-auto mode. Later upgrades to the Bradley blocked the firing ports on the sides of the hull with extra armor, though FPWs are still carried for the two rear ports covering the loading ramp.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Variant and Notes Release Date
Project Reality Used on M2A2 Bradley 2005
Battlefield: Bad Company Used on M2A2 Bradley 2008


M4/M4A1 Carbine

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M4 Carbine with 4 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock and carrying handle removed - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M4A1 with EOTech 552.A65 Holographic sight and SureFire M951XM05 tactical light - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M4A1 with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm

The M4 Carbine is a 14.5" barreled select fire assault rifle adopted by the United States Armed Forces. It has a distinctive 'step down' in the barrel to allow for mounting the M203 grenade launcher. The M4 has 3-round burst capability, while the M4A1 has full-auto fire capability. The very earliest M4s delivered to the US Army in 1994 had fixed carry handles and were known in Colt's catalog as the Model 777. However, by 1995, the military standardized the Model 920 (M4) and Model 921 (M4A1), which featured a flattop upper receiver and a detachable carry handle; in spite of the receiver difference relative to the earlier Model 777, the Model 920 retained the same "M4" designation. Contrary to popular misconception, the carry handles on most M4s and M4A1s are detachable; since the early-2000s, almost all M4 carbines are used with the carry handle removed, and a folding rear sight and optic being attached to the receiver instead. As far as the DoD procurement program has always been concerned, the burst/auto capability is the only difference between an M4 and M4A1. (NOTE: More recently produced M4A1s - known as the Model 921HB - also have a thicker barrel profile under the handguards along with a heavier buffer to slow the rate of fire, meaning that the weapon is more controllable during fully automatic firing and is less prone to overheating.) As of 2014, most burst-fire M4s have been converted to the upgraded full-auto M4A1s.

What is confusing is that many civilian commercial makers of AR-15 style rifles call their 16" Carbine "The M4" (these weapons are often referred to as "M4geries"). Though there is no rule saying they can't name their gun whatever they want, the official M4 is the version used and originally issued by the US Army and built by Colt. Colt tried to sue other gun makers to stop using the term 'M4' (specifically, Bushmaster and Heckler & Koch: the latter settled out of court and changed the name of their "HK M4" to HK416) however, in 2005 it was ruled that M4 refers to a type of firearm and Colt's trademark was revoked. Owing to a second spate of legal shenanigans with Colt over the US Army trying solicit new-production M4A1s competitively (which came to a head when they awarded part of the contract to Remington), M4A1s produced since February 2013 have been made by FN Herstal.

In the field, the M4/M4A1 is typically issued to standard infantry with Knight's Armament Corporation (KAC) M4 RAS railed handguards (usually holding an IR designator, a vertical foregrip, sometimes a flashlight, or one of many types of rifle scopes and red-dot or reflex optics). United States Special Operations Forces have access to additional accessories through the SOPMOD (Special Operations Peculiar Modification) program. The SOPMOD kit consists of various standardized accessories such as optics, laser sights, and suppressors, as well as a shortened M203 grenade launcher. The core of the SOPMOD is an M4A1 Carbine with a KAC railed handguard, much like the ones used by the standard infantry. The SOPMOD program, specifically Block I of the program, was initially proposed in 1992 by United States special forces, and was developed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Block II, which began issue in 2005, uses Daniel Defense RIS II rails (see M4/M4A1 Block II entry - below). In general usage, SOPMOD refers to M4s equipped with accessories from the SOPMOD kit, though at times the term has been used as a general name for any kind of M4 with lots of tacticool accessories.

The Mk 18 and Mk 12 (see below) had their origins in the SOPMOD program, originally intended as alternate upper receivers for the SOPMOD kit.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Air Force One Gary Oldman Ivan Korshunov Fitted with C-More Sight, first film to feature the M4A1 1997
Elya Baskin Andrei Kolchak Fitted with C-More sight
Soldier Child recruits Fitted with C-More Sights and RIS foregrips 1998
The Cell FBI HRT members Fitted with tactical light 2000
Joint Security Area South Korean soldiers Fitted with C-More sights 2000
Black Hawk Down Eric Bana SFC Norm "Hoot" Gibson Rubber prop M4 fitted with tactical flashlight and paint with desert camo, technically an anachronistic for the time period of the film 2001
Delta operator Rubber prop
2009: Lost Memories JBI SWAT officers Fitted with scope, rails, forward handgrips, tactical light and laser aiming devices 2002
Steal SWAT officers 2002
The Tuxedo Debi Mazar Agent Steena 2002
The Sum of All Fears US military personnel Fitted with Trijicon RX01 red dot sight 2002
xXx Marton Csokas Yorgi Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, Beta-C mag and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip 2002
Jan Pavel Filipensky Viktor Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, Beta-C mag and RIS foregrip
NSA commandos Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope and Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Antonio Banderas FBI agent Jeremiah Ecks One of the first films to feature the M4's newer 6-position ("LE") collapsible stock 2002
Lucy Liu Agent Sever
Gregg Henry Robert Gant
DIA agents
Tears of the Sun Bruce Willis LT A.K. Waters Fitted with back up iron sight, Aimpoint M68 CCO, D-LAP laser sight, and RIS fioregrip 2003
Cole Hauser James "Red" Atkins Bruce Willis's M4A1
Johnny Messner Kelly Lake Fitted with back up iron sight, Aimpoint M68 CCO, and suppressor
Chad Smith Jason "Flea" Mabry Fitted with stock cheek pad, carry handle, Combat Military Optics LTD Marksman Series Model 100, and suppressor
Dreamcatcher Soldiers 2003
X2: X-Men United Col. Stryker's men Fitted with RIS foregrips, tactical flashlights and laser pointers 2003
The In-Laws David Suchet Jean-Pierre Thibodoux 2003
2 Fast 2 Furious US Customs agents Fitted with WeaponLights 2003
Carter's henchmen
Hulk US Army soldiers Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Nick Stahl John Conor Fitted with C-More sight and M26 MASS 2003
SWAT officers Fitted with C-More sights and Surefire M500AB weaponlight
Bad Boys II Yul Vasquez Det. Reyes Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, Surefire M500AB forend weaponslight and laser pointer 2003
TNT members Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes, M500AB forend weaponlights and laser pointers
S.W.A.T. Jeremy Renner Brian Gamble Fitted with Trijicon TA47 ACOG compact scope and Surefire M500AB weaponlight 2003
L.L. Cool J Officer Deacon 'Deke' Kay
Colin Farrell Officer Jim Street
Underworld Robbie Gee Kahn Fitted with a scope and Surefire M500AB weaponlight 2003
Paycheck FBI SWAT 2003
Detention US Army soldiers With foregrip 2003
Sniper 3 US Marines Fitted with AN/PEQ-2 IR designators and RIS foregrips 2004
The Corsican File (L'enquête Corse) RAID member Fitted with laser sight 2004
Cube Zero Soldiers 2004
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq Zan Calabretta SGT Delvecchio Fitted with A.R.M.S. SIR system, Aimpoint M68 CCO, RIS foregrip and SureFire WeaponLight 2005
Shaun Taylor SGT Ron Stalker
Michael Belisaro PFC Johnson Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, RIS foregrip and SureFire WeaponLight
Ben Gilbank PFC Aikens
Hostage LAPD SWAT officers Fitted with Trijicon TA38 ACOG scope and SureFire WeaponLights 2005
Fake FBI SWAT operators
The Interpreter Various Secret Service Uniformed Division 2005
xXx: State of the Union Scott Speedman Agent Kyle Steele Fitted with aforementioned weaponlight and a Leupold CQ/T scope 2005
Xzibit Zeke fitted with a M26 MASS
NSA security forces Fitted with Surefire M500AB forearm weaponlights
SWAT officers
The Interpreter US Secret Service 2005
The Tiger and the Snow US Army soldier Fitted with M203, Aimpoint, and flashlight 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Various Company Men members 2005
Batman Begins Various GCPD SWAT officers 2005
The Island Gunman Fitted with carry handle, Trijicon ACOG scope, and Magpul stock 2005
Transporter 2 Miami SWAT member 2005
Painkiller Jane Emmanuelle Vaugier Capt. Jane Elizabeth Browning 2005
Divergence Daniel Wu Coke airsoft replica 2005
Harsh Times Christian Bale Jim Davis RIS fore-grip and M68 Aimpoint scope 2005
Miami Vice Barry Shabaka Henley Castillo 2006
Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) Ramil Sabitov Ibragim 2006
Inside Man Various NYPD ESU officers Fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, WeaponLights and RIS foregrips. 2006
The Sentinel CAT operator Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope 2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise Kohl Sudduth Officer Simspon Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope 2006
Mission: Impossible III Keri Russell IMF agent Lindsey Ferris Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scope and rail covers 2006
Children of Men Chiwetel Ejiofor Luke Fitted with M203 Grenade Launcher, tactical light and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator 2006
'Fish' gunman Fitted with Elcan optical sight
Paragraph 78 (Paragraf 78) Aziz Beyshenaliev Pay with a railed handguard 2007
Assassin in Love Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Bjorn w/ suppressor, laser, bipod, ACOG 2007
Ghost Rider SWAT officers Fitted with optical sights 2007
Shooter Mark Wahlberg GySgt. Bob Lee Swagger Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, EOTech Holographic sight with 4x magnifier scope, and rail covers 2007
FBI SWAT agents
SWAT officers
Mercenaries Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, AN/PVS-14 NVG sights, and rail covers
Planet Terror 2007
Spider-Man 3 NYPD ESU officers Fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 and SureFire M500AB WeaponLights 2007
28 Weeks Later Jeremy Renner SGT Doyle Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight, ERGO grip, CAA CBS CAR telescoping stock, PVS-14 NVG sight, also lacking front iron sight 2007
Rose Byrne MAJ Scarlet
US Army personnel Fitted with carry handles, Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon TA01NSN 4x32 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, tactical flashlights, and RIS foregrips
Live Free or Die Hard Yorgo Constantine Russo Fitted with rear BUIS, Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and SureFire M900A WeaponLight 2007
FBI agents and HRT Fitted with rear BUIS, Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrips, and TLR-1 WeaponLights
Security guards Same as above
Transformers SOCCENT personnel Fitted with ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, RIS foregrips and camouflage paint schemes 2007
Delta team
Dragon Wars: D-War SWAT teams and US military personnel Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes and RIS foregrips 2007
In the Valley of Elah Wes Chatham CPL Steve Penning 2007
US Army soldiers Fitted with various attachments
Saw IV SWAT officers Fitted with SureFire Universal WeaponLights and RIS foregrips 2007
Lions for Lambs Derek Luke Arian Finch Fitted with ACOG scope 2007
Michael Peña Ernest Rodriguez With ACOG scope
US Army Rangers With ACOG scope
Redacted Ty Jones MSG Sweet Fitted with Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip 2007
Daniel Stewart Sherman SPC B.B. Rush Fitted with Trijicon TA338 ACOG scope, and M203 Grenade Launcher
Kel O'Neill PV2 Gabe Blix Fitted with Trijicon TA338 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip
US Army soldiers Fitted with various accessories
Cloverfield US Army soldiers Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes and AN/PEQ-2 IR designators 2008
Saw V SWAT officers 2008
Stop-Loss Channing Tatum SGT Steve Shriver Fitted with old-style stock, Trijicon TA11 3.5x35 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, KAC railed handguard, WeaponLight, and a SureFire M900 WeaponLight foregrip. 2008
US Army soldiers
The Incredible Hulk (2008) 2008
The Hurt Locker Jeremy Renner SFC William James Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, tactical weaponlight, RIS foregrip and flip-up rear iron sights 2008
Anthony Mackie SGT J.T. Sanborn Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot & ACOG scopes, weaponlight, RIS foregrip and flip-up rear iron sights
Brian Geraghty SPC Owen Eldridge Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, tactical weaponlight and RIS foregrip
Wanted 2008
The Eleventh Hour Navy SEALs with suppressors, optics, and M203A1 launchers 2008
The Dark Knight GCPD SWAT officers Fitted with C-More red dot sights, M900 SureFire WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2008
Tropic Thunder Guerrilla Forces Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, RIS foregrip and ACOG scope 2008
Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel Toorop 2008
Body of Lies US Army soldiers Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights, Trijicon ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips 2008
Specialist Firearms Officer Fitted with SureFire WeaponLight
Max Payne Corrupt SWAT Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scope, WeaponLight, and laser sight 2008
Resident Evil Degeneration Greg Fitted with back up iron sight and tactical WeaponLight 2008
US Marines
Punisher: War Zone Ray Stevenson Frank Castle Fitted with KAC Quad-rails, a C-More red dot optic, an M4-2000 by Advanced Armament Corp suppressor and a short version of the AG36 grenade launcher 2008
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia US Navy SEALs Fitted with Trijicon ACOG, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip and tactical flashlight 2009
The Objective Jonas Ball CIA Agent Benjamin Keynes Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AR-15 Sporter II lower receiver, and SureFire M500A WeaponLight 2009
Matthew R. Anderson CW Wally Hamer Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC M4 RAS handguard, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and KAC vertical foregrip
Jon Huertas SGT Vincent Degetau Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC M4 RAS handguard, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and RM Equipment M203PI Grenade Launcher
Sam Hunter SGT Tim Cole
Michael C. Williams SGT Trinoski
A Dangerous Man Jerry Wasserman Sgt. Ritchie 2009
Chinese thugs Non-firing dummy used in one shot
District 13: Ultimatum Various French police 2009
Fast and Furious Paul Walker Brian O'Conner Fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, SureFire M500AB WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2009
FBI SWAT
Driven to Kill 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) 2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Channing Tatum Duke Fitted with SureFire Universal WeaponLight 2009
31 North 62 East SAS commandos 2009
Surrogates Michael Cudlitz Colonel Brendon Fitted with rear back up iron sights, C-More red dot sights, and RIS foregrips 2009
US Army soldier
FBI HRT
The Men Who Stare At Goats Private security contractor Fitted with carry handle and an unknown scope 2009
Armored Bank Guards 2009
Brothers (2009) US Marines Fitted with various accessories. 2009
The Marine 2 Ted DiBiase Jr. Sgt. Joe Linwood Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight. 2009
Linwood's spotter Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO and RIS foregrip
Rebels
Prison Break: The Final Break SWAT with weaponlight 2009
Go Fast Jean Michel Fête Méco 2009
Fitted with old stock
Drug dealer
The Keeper SWAT troopers 2009
Terminator Salvation refugees, weapons rack Surefire tactical light 2009
Yakuza Busting Girls: Final Death Ride Battle Asami Sugiura Asami 2010
Yakuza thug
The Book of Eli Michael Gambon George 2010
Elephant White unidentified version with folded bipod, scope and silencer in weapons cache 2010
El Infierno 2010
Edge of Darkness SWAT officers Fitted with EOTech Holographic Sights and WeaponLights. 2010
Dear John Channing Tatum SGT/SSG John Tyree Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip, also paint with desert camo. 2010
Special Forces soldiers Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, RIS foregrips, and paint with desert camos
From Paris With Love 2010
The Crazies US Army soldiers and an infected hunter Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot & ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip and weaponlight 2010
Brooklyn's Finest NYPD ESU officer 2010
Green Zone Matt Damon CWO Roy Miller 2010
MET-D soldier Fitted with ACOG scope and flashlight
Kick-Ass Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes and RIS foregrips 2010
Iron Man 2 USAF airmen Fitted with rear BUISs, Aimpoint red dot sights, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2010
MacGruber MacGruber's old crew 2010
Von Cunth's henchmen
Animal Kingdom Victorian Police Officers 2010
The A-Team Liam Neeson Hannibal Fitted with CTR stock 2010
Bradley Cooper Face Fitted with CTR stock
Unthinkable US Army Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights and WeaponLights 2010
Knight and Day Federal agent 2010
Inception Various 2010
Salt US Army soldiers 2010
CIA agents
NYPD ESU officers
The Other Guys NYPD ESU officer Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight and WeaponLight 2010
The Stranger Steve Austin The Stranger 2010
Takers Paul Walker John Rahway 2010
Idris Elba Gordon Cozier
Michael Ealy Jake Attica
Chris Brown Jesse Attica
The Town Jeremy Renner James "Jem" Coughlin 2010
BPD SWAT officers Fitted with various accessories
FBI SWAT agents Fitted with various accessories
Elite Squad 2 BOPE Officers and militia members 2010
Red FBI SWAT agents Fitted with EOTech 552 Holographic sights, WeaponLights and RIS foregrips 2010
Red Audrey Wasilewski The Businesswoman . 2010
Sinners and Saints mercenaries 2010
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Gary Daniels Michaels 2010
Battle: Los Angeles Aaron Eckhart SSgt. Michael Nantz Fitted Magpul rear back iron sights, Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and RIS foregrip 2011
Ramon Rodriguez 2ndLt. William Martinez
US Marines
Michelle Rodriguez TSgt. Elena Santos Fitted with Magpul rear back iron sight and Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scope, also with and without OKC-3S bayonet
Memorial Day Johnathan Bennett SSG. Kyle Vogel With M68 Aimpoint scope, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators and RIS foregrip 2011
Corby Kelly Derek Lodermeier
Chris LeFevere Specialist Josh Berg
34th Infantry Division Soldiers
Thor S.H.I.E.L.D. guards 2011
Tower Heist FBI agents w/EOTech holosights and tactical lights 2011
Contagion US Army National Guard 2011
Hanna CIA SOG operatives Fitted with Aimpoint red dot sights, folding front sights, Surefire lights, and an M203 grenade launcher; also seen in stock footage on television 2011
Flypaper Fitted with foregrips, ACOG sights, and mounted flashlights 2011
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) Lyons police officer 2011
Red State Marc Blucas ATF sniper Fitted with an unknown scope 2011
James Parks Mordechai
ATF agents
Texas Killing Fields Sam Worthington Det. Mike Sounder 2011
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Elias Koteas Sergei Katsov 2011
State of Emergency US Soldier 2011
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead Asami Kanae 2012
Yui Aikawa Tomiya
Alice Ozawa Nozomi
JSDF members
The ABCs of Death Mental 2012
Hello Herman SWAT 2012
The Viral Factor PASKAL commandos With Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights 2012
Background extras IDC agents
Andy On Sean Wong
Act of Valor US Navy SEALs Various attachments, including: SOPMOD Crane Stocks, Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights, EOTech 553 Holographic sights, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, RIS foregrips, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators 2012
Battleship Taylor Kitsch Lt. Alex Hopper Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2012
Rihanna Petty Officer (GM2) Raikes
The Avengers (2012) S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Fitted with EOTech MPO II 3x magnifiers, EOTech XPS Holographic sights, laser modules, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2012
US Army soldiers Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips
G.I. Joe: Retaliation G.I. Joes 2012
Cobra Vipers
The Amazing Spider-Man NYPD ESU Officers Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, SureFire WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2012
August. Eighth Georgian soldiers 2012
Red Dawn Jeffrey Dean Morgan Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner With ACOG scope, taclight, and suppressor 2012
Kenneth Choi Cpl. Smith
Matt Gerald Sgt. Hodges With EOTech Sight and Surefire M900 foregrip
Taken 2 US Marines 2012
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault Secret paramilitary squad Some with fitted Cobray 37mm Launcher 2012
Mark Chao Ying-xiong Wu with fitted Cobray 37mm Launcher
The Hooligan Wars gang member 2012
The Sweeney Robber with a tactical flashlight forward hand grip 2012
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Jason Flemyng Rob Hart 2012
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Sectragon PMC's 2012
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Mikael Persbrandt Carl Hamilton 2012
Cold War Andy On Michael Shek With foregrip, Magpul CTR stock and Aimpoint sight 2012
The Baytown Outlaws Daniel Cudmore Lincoln with/without stock 2012
Keith Woulard Diggs
Tim J. Smith Rondo
Travis Fimmel McQueen
Maximum Conviction Numerous Characters 2012
Casa de mi Padre Diego Luna Raul Alvarez 2012
Henchman
Suave Patria 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies 2012
Man on a Ledge NYPD ESU officers w/optics, tac lights 2012
This Means War Chris Pine FDR deleted scene, w/ ACOG, light, foregrip 2012
Tom Hardy Tuck
henchman alternate scene
Osombie multiple attachments 2012
Get the Gringo 2012
Stolen FBI SWAT 2012
Battleground 2012
I Declare War Eric Hanson Kenney w/ optics and foregrip 2012
I Declare War Alex Wall Scott w/ M203 2012
Lust of the Dead 2 uncredited Kakizaki 2013
uncredited Maeda
uncredited JSDF officer
Asami Sugiura Kanae
Iona Chika
Bungetsu Yayoi
Survivors, JSDF members, Otaku
Lust of the Dead 3 Yui Aikawa Annu 2013
uncredited JSDF officer
Asami Sugiura Kanae
Bungetsu Yayoi
JSDF members, Otaku
The Project: Panacea (Proyekt: Panatseya) Svetlana Luchko Maria 2013
Coffin Baby SWAT members 2013
Warm Bodies Military survivors 2013
Odd Thomas Morse Bicknell Kevin Goss 2013
White House Down Secret Service agents 2013
Mercenaries With EOTech sights and iron sights
Delta Force commandos With EOTech sights
We're the Millers DEA SWAT 2013
The Heat Peter Weireter FBI SWAT Team Leader 2013
FBI SWAT
Killing Season Robert De Niro Benjamin Ford with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic 2013
Redemption Jason Statham Sgt. Joseph Smith With ACOG sight 2013
Blue Ruin Macon Blair Dwight 2013
The White Storm Hoi-Pang Lo Eight-faced Buddha (aka Big Boss) M68 Aimpoint reflex optic, vertical forward grip 2013
Lust of the Dead 4 Yui Aikawa Annu 2014
Meguri Nozomi
Asami Sugiura Kanae's clones
Otaku
Lust of the Dead 5 Iona Chika 2014
Bungetsu Yayoi
Asami Sugiura Kanae's clones
Otaku
ABCs of Death 2 Basaam Bader Arab man 2014
Hunting the Phantom SWAT, Terrorists, Rush's mercenaries 2014
Life After Beth Zombie hunters 2014
The Rover Australian Army and mercenaries 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Cobie Smulders Agent Maria Hill With foregrip and EOTech sight 2014
Frank Grillo Brock Rumlow
Sebastian Stan The Winter Soldier
No Tears for the Dead Brian Tee Chaoz With Magpul MOE furniture, suppressor and CTR stock 2014
Anthony Dilio Juan
Dong-gun Jang Gon
Son of a Gun Brenton Thwaites JR With ACOG scope and foregrip 2014
Ewan McGregor Brendon Lynch
Everly Salma Hayek Everly with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic 2014
Taiko's special squad
Let's Be Cops L.A.P.D. SWAT 2014
American Heist Akon Sugar With RIS-foregrip 2014
American Heist Tory Kittles With RIS-foregrip 2014
A Walk Among the Tombstones Adam David Thompson Albert 2014
Sabotage Max Martini Pyro 2014
Sabotage Josh Holloway Neck 2014
Zero Tolerance seen at the base of Mekael 2015
Skin Trade Michael Jai White Reed vertical foregrip 2015
police
Terminator: Genisys Jai Courtney Kyle Reese 2015
Survivor (2015) US soldiers 2015
Run All Night ESU officers with EOTech 552.A65 Holographic sight and SureFire M951XM05 tactical light 2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation CIA Special Activities Division 2015
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials WCKD soldiers 2015
Sicario Emily Blunt Kate Macer 2015
The Gunman Sean Penn Jim Terrier 2015
Mark Rylance Cox
Billy Bingingham Reed
Daniel Adegboyega Bryson
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi John Krasinski Jack Silva 2016
The 5th Wave Chloë Grace Moretz Cassie Sullivan 2016
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back US Army soldiers 2016
Jason Bourne Vincent Cassel Asset 2016
Daylight's End Louis Mandylor Ethan Hill 2016
Daylight's End Chelsea Edmundson Sam 2016
Suicide Squad Jared Leto The Joker 2016
Blood Father Ryan Dorsey Shamrock 2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Joe Alwyn Billy Lynn 2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Vin Diesel Shroom 2016
Daylight's End Lance Henriksen Frank Hill 2016
CHIPS Rosa Salazar Officer Ava Perez 2017
Molly's Game F.B.I. agents 2017
Jigsaw SWAT officers 2017
Wolf Warriors 2 Jing Wu Leng Feng 2017
Heidi Moneymaker Athena
Aaron Ly Ghost
Frank Grillo Big Daddy
Hold the Dark Alexander Skarsgård Vernon Slone 2018
Conor Boru Corporal
US Army soldiers, Police
Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado Jeffrey Donovan Steve Forsing 2018
Maze Runner: The Death Cure Rosa Salazar Brenda 2018
Mile 22 US Marines 2018
12 Strong Trevante Rhodes SFC Ben Milo 2018
12 Strong Chris Hemsworth Captain Mitch Nelson 2018
The Hurricane Heist US Treasury agents 2018
PASKAL The Movie Hairul Azreen Lt. Arman 2018
Ammar Alfian Lt. "Jeb"
PASKAL trainees
Ant-Man and the Wasp SWAT officers 2018
The Yellow Birds Jack Huston Sergeant Sterling M240B 2018
Spider-Man: Far From Home law enforcement 2019
Terminator: Dark Fate Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor 2019
Angel Has Fallen Gerard Butler Mike Banning 2019
Sonic the Hedgehog US Army 10th Mountain Div troopers With ACOG scope, RIS handguard and foregrip 2020
Tenet Robert Pattinson Neil 2020

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Stargate: SG1 US military personnel With & without ELCAN scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, & M203 grenade launcher 1997 - 2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation LVPD SWAT officers With Surefire M500AB weaponlights and M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes 2000 - ????
24 Keifer Sutherland Agent Jack Bauer With ACOG scope, EOTech red dot sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, Pentagonlight MD3R weaponlight, 20 & 30-round magazines, M68 Aimpoint red dot & AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes 2001 - 2010
24 CTU Tactical Team members With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, RIS foregrips, Surefire M500AB & Universal weaponlights 2001 - 2010
24 Sarah Clarke Nina Myers With ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, and 20-round magazine 2001 - 2010
24 Mary Lynn Rajskub Chloe O'Brian With Surefire Universal weaponlight 2001 - 2010
24 Coral Snake Commandos With ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips 2001 - 2010
24 Delta 3 members With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and Surefire Universal weaponlights 2001 - 2010
24 US Marines With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and Surefire Universal weaponlights 2001 - 2010
24 LAPD SWAT officers With Surefire M500AB weaponlights 2001 - 2010
24 US Customs officers With Surefire M500AB weaponlights 2001 - 2010
24 US Navy SEALs With EOTech red dot sights, M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and M203 grenade launchers 2007-2008
24 FBI agents With EOTech red dot sights, RIS foregrips, Surefire Universal weaponlights, with & without brass catchers 2008-2009
24 NYPD ESU officers 2009 - 2010
CSI: Miami Miami PD SWAT officers With EOTech red dot sights, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and ACOG scopes 2002 - ????
Firefly Browncoats "The Message" (S01E12) 2003
CSI: NY Melina Kanakaredes Det. Stella Bonasera With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and RIS foregrip / "Snow Day" 2004 - ????
CSI: NY NYPD ESU officers 2004 - Present
Stargate: Atlantis Joe Flanigan Lt Col John Sheppard "Runner" (S2E03) 2005
The Closer Jon Tenney FBI Special Agent Fritz Howard . 2005-2012
Over There J. Lamont Pope LT "Mad Cow" Taylor Fitted with carry handles, KAC railed handguards with KAC rail covers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and KAC RIS foregrips 2005
Josh Stamberg LT Alexander "Underpants" Hunter
Erik Palladino SSG Chris "Scream" Silas
Josh Henderson PFC Bo "Texas" Rider, Jr.
Omid Abtahi PFC Tariq Nassiri
US Army soldiers
Iraqi civilian
Keith Robinson PV2 Avery "Angel" King Fitted with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and a KAC RIS foregrip
Michael Cudlitz COL Ryan Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, suppressor, KAC RIS foregrip, and a desert camo scheme
Ultimate Force Ross Kemp SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie Seen with various accessories including Aimpoint Mark III, M68 and 5000 red dot sights, AN/PEQ-2 lasers, suppressors, PRR pressel switches, RIS handguards, carry handle mounted gooseneck rails, Cobray CM203 flare launchers and M203 grenade launchers 2006
Heather Peace Tpr. Becca Gallagher
Louis Decosta Johnson Cpl. Dave Woolston
Jamie Michie Cpl. Finn Younger
Sam Callis Cpt. Patrick Fleming
John Schwab Pincher
Martin McDougall McMullin
Josh Dallas Weaver
Justin Allder Barbella
Prison Break - Season 1 Guards 2005 - 2006
Rockmond Dunbar Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin w/ weapon light
Prison Break - Season 3 Chopper Gunner ACOG and brass catcher 2007 - 2008
Prison Break - Season 4 SAR Member Holographic sight and weapon light 2008 - 2009
Jericho D.B. Sweeney Goetz With AN/PVS-17 night-vision & M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and RIS foregrip 2006 - 2008
Jericho Ravenwood mercenaries With AN/PVS-17 night-vision & M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and RIS foregrips 2006 - 2008
Jericho Fake Marines With AN/PEQ-2 IR designators and M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes / "Semper Fidelis" 2006 - 2008
Jericho AS Army soldiers With ACOG scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlights, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and laser pointers 2006 - 2008
The Unit Dennis Haysbert SGM Jonas Blane Fitted with and without Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and a RIS foregrip 2006 - 2009
Max Martini SGT Mack gerhardt Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and a M203 grenade launcher
Wes Chatham SSG Sam McBride Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal wWaponLight, and a RIS foregrip
Scott Foley SGT Bob Brown Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and a RIS foregrip
Heroes US Special Forces With Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, Surefire Universal weaponlights, RIS foregrips, and laser pointers 2006 - 2010
The Kill Point Pittsburgh PD SWAT officers With Surefire Universal weaponlights 2007
Primeval Mark Wakeling Cpt. Tom Ryan Fitted with ACOG scopes, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips 2007 - ????
SAS soldiers
Stargate: Atlantis Leela Savasta Capt Alicia Vega 2008
Sanctuary Police officer 2008 - ????
Flashpoint (2008) David Paetkau SRU Officer Braddock 2008-2012
Flashpoint (2008) Amy Jo Johnson SRU Officer Callaghan 2008-2012
East West 101 Australian Police - Tactical Operations Unit 2008-????
Generation Kill Brian Wade Capt. Craig "Encino Man" Schwetje Fitted with M203, UTG railed handguards and AN/PEQ-4 IR designators 2008
Jon Huertas Sgt. Antonio "Poke" Espera
Eric Kocher Sgt. Rich Barrett
Alexander Skarsgard SSgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert Fitted with M203, AN/PVS-17 NVG sight, Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope (Episode 1 only), UTG railed handguard with UTG rail covers, and an AN/PEQ-4 IR designator
Meteor Army National Guard 2009
Meteor Stacy Keach Sherriff Crowe 2009
Meteor Marla Sokoloff Imogene O'Neil 2009
Iris - Season 1 NSS SWAT and IRIS mercenaries 2009
Supernatural - Season 5 US Soldiers With vertical grips, flashlights and ACOGs / "The End" (S05E04) 2009
Breaking Bad - Season 2 Raymond Cruz Tuco "Bit By a Dead Bee" (S2E03) 2009
The Glades Police officer With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope and RIS foregrip 2010 - ????
The Walking Dead - Season 1 various Dead US Army Soldiers "Wildfire" (S1E05) 2010
various US Army Personnel "TS-19" (S1E06)
Noah Emmerich Dr. Edwin Jenner "TS-19" (S1E06)
Justified - Season 1 Lexington SWAT officers "Blowback" (S1E08) 2010
Detroit 1-8-7 Detroit PD SRT 2010-2011
Jon Benjamin Has a Van US Border guard "Border" (S01E01) 2011
Jon Benjamin Has a Van USAF guards "Star Door" (S01E03) 2011
Falling Skies - Season 2 Dale Dye Col. Porter "Death March" (S2E08) 2011-Present
The Promise IDF soldiers 2011
Leverage security guards "The Jailhouse Job" (S3E01) 2011
The Walking Dead - Season 3 Scott Wilson Hershel Greene "Seed" (S3E01), "Arrow on the Doorpost" (S3E13) 2012-2013
IronE Singleton Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas "Seed" (S3E01)
Michael Rooker Merle Dixon "Walk With Me" (S3E03), "Arrow on the Doorpost" (S3E13), "This Sorrowful Life" (S3E15)
various Woodbury Guards "Walk With Me" (S3E03)
various Georgia Army National Guards "Walk With Me" (S3E03)
Andrew Lincoln Rick Grimes "When the Dead Comes Knocking" (S3E07), "Made to Suffer" (S3E08), "The Suicide King" (S3E09), "Home" (S3E10), "I Ain't A Judas" (S3E11), "Clear" (S3E12), "This Sorrowful Life" (S3E15), "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
Lauren Cohan Maggie Greene "The Suicide King" (S3E09), "Home" (S3E10), "This Sorrowful Life" (S3E15), "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
Danai Gurira Michonne "Home" (S3E10)
Lennie James Morgan Jones "Clear" (S3E12)
Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon "This Sorrowful Life" (S3E15), "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
Melissa Ponzio Karen "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
Continuum - Season 1 various characters 2012
Elementary NYPD ESU 2012-????
Last Resort US Navy personnel 2012
Last Resort Scott Speedman Lt. Cmdr Sam Kendal 2012
Bullet in the Face Police (S01E06) 2012
The Walking Dead - Season 4 Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Bob Stookey "30 Days Without an Accident" (S4E01) 2013-2014
Andrew Lincoln Rick Grimes "Internment" (S4E05)
Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes "Internment" (S4E05)
Juliana Harkavy Alisha "Dead Weight" (S4E07), "Too Far Gone" (S4E08)
Kirk Acevedo Mitch Dolgen "Dead Weight" (S4E07), "Too Far Gone" (S4E08)
Emily Kinney Beth Greene "Too Far Gone" (S4E08)
Unknown Governor's Militia Soldier "Too Far Gone" (S4E08
Steven Yeun Glenn Rhee "Inmates" (S4E10), "Claimed" (S4E11)
Alanna Masterson Tara Chambler "Inmates" (S4E10), "Claimed" (S4E11)
Michael Cudlitz Sgt. Abraham Ford "Claimed" (S4E11)
Josh McDermitt Dr. Eugene Porter "Claimed" (S4E11)
Unknown Terminus Inhabitant "A" (S4E16)
Banshee - Season 1 Mr. Rabbit's guards episode 10 2013
Banshee - Season 1 SWAT episode 7 2013
Defiance Graham Greene Rafe McCawley With M203 and ACOG 2013
Defiance residents With and without M203 and RIS
The Following FBI SWAT 2013
Continuum - Season 2 various characters 2013
Banshee - Season 2 seen in Proctor's illegal weapon arsenal / Episode 8 2014
Banshee - Season 2 Julian Sands Priest with vertical forward grip / Episode 10 2014
Continuum - Season 3 Liber8 terrorists Episode 5 2014
Continuum - Season 3 Luvia Petersen Jasmine Garza Episode 11 2014
Tyrant Abbudinian soldiers Episode 9 2014
Helix - Season 1 Billy Campbell Dr. Alan Farragut Fitted with surefire weapon light, rail hand guard and vertical forward grip. S01EP11 "Black rain" S01EP12 "Reaping" 2014
Helix - Season 1 Meegwun Fairbrother Daniel Aerov Fitted with surefire weapon light, rail hand guard and vertical forward grip. S01EP11 "Black rain" S01EP12 "Reaping" 2014
Helix - Season 1 Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroshi Hatake Fitted with surefire weapon light, rail hand guard and vertical forward grip. S01EP11 "Black rain" S01EP12 "Reaping" 2014
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 1 Unknown LAPD SWAT Members "The Dog" (S1E03) 2015
various US Army Soldiers "The Dog" (S1E03), "Not Fade Away" (S1E04), "Cobalt" (S1E05), "The Good Man" (S1E06)
Jamie McShane Lt. Moyers "Cobalt" (S1E05)
The Walking Dead - Season 6 Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes "JSS" (S6E02) 2015-2016
Melissa McBride Carol Peletier "JSS" (S6E02)
Unknown Savior Members after credits scene; "Start to Finish" (S6E08), "No Way Out" (S6E09), "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12)
Unknown Alexandria Resident "Knots Untie" (S6E11)
Ross Marquand Aaron "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12)
Danai Gurira Michonne "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12)
Steven Yeun Glenn Rhee "East" (S6E15)
Josh McDermitt Dr. Eugene Porter "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16)
Banshee - Season 3 FBI TAC team members Episode 6 2015
Banshee - Season 3 Hoon Lee Job Episode 10 2015
True Detective Colin Farrell Detective Ray Velcoro 2015
The Last Ship Eric Dane CDR Tom Chandler 2015
Wayward Pines Security 2015
Murder in the First Raphael Sbarge SFPD Inspectors David Molk S2E1, S2E2 2015
Murder in the First Lombardo Boyar SFPD Inspectors Edgar Navarro S2E1, S2E2 2015
Murder in the First Emmanuelle Chriqui Sergeant Raphaelle "Raffi" Veracruz S2E01, S2E02 2015
Murder in the First A. J. Buckley Inspector Marty "Junior" McCormack S2E02 2015
Murder in the First SFPD officers 2nd and 3rd seasons 2015-2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 Unknown Unnamed Captor "Blood in the Streets" (S2E04) 2016
Arturo Del Puerto Luis Flores "Blood in the Streets" (S2E04)
Rubén Blades Daniel Salazar "Blood in the Streets" (S2E04)
Unknown Unnamed Outlaw "Grotesque" (S2E08)
various Marco's Men "North" (S2E15)
Wynonna Earp Commandos "Landslide" (S1E11), "I Walk the Line" (S1E13) 2016
The Walking Dead - Season 7 Jeffrey Dean Morgan Negan "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (S7E01) 2016-2017
Karl Makinen Richard "The Well" (S7E02)
Austin Amelio Dwight "Service" (S7E04)
Sydney Park Cyndie "Swear" (S7E06)
Unknown Hooded Scavenger "Rock in the Road" (S7E09)
Designated Survivor Clé Bennett Sgt. Royce Sims S2E17 "Overkill" 2016-2019
Tin Star - Season 1 Sarah Podemski Constable Denise Minahik Episode 3 "Comfort of Strangers" 2017
Tin Star - Season 1 Tim Roth Chief Worth 2017
Training Day Justin Cornwall Det. Kyle Craig 2017
Condor Mira Sorvino Marty Frost "Distrust is the Harvest" (S1E09) 2018
L.A.'s Finest Jessica Alba Det. Nancy McKenna 2019
Jack Ryan Jovan Adepo Marcus Bishop 2019
Magnum P.I. Stephen Hill Theodore "TC" Calvin "Blood Brothers" (S02E02) 2019
Walking Dead: World Beyond, The - Season 1 Julia Ormond Elizabeth with a Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and dual stabbing implement 2020
CRM soldiers

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Parasite Eve II "M4A1 Rifle" Fitted with various accesories 1999
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis "M4A1 Assault Rifle" Fitted with various accessories 1999
Counter-Strike "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" Suppressor Counter-Terrorist exclusive 1999
S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle "M4A1 Carbine" Can be fitted with FMJ or LTT rounds, Gemtech M4-96D suppressor, Beta C-mag, 4x Trijicon ACOG, Trijicon reflex sight or Aimpoint red dot sight 1999
Delta Force: Land Warrior "M4A1" Fitted with KAC Masterkey 2000
Ghost Recon "M4"
"M4 SOCOM"		 Fitted with various accessories 2001
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty "M4" Laser sight Actually an M4A1 2001
Shadow Force: Razor Unit 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror Available with and without M203 grenade launcher 2002
The Sum of All Fears (VG) "M4"
"Spec Ops M4"		 Correctly fires in 3-round bursts 2002
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger "M4A1SD" Fitted with Trijicon TA01 ACOG scope, suppressor, and KAC RIS foregrip 2002
America's Army "M4A1 Carbine"
"M4A1 SOPMOD"		 Can be fitted with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon RX01 reflex sight, Trijicon TA01NSN ACOG scope, Harris bipod, and a KAC QDSS-NT4 suppressor 2002
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin "M4 Rifle" Fitted with unusable scope 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Cutscene only 2002
The Specialists 2002
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 2003
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow "M16 assault rifle" 2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne "M4 Carbine" Very slow rate of fully automatic fire 2003
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" Suppressor Counter-Terrorist exclusive 2004
Ghost Squad "AR4A" Fitted with RIS, Aimpoint Comp M2 and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip Incorrectly holds 28 rounds 2004
Söldner: Secret Wars 2004
True Combat: Elite 2004
Hitman: Contracts Featuring a non-stepped barrel 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising "M4A1 Carbine" Fitted with Aimpoint M68 COO, KAC M4 RAS handguards, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, and KAC RIS foregrip 2004
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury "Colt M-4 SOPMOD" Fitted with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG/RMR scope, AN/PEQ-4 IR designator, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, suppressor, and a KAC RIS foregrip. 2004
Counter-Strike: Source "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" Suppressor Counter-Terrorist exclusive 2004
SWAT 4 M4A1 Carbine Fitted with SureFire M500AB WeaponLights and KAC RIS foregrips. 2005
Battlefield 2 "M4A1 Carbine" Fitted with Aimpoint M68 COO. 2005
Project Reality "M4"
"M4A1 Carbine"		 Available with carry handles, Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon TA31F and TA31RCO 4x32 ACOG scopes, ITL MARS, Meprolight, EOTech Holographic sight, RIS foregrips, and Harris bipod 2005
Rainbow Six: Lockdown "SR-4CQB" Fitted with rear and front flip-up BUISs, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and a KAC Masterkey 2005
Far Cry Instincts: Predator M4 Carbine Fitted with C-More sight, suppressor, and camouflage paint scheme 2005
24: The Game "M4 Carbine" 2006
Hitman: Blood Money Non-stepped barrel 2006
Joint Task Force 2006
Splinter Cell: Double Agent With side-folding stock Seen in a crate 2006
Soldier Front "Colt M4A1" 2007
Alliance of Valiant Arms With ACOG or M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, EOTech red dot sight, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator (erroneously emitting visible red laser) 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault "M4"
"M4 CompM2"
"M4 ACOG"
"M4A1 ACOG"
"M4A1 QDS CompM2"		 Every variant of the weapon is erroneously modeled with A1 pistol grip 2007
Darkness, The "M4A1 Carbine" Featuring a 20-round magazine with a 30 round capacity 2007
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat "M4A1 Carbine" Default appearance: Fitted with KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and a KAC RIS foregrip.

Optional: Available variates are with carry handle or with Aimpoint M68 CCO.		 2007
Blacksite: Area 51 "Assault Rifle" Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight, KAC railed handguard, and a dual magazines with erroneously 45-rounds capacity instead of 30. 2007
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Non-stepped barrel 2007
Zombie Panic Source "M4A1" 2007
Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals Unusable 2008
Army of Two M4A1 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV "Carbine Rifle" Carry handle removed 2008
7.62 High Calibre Fitted with various attachments 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots "M4 Custom" Can be fitted with folding iron sights, suppressor, Aimpoint red dot sight, ACOG scope, SureFire WeaponLight, AN/PEQ-5 laser module, two types of RIS grips, Masterkey shotgun, and Heckler & Koch M320 grenade launcher 2008
Combat Arms "M4A1" 2008
Counter-Strike Online "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" 2008
Mercenaries 2: World In Flames "Carbine" 2008
SAS Secure Tomorrow 2008
Saints Row 2 "AR40 Xtnd" 2008
007: Quantum of Solace (VG) "TND-16" Fitted with railed handguard and RIS foregrip (default build). Can be fitted with EOTech 551 Holographic sight, carry handle, and a suppressor 2008
Armed Forces Corps 2009
Killing Floor "M4" Fitted with Vltor Carbine Modstock, rear flip-up BUIS, Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and Magpul PMAG 2009
Terminator Salvation (VG) 2009
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 "M4 - Auto" Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC M4 RAS handguards with KAC rail covers, and a KAC RIS foregrip 2009
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures "M4 Colt" 2009
Prototype "Assault Rifle" Fitted with carry handle and a RIS foregrip 2009
America's Army 3 "M4A1 Carbine" Can be fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO 2009
Battlefield Heroes "M16"
"Tier 1 Elite M16"		 2009
ArmA II "M4A1"
"M4A1 CCO"
"M4A1 CCO CAMO"
"M4A1 CCO SD CAMO"
"M4A1 M203 RCO"
"M4A1 M203 Holo"
"M4A1 M203 Holo CAMO"
"M4A1 M203 Holo SD CAMO"
"M4A3 CCO"
"M4A3 M203 RCO"		 Every variant of the weapon is erroneously modeled with A1 pistol grip 2009
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising "M4A1"
"M4A1 Assault"
"M4A1 CQB"
"M4A1 Night Ops"
"M4A1 Marksman"
"M4A1 Stealth"		 Every variant of the weapon is modeled with 2nd generation collapsible stock, and KAC M4 RAS handguards with KAC rail covers 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 "M4A1" Can be fitted with red dot sight, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG scope, thermal scope, suppressor, KAC Masterkey, heartbeat sensor, FMJ rounds, and extended magazines The weapon is modeled with PRI front and A.R.M.S. #40L rear BUISs, A.R.M.S. S.I.R. system, and (erroneously) A1 pistol grip 2009
Army of Two: The 40th Day "M4" Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes 2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 "M4A1" Can be fitted with various accessories 2010
The 3rd Birthday "MfA1" 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 "M4A1 Carbine" Unusable; seen on the cover, fitted with Trijicon TA31-RMR ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and KAC RIS foregrip 2010
Just Cause 2 "Assault Rifle" 2010
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2010
Firearms: Source "M4-A1" Fitted with carry handle, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and a KAC RIS foregrip 2010
Dead Rising 2 2010
Medal of Honor "M4"
"M4A1"		 Fitted with flip-up iron sights, EOTech 556 Holographic sights, Trijicon 4x32 scopes, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, KAC QDSS-NT4 suppressors, RIS foregrips and AN/PEQ-2 laser designators 2010
Breach (VG) "M4A1" Can be fitted with iron sights, EOTech Holographic sight, Trijicon TA31 ACOG scope, or M203 grenade launcher The weapon is modeled with 3rd generation collapsible stock, KAC M4 RAS handguards with KAC rail covers 2011
Battle: Los Angeles "M4A1 Carbine" Various accessories in cutscenes, but shown without any in-game 2011
Homefront "M4 Rifle" Can be fitted with iron sights, various optical sights, KAC Masterkey, and a suppressor. The weapon is modeled with KAC M4 RAS handguards 2011
The Darkness II "Carbine" 2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River "M4A1 Carbine" Can be fitted with carry handle, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon TA31RCO ACOG scope, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and M203A1 Grenade Launcher 2011
NCIS: The Video Game Seen on a poster 2011
Batman: Arkham City "M4A1 Carbine" 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 "M4A1" Can be fitted with SureShot reflex sight, EOTech XPS Holographic sight, EOTech MPO III magnifier, Trijicon TA31F ACOG scope, thermal scope, suppressor, KAC Masterkey, heartbeat sensor, and extended magazines The weapon is modeled with Magpul MOE Carbine Stock, customized charging handle, rear and front flip-up BUISs, KAC M4 RAS handguards with KAC rail covers, RIS foregrip, (erroneously) A1 pistol grip, and a 20-round STANAG magazine with a Magpul loop 2011
Saints Row: The Third "AR-55" Fitted with various accessories Fires in slow 3-round bursts 2011
Payday: The Heist "AMCAR-4" 2011
Karma Online 2011
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City "Assault Rifle" Fitted with Aimpoint red dot sight 2012
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action 2012
Prototype 2 2012
Spec Ops: The Line M4A1 Carbine Fitted with various accessories 2012
Warface "M4A1" Can be fitted with various accessories 2012
Black Mesa With M203 grenade launcher Cut weapon 2012
Arctic Combat 2012
Ravaged 2012
State of Decay "M4A1" 2013
ArmA Tactics M4A1 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts Cut weapon 2013
Payday 2 "CAR-4" Various attachments and modifications The weapon is modeled with tan flip-up iron sights, a KAC-style free-float railed foregrip, and a railed low-profile gasblock 2013
Insurgency M4A1 With various attachments 2014
Batman: Arkham Knight 2014
Time Crisis 5 "Machine Gun" With Trijicon ACOG4x32+RMR sight, laser sight, flash light, vertical foregrip 2014
Survarium 2015
Squad Plastic handguards (M4), KAC railed handguard (M4A1), available with a carry handle, a CompM4 red dot sight, a 4X ACOG sight and a KAC foregrip M4 and M4A1 2015
Contract Wars 2015
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault M4A1 Various attachments Starter assault rifle 2015
Rainbow Six Siege "M4" M4A1 Block II with Mk 18 Mod 1 railed handguard, 12.5 inch barrel, and tan Command Arms UPG16 modular pistol grip Added in Operation Grim Sky in 2018 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades M4A1 M4A1 Block I 2016
"M4A1 Classic" Original production M4A1
"M4A1 Left Hook" M4A1 Block I, left-hand variant
"M4A1 Shorty" 10" barrel with railed handguard
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered "M4A1 Carbine", "M4A1 Suppressed", "M4A1 Grenadier", and "M4A1 SOPMOD" Tasco Red Dot reflex scope, Sightmark Sure Shot reflex sight, EOTech 552 holographic sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG, AN/PEQ-2A IR designator, M203 grenade launcher 2016
Escape from Tarkov Colt M4A1 5.56x45 Assault Rifle Tons of the attachments has a few special variants 2016
Ghost Recon: Wildlands 2017
Ring of Elysium 2018
World War 3 M4 MWS added in a 2019 update 2018
The Division 2 Police M4 2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 2019

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Phantom: The Animation Ein; Inferno commandos 2004
Kochikame, The UFO Movie
Ga-rei: Zero 1st Division operators 2008
Canaan American SOF operators outfitted with various SOPMOD accessories 2009
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom Ein 2009
Zwei
King of Thorn Owen 2009
US Army personnel
Hanasaku Iroha outfitted with various SOPMOD accessories 2011
Blue Exorcist Vatican HQ Armoury 2011
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ Yura Yamato Airsoft 2013
Sword Art Online II "Miso" With a crane stock, Comp M4 and Surefire M900 foregrip 2014
Captain Earth Tanegashima Space Center security 2014
Bungo Stray Dogs Ep. 18 "The Strategy of Conflict"; self-firing trap, equipped with reflex sight and laser pinters 2016


M4/M4A1 Block II

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M4A1 SOPMOD Block II - 5.56x45mm NATO. Note that the weapon is equipped with a Daniel Defense RIS II rail forearm, the key component of the SOPMOD II kit, and the distinguishing feature which makes this weapon a "Block II" M4A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
An M4A1 SOPMOD Block II fitted with the Daniel Defense RIS II FSP rail forearm, which has a cutout for the standard A-frame front sight post. The M4A1 RIS II FSP was the standard-issue M4A1 rail for the U.S. Army Green Berets from 2010 to 2015, though USASOC has since standardized the RIS II non-FSP (seen on the rifle pictured above).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Daniel Defense M4A1 with Magpul PMAG - 5.56x45mm. Also known as the "Mil-Spec+", this is Daniel Defense's commercial clone of the M4A1 SOPMOD Block II - featuring a 14.5" barrel (with a pinned flash hider on the non-NFA version), the RIS II rail system, and Daniel Defense's proprietary furniture (early versions came with Magpul stocks). Currently, this DD rifle is a common stand-in for the actual SOPMOD-issue M4A1 Block II (which is based on a Colt receiver) in Hollywood.

In 2001, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC - Crane Division) initiated Block II of the SOPMOD program, which called for both new accessories (optics, flashlights, etc.), as well as a new M4/M4A1 Rail Interface System (RIS) to replace the Knight's Armament Company (KAC) forearm from Block I. Among others, SOPMOD Block II introduced accessories such as:

  • Elcan SpecterDR 1-4x Scope (designated SU-230/PVS)
  • EOTech 553 HOLOgraphic Weapon Sight (designated SU-231/PVS)
  • Insight Technology M3X Tactical Illuminator (designated SU-233/PVS)
  • Advanced Target Pointer Illuminator Aiming Light (ATPIAL) (designated AN/PEQ-15)

During the rail selection phase, NSWC-Crane surprised most observers when they chose a new lightweight free-floating rail forearm manufactured by a then-unknown vendor, Daniel Defense, based in Black Creek, Georgia, over competing rail designs from KAC and ARMS. In contrast to the earlier KAC rails, Daniel Defense's design, designated RIS II, extended nearly the full length of an M4's barrel, past the gas block, thereby increasing M1913 Picatinny rail space relative to the KAC rail. The RIS II was also free-floating (it had no contact with either the barrel or front sight post), and was capable of mounting the M203 grenade launcher without a barrel attachment. Two versions of the RIS II exist: A version which contains a slot to fit over an M4's A-frame front sight post (known as the "RIS II FSP"), and a continuous version (simply "RIS II") which contains no FSP slot and therefore must be used with a low-profile gas block. The RIS II was first adopted by SOCOM in 2006. However, in contrast to most of the other SOPMOD Block II accessories, which began reaching operators in the field in 2007, SOCOM did not complete testing on the RIS II and issue its first major procurement contract until 2009, and Daniel Defense's own production lines initially strained to meet delivery orders on their SOCOM contract (which also limited the RIS II's availability on the commercial market). Consequently, the RIS II did not enter usage with SOCOM component personnel until after 2010, and it did not fully replace the KAC rail in SOCOM until 2016, by which point newer, modular rails had begun to usurp Picatinny quad rails on the commercial AR-15 market. Despite being a dated design relative to current AR-15 rails (e.g. those using Keymod and M-LOK attachment systems), the RIS II is currently the standard-issue M4A1 carbine rail for U.S. SOCOM.

For IMFDB's purposes, the primary difference between the traditional "Block I" M4s (above) and the M4/M4A1 Block II is that the former use the KAC rail handguards and the triangular front sight post, while the M4 and M4A1 Block II are distinguished by utilization of the Daniel Defense RIS II rail system, which runs along the full length of the barrel. Note also that in the early days of the SOPMOD Block II program, it was common for SOCOM personnel to utilize M4A1s fitted with the traditional KAC rail, while still using optics and sighting devices from the Block II package; any M4-pattern rifle that uses a KAC rail and Block II accessories is known informally as an "M4 Block 1.5" in the AR-15 community. IMFDB, however, regards only the RIS II as the distinguishing feature of a "Block II" M4/M4A1 carbine.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Sicario Josh Brolin Matt Daniel Defense DDM4A1 2015
Captain America: Civil War US Navy Master at Arms Daniel Defense DDM4A1 2016
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Josh Brolin Matt Daniel Defense DDM4A1 2018
Rampage Joe Manganiello Burke Daniel Defense DDM4A1 2018
Triple Frontier Garrett Hedlund Ben Miller Fitted with ACOG 2019
Extraction Chris Hemsworth Tyler Rake 2020

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 2019


Colt Model 933

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 933 with 4-position stock and thicker A2-profile barrel - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 933 with bayonet lug deleted and thinner A1-profile barrel - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 933 with SIRS handguard, Aimpoint M68 CCO, and SureFire M900 WeaponLight foregrip - 5.56x45mm

The Colt Model 933 is a semi/full-auto carbine similar to the M4A1 carbine listed above, except with an 11.5" barrel as opposed to the 14.5" barrel on the M4A1. Much like the earlier Colt Model 733, which it replaced, the barrel thickness varied; some versions had the M16A1 barrel profile, while others had the thicker M16A2/M4 barrel profile. Additionally, the RO933 was one of Colt's first AR-15-pattern rifles to feature a front sight post which had the bayonet lug deleted, though this was not standard and some versions retained the bayonet lug. All versions, however, feature the flattop upper receiver and removable carry handle/rear sight assembly found on the M4.

A burst version of the Model 933 was also produced; this version was known as the Model 935 and was purchased in limited numbers by the U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance community beginning in the late-1990s ([1]). However, beyond the USMC, the Model 933/935 saw little acceptance in the U.S. military; most special operations units instead opted to use either the standard 14.5" barrel M4 or the 10" CQBR/Mk 18. The Model 933/935 proved far more popular, however, in the U.S. law enforcement market with SWAT teams, as well as various export customers

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Harsh Times Christian Bale Jim Davis Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and RIS foregrip 2006
Home of the Brave US Army soldiers Unrecognizable; could be M733s 2006
Transformers Josh Duhamel Captain William Lennox Fitted with Vltor Clubfoot stock, Aimpoint M68 CCO and AN/PVS-17 night scope, SureFire M900 WeaponLight foregrip, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, and Phantom muzzle brake 2007
Hancock Bank robber 2008
Quantum of Solace CIA SAD agents 2008
Crank: High Voltage Thug 2009
Salt CIA agents 2010
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Gary Daniels Michaels 2010
Bokeem Woodbine Miller
Coriolanus Ralph Fiennes Caius Martius Coriolanus Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, few are missing front iron sights 2011
Various Roman Legionnaire soldiers
Fast Five Paul Walker Brian O'Conner Fitted with KAC M4 RAS handguards 2011
X-Men: First Class American soldiers Mocked up as XM-177E1 2011
Lockout SWAT officers Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs 2012
End of Watch ICE agents Fitted with EOTech sights, foregrips and Vltor Modstocks 2012
Warm Bodies Cory Hardrict Kevin 2013
Pain & Gain police officers 2019
Pain & Gain Miami PD SWAT officers Fitted with EOTech sights, Surefire M900 foregrips and AN/PEQ-2 IR designators 2013
Robocop Vallon's henchman With 100-round Beta-C magazine 2014
American Heist Seen on table 2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Gary Oldman Dreyfus With Leupold CQ/T scope and SureFire M900 foregrip 2014
Sicario Mexican Federal Police 2015
Hell or High Water Ben Foster Tanner Howard With Sightmark Sure Shot reflex sight, railed handguards, foregrip 2016
Patriots Day Watertown Police 2016

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The X-Files - Season 5 Military personnel Roughly 10" barrels, Likely short-barreled Olympic Arms K3B-FT carbines 1998
CSI: NY ESU Officers 2004 - 2013
The Unit Dennis Haysbert SGM Jonas "Snake Doctor" Blane With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" 2006 - 2009
The Unit Scott Foley SFC Bobby "Cool Breeze" Brown With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" 2006 - 2009
The Unit Max Martini MSGT Mack "Dirt Diver" Gerhardt With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" 2006 - 2009
The Unit Michael Irby SFC Charles "Betty Blue" Grey With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" 2006 - 2009
Luther Sam Spruell Owen Lynch With scope / Episode 2 2010
The Chicago Code Chicago PD officers With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, RIS foregrips, and Surefire Universal weaponlights 2011 - ????
Banshee - Season 3 various fitted with the EOTech 551 Holographic sights, AN/PEQ-2s, vertical foregrips and weaponlights 2015
Condor police tactical unit "What Loneliness?" (S1E01) 2018
Bumblebee Sector 7 soldiers 2018
L.A.'s Finest Jessica Alba Det. Nancy McKenna 2019
L.A.'s Finest Gabrielle Union Det. Syd Burnett 2019
Magnum P.I. Honolulu Police S.W.A.T. 2019

Anime

Anime Title Character(s) Notes Date
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Dejima Refugees 2004 - 2005
American Soldiers With futuristic furniture, cybernetic sights and M203 grenade launchers
Blood+ Lewis Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight and SureFire M900 WeaponLight foregrip 2005 - 2006
US Special Forces soldiers

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Battlefield 2 Promotional material only 2005
Condemned 2: BloodShot "Assault Rifle" Fitted with Vltor Modstock, Tango Down BG-16 Battlegrip, 5.56mm Magpul, rear and front BUISs, a scope similar to the Trijicon TA31RCO ACOG, railed handguards with rail covers, custom gas block, and YMH flash hider 2008
Fallout: New Vegas "Marksman Carbine"
"All American"		 Can be modified with various upgrades Both variants are fitted with ACOG scopes; the "Marksman Carbine" has black finish, whilst the "All American" has woodland camouflage finish, as well both lack the charging handle on the rear, which is located on the moving bolt on the right side where the brass ejects instead 2010
GoldenEye 007 (2010) "Terralite 3" Available with iron sights, ACOG scope, EOTech Holographic sight, or a suppressor The rear sight of the carry handle is missing 2010
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action "M4 Carbine"
"Jungle Ops CARB-15"
"Night Ops CARB-15"		 The "M4 Carbine" is missing a rear iron sight and bayonet lug 2012
Max Payne 3 "M4" Local Justice DLC 2012
Rainbow Six Siege C8-SFW Various attachments. Under barrel Shotgun added in Operation Black Ice 2015


Mk 18 Mod 0

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 18 Mod 0 with 4-position stock and RIS handguard - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 18 Mod 0 with standard M4 handguard and 6-position stock - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 18 Mod 0 with LMT rear sight, Crane stock, and RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm

An even shorter-barreled M4A1 carbine with a 10.5 inch barrel. The upper receiver, which is used on a regular M4 lower receiver, is designated CQB-R (Close Quarters Battle-Receiver), while the entire weapon system is designated as the Mk 18 Mod 0 by the United States Navy. Used by Navy VBSS units, NCIS, and Navy SEALs. It is another one of the weapons that fell under the 'M4 Commando' nickname as an airsoft gun.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Tenet Tenet operatives 2020
Sicario 2: Soldado government agents 2018
Chappie Ninja Ninja Painted bright yellow, with red dot sight, laser designator, suppressor, and magazines painted yellow or pink 2015
American Sniper Bradley Cooper Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle With tan paint scheme, LMT rear sight, RIS foregrip, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, suppressor, Crane stock, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope 2014
American Sniper US Navy SEALs With LMT rear sights, EOTech red dot sights, suppressors, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators 2014
Act of Valor US Navy SEAL 2012
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault Major 2012
The Baytown Outlaws gang member EOtech sight 2012
The Losers Various characters With various accessories 2010
The Keeper A SWAT trooper 2009
Terminator Salvation resistance member 2009
Tropic Thunder Flaming Dragons guerrilla With ACOG sight 2008

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
24 Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer Season 7 "Episode 15 - 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M." With Aimpoint M4 red dot sight, Aimpoint 3x Magnifier, Gemtech G5 suppressor, LaRue Tactical 7.0 railed handguard, Yankee Hill Mfg front & rear sights, DPMS Inc. 4-railed Gas Block, and Vltor Modstock 2001 - 2010
Torchwood British Soldiers "Sleeper". Fitted with EOtech sights, foregrips, and tactical flashlights 2008
Torchwood Doug Rollins Lead Alien sleeper agent "Sleeper" Fitted with EOtech sight, foregrip, and tactical flashlight 2008
The Blacklist - Season 3 Baz Baz "Susan Hargrave (No. 18)" (S3E18) 2016
Hawaii Five-0 - Season 9 Meaghan Rath Tani Rey Magpul STR stock, Trijicon ACOG TA11 scope, Magpul RVG grip, DBAL D2 laser, panel ris covers,flashlight. 2018
Magnum P.I. Tim Kang Katsumoto "The Ties That Bind" (S1E09) 2018

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Combat Arms "M4A1 CQB-R" With Crane stock and LMT rear sight 2008
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 w/ various accessories 2010
Medal of Honor "M4 CQB-R" Equipped with Various Accessories SP only 2010
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive "M4A4" With flip-up rear iron sights and free-float RAS handguard 2012
Insurgency w/ various attachments 2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016

Anime

Title/Episode Character Note Air Date
King of Thorn Owen 2009
Angel Beats! Yuri with EOTech Holograhic sight, foregrip, custom stock, Beta C-Mag 100 rounds drum magazine (it probably held more though) 2010
Sword Art Online II "Lightly salted Tarako" Coyote camo handguard and stock 2014


Mk 18 Mod 1

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 18 Mod 1 with Crane stock, Daniel Defense MK18 RIS II rail system, and folding sights - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 18 Mod 1 with Crane stock, KAC back-up iron sights, EOTech XPS3, AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL, vertical foregrip, and dual pressure activation switch - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Daniel Defense MK18 with Magpul MOE stock and Magpul PMAG magazine - 5.56x45mm NATO. Note the DD markings on the receiver; this is Daniel Defense's Mk 18 Mod 1-spec carbine, and is commonly seen as a stand-in for the SOCOM-issue Mk 18 Mod 1 in Hollywood. (Note that this carbine features a Magpul stock and A2-style pistol grip, indicating that is older-spec; current Daniel Defense rifles and carbines feature DD proprietary stocks and pistol grips.)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Daniel Defense MK18 SBR with DD magazine - 5.56x45mm. Unlike the DD MK18 seen above, this is the all-black version intended for civil/law enforcement users; it lacks the FDE-colored rail seen on the SOPMOD-spec DD MK18. This particular carbine is also a newer production model than the rifle above and features Daniel Defense proprietary stock and pistol grip.

The Mk 18 Mod 1 differs from the earlier Mk 18 Mod 0 (above) in that it utilizes the Daniel Defense RIS II free-floating rail system, often with a low-profile gas block; as with the M4/M4A1 Block II, the Mark 18 Mod 1 was a product of the SOPMOD Block II program. (NOTE: See the M4/M4A1 Block II entry for more details on SOPMOD Block II and the origins of the RIS II.) For IMFDB's purposes, the usage of the RIS II is the single feature which distinguishes the Mk 18 Mod 1 from the Mk 18 Mod 0.

Also note that Daniel Defense offers a clone of the Mk 18 Mod 1 (known as the DD MK18), which is very often seen in Hollywood as a stand-in for the actual SOCOM-issue Mk 18 Mod 1s (which are built on Colt receivers). Pictures of two different DD MK18s are included on this page for reference.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Viral Factor Jay Chou Jon Man Built on XM16E1 lower; Aimpoint CompM2 sight, Crane stock, vertical foregrip, and AN/PEQ-16 MIPIM 2012
Suicide Squad U.S. special operators Various accessories 2016
The Accountant Ben Affleck Christian Wolff Daniel Defense MK 18 w/foregrip, weaponlight, suppressor, Magpul MOE stock, Leupold HAMR/Delta point sight 2016
Mile 22 Lauren Cohan Alice Daniel Defense Mk 18; various attachments 2018
Mile 22 Ronda Rousey Sam Daniel Defense Mk 18; various attachments 2018

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Breaking Bad - Season 1 / "Pilot" (S1E01) DEA tactical agents with LMT rear sight, Crane stock, and RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm 2008
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Blood Lance Hunter "Afterlife" (S2E16) 2015
Hawaii Five-0 - Season 9 Meaghan Rath Tani Rey Daniel Defense Mark 18 with Magpul STR stock, Trijicon ACOG TA11 scope, Magpul RVG grip, DBAL D2 laser, panel ris covers,flashlight. 2018
Magnum P.I. Jay Hernandez Magnum "The Day It All Came Together" (S1E20) 2018
SEAL Team / Season 2 "Episode 19 - Medicate and Isolate" Tony Curran Brett Swann With EoTech 552 sight, KAC suppressor, AN/PEQ-2, VFG and flashlight 2019

Video Games

Game Title Used By Appears As Note Date
Medal of Honor: Warfighter Daniel Defense Mk 18 2012
Rainbow Six Siege Daniel Defense Mk 18; Unusable; on loading screen 2015
Ghost Recon Wildlands Mk 18 Year 2 DLC 2017


Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine

A civilian released carbine rifle with a 16" barrel, A2 upper receiver. Designed for law enforcement.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model R6520 "AR-15A2 Government Carbine" - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model AR6520 "AR-15A2 Government Carbine" with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model R6530 "AR-15A2 Sporter Lightweight" - 5.56x45mm. This rifle is a civilian version of the AR-15A2 Government Carbine, and is identical apart from the addition of a fixed stock and removal of the bayonet lug.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Royal Warriors Ying Bai Gangmember 1986
Open Fire Ron Howard George Deacon Sporter Lightweight 1994
Open Fire Leo Lee Nakata Sporter Lightweight with sniper scope 1994
Open Fire Jeff Wincott Alec McNeil Sporter Lightweight 1994
Open Fire Mimi Craven Lynne Tolbert Sporter Lightweight 1994
Conspiracy Theory John Schwartzman Sniper With night-vision scope, 20-round magazine, and laser pointer 1997
The Fast and the Furious L.A.P.D. SWAT officer Sporter Lightweight version 2001
Elite Squad 2 (Tropa de Elite 2) Militia member Sporter Lightweight version 2010

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
JAG Sal Landi Sergeant Riske "We the People" (S2E01), with telescopic sight 1995 - 2005

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Dead Rising 2 "M4" 2010
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Black "M16" has some kind of electronic device near the muzzle 2006


Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

A civilian carbine with a 16" barrel and a removable carry handle.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Fast and the Furious L.A.P.D. SWAT officer With fixed A2 stock 2001
Ant-Man Martin Donovan Mitchell Carson 2015
Hell or High Water Gill Birmingham Ranger Parker 2016

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare "M4A1 Carbine", "M4A1 Suppressed", "M4A1 Grenadier", and "M4A1 SOPMOD" Tasco Red Dot reflex scope, Sightmark Sure Shot reflex sight, EOTech 552 holographic sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG, AN/PEQ-2A IR designator, M203 grenade launcher, M203 leaf sight Features full-auto fire, four-position collapsible stock, M16A1-style flash hider and pistol grip, KAC RIS handguard, KAC rail cover, KAC foregrip, and lacks the bayonet lug. 2007
GoldenEye 007 (2010) "Terralite III" Reflex sight, grenade launcher, ACOG, or laser aiming module Carry handle is missing rear sight, attached optics remove front sight/gas block 2010


Colt Law Enforcement Carbine

The "M4A1" of the civilian world, this rifle has a 16" barrel (as opposed to the M4A1's 14.5") with step-cuts to attach a launcher such as an M203 grenade launcher and the Cobray 37mm Launcher. In films, this gun has been converted to full auto to trick viewers into believing it is an M4A1, earning it the nickname "M4gery".

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Law Enforcement Carbine LE6920 - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt LE6720 Lightweight 16 Carbine with 20-round magazine and Matech rear sight - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt LE6920 SOCOM with 20-round magazine, RIS handguard, and Matech rear sight - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt LE6940 Advanced Law Enforcement Carbine with 20-round magazine, KAC folding front sight & URX handguard, and Matech folding rear sight - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Law Enforcement Carbine LE6920MPS-FDE with Magpul MOE stock, pistol grip, & handguard, MVG foregrip, PMAG, and MBUS Rear sight - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Patriots Day Boston Police and F.B.I. HRT 2016
Homefront (2013) SWAT officers with EOTech red dot sights 2013
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit NYPD ESU officers with RIS handguards and EOTech red dot sights 2013
S.W.A.T.: Firefight SWAT officers With various accessories 2011
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling Todd A. Robinson Overton 2009
State Affairs (Une affaire d'état) Thierry Frémont Michel Fernandez 2009
I Am Legend Will Smith Dr. Robert Neville With ACOG scope and PentagonLight MD3R weaponlight 2007
Casino Royale Miami-Dade Police 2006

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note/ Episode Air Date
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit FBI SWAT "Hell" (S10E17); With C-More and PentagonLight MD3R 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles LAPD SWAT officer "The Debt" (S3E10) 2011
Covert Affairs CIA agents "Bang and Blame" (S2E03), "Half a World Away" (S2E07); Magpul MOE handguard, UBR stock, PMags 2011-2012
Nikita Rob Stewart Roan "343 Walnut Lane" (S2E06); Magpul MOE handguard, UBR stock, PMags 2011-2012
Revolution Patrick St. Esprit Wayne Ramsey "The Stand" (S1E11) 2013
Revolution Derek Webster Nicholas "The Stand" (S1E11) 2013
Revolution Graham Rogers Danny Matheson "The Stand" (S1E11) 2013
The Walking Dead Lauren Cohan Maggie Greene "Too Far Gone" (S4E08) 2013-2014
Shades of Blue - Season 1 FBI HRT teams "The Breach" (S1E11) 2016
The Blacklist - Season 3 Baz Baz "Mr. Solomon (No. 32)" (S3E17) 2016
Specialists (Specialisté) URNA (Czech SWAT) "Den zúčtování" (S1E67) 2017-Present

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
State of Decay "AR 15" 2013
"AR 15 Custom" Magpul stock, pistol grip and tactical grip



Colt 9mm Submachine Gun

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 9mm SMG (aka Colt R0635) - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 9mm SMG (aka Colt R0991) with RIS handguard and folding rear sight - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 9mm Carbine (aka AR-15A2 Sporter II carbine in 9mm, Colt Model R6450) - 9x19mm. This version is an R6450 barreled upper on a full auto R0635 lower for law enforcement.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 9mm SMG with silencer - 9x19mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Seven Psychopaths Thugs 2012
Urban Justice Drug dealer's bodyguard Model 633 2007
Collateral FBI Special Agent With Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight 2004
A Man Apart Vin Diesel DEA Agent Sean Vetter With two magazines taped together 'jungle-style' 2003
The Matrix Reloaded Henchman 2003
xXx NSA commandos With C-More red dot sights and Surefire M500AB forend weaponlghts 2002
xXx Seen in GTO back seat armory, with C-More red dot sight and Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight 2002
Death to Smoochy SWAT team 2002
Battlefield Earth Human resistance fighters With & without Colt DOE (Department Of Energy) upper receivers & M203 grenade launchers 2000
The Replacement Killers Chow Yun-Fat John Lee With & without silencer & scope 1998
The Replacement Killers Henchmen 1998
The Siege Black ops soldiers With C-More red dot sights 1998
Spawn Melinda Clark Jessica Priest With flammable chemicals canister, C-More red dot sight, and laser pointer 1997
The Peacemaker FBI Agent With Surefire 9P weaponlight 1997

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Seven Days / "Daddy's Little Girl" Johnathan LaPaglia Frank Parker 1998 - 2001

Video Games

Game Appears As Note Release Date
Enter the Matrix "9mm SMG/R0635" 2003
State of Decay "Samurai PDW" 2013
Rainbow Six Siege "Commando 9" Added in the Operation Burnt Horizon expansion (2019) 2015
Killing Floor 2 "AR-15 Varmint Rifle" With Forward Assist, Rail Interface System, RRA Tactical Mount, Magpul AFG 2016


Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SPR prototype with Leupold Mark 4 scope, Parker & Hale bipod, and suppressor - 5.56x45mm. This prototype of the SPR used an an earlier version of the PRI flip-up front BUIS, along with an earlier generation free-float handguard which had a smaller locking ring the same diameter as the tube, and subsequently the ARMS rail lacked the indent in the bottom edge present on later Mk 12 Mod 0 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 12 Mod 0 SPR with A2 buttstock, A.R.M.S. #40 flip-up rear BUIS, PRI flip-up front BUIS, Leupold Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm LR/T M3 Illum. Reticle scope, and Harris bipod - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR with suppressor, 30-round magazine, Harris bipod, and Leupold Mark 4 scope - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR with magazine removed, Leupold Mark 4 scope, magazine pouch, and Harris bipod deployed - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
28 Weeks Later Delta Sniper With 30-round magazine. 2007
Live Free or Die Hard Cyril Raffaelli Rand With silencer, brass catcher, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip, and Leupold CQ/T scope 2007
Hitman Sniper With AN-PEQ-2 IR designator, silencer, and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip 2007
Killers Kevin Sussman Mac Bailey With silencer, AN-PEQ-2 IR designator, and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip 2009
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault Secret paramilitary squad Suppressed 2012
Lone Survivor Mark Wahlberg Marcus Luttrell Mk 12 Mod 1 with Harris bipods, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, Leupold MR/T scopes and suppressors 2013
Ben Foster Matthew Axelson
American Sniper Bradley Cooper Chris Kyle Mk 12 Mod 1 2014
Republic Z (Respublika Z) Irina Mikhaylova Dora Mk 12 Mod 1 2018
Georgiy Bessonov Byokke
Dmitriy Baishev Mettee

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Burn Notice - Season 5: "No Good Deed" Gabrielle Anwar Fiona Glenanne Suppressed Dec 15, 2011

Video Games

Game Title Used By Appears As Notes Release Date
America's Army US Army faction MK 12 MOD 0 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) Mod 0 variant, fitted with Leupold Mark 4 scope, Harris bipod, and detachable suppressor. 2002
Project Reality Mod 1 variant, with Leupold Mark 4 scope in LaRue Tactical SPR mount, Harris bipod, and optional suppressor 2005
ArmA: Armed Assault US Army designated marksmen SPR Mod 0 variant, fitted with costume pistol grip and a Leupold Mark 4 scope. 2007
ArmA II USMC Force Recon marksmen Mk12 SPR Mod 0 variant, fitted with costume pistol grip and a Leupold Mark 4 scope. 2009
Sniper: Ghost Warrior The Ghost Warrior "SR 25" Mod 1 variant, fitted with Leupold Mark 4 scope, KAC Free-Float RAS, Harris bipod, and a suppressor. 2010
Ring of Elysium 2018


Colt IAR

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt IAR with Grippod foregrip, Vltor MOD stock, and Magpul PMag - 5.56x45mm

The Colt IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) is an automatic rifle derivative of the M16 developed by Colt Defense in response to a Purchase Description for an Infantry Automatic Rifle submitted by the United States Marine Corps to the small arms industry in March 2008. Developmental contracts of the IAR were awarded to Colt Defense, FN Manufacturing Inc. (FN IAR) and Heckler & Koch (Heckler & Koch IAR). Colt Defense developed two models of the IAR to be tested, the IAR6940 and the IAR6940H (as well as an external piston prototype IAR6940P that was not trialled), the latter featuring Knight's Armament Company designed components. The USMC contract was eventually awarded to the Heckler & Koch design, leading to the adoption of the M27 IAR. Colt dropped the IAR6940H model and began attempting to market the IAR6940 commercially as simply the Colt IAR.

Specifications

(2008 - Present)

  • Type: Squad automatic weapon
  • Caliber: 5.56x45 NATO (.223 Rem.)
  • Weight: 9.5 lbs (4.31 kg)
  • Length: 33.5 in. (85.09 cm)
  • Barrel length: 16 in. (40.64 cm)
  • Feed System: STANG
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto, Full-Auto

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
Contract Wars Colt IAR 2014


Commercial Copies of the M16 Rifle series

Many of the guns seen as Colt model guns aren't Colt at all, but the many other manufacturer copies of the M16/AR-15 series of firearms. The most common clones are the guns made by Bushmaster, PWA and Eagle Arms. Though there are now many semi-automatic rifles made by companies like Panther DPMS and others, most of the Movie Prop houses acquired their guns before the 1990s. So only the most common third party manufacturers will be seen. Since it's difficult to determine which maker built the gun, for the sake of simplicity, the rifle variants in movies will be identified by the COLT model they most look like, unless there is clear evidence of a third party manufacturer. Sometimes this is possible via DVD commentary, direct information from the Armorer, or a clear shot of the manufacturer trademarks on the gun in a screenshot.

Bushmaster XM-15 Rifle Series

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Bushmaster HBAR Carbine - listed in the Bushmaster Sales catalog as "Bushmaster 16" Heavy Barrel Carbine" - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Barry Pepper Mike Norton 2005
Planet Terror Rose McGowan Cherry Darling as a prosthetic leg with grenade launcher 2007


Bushmaster XM15 "V-Match"

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Bushmaster XM15 "V-Match" Note smooth handguard and absence of front sight - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Eleventh Hour SEAL Marksman With JP Enterprises thumbhole stock, scope and Harris bipod 2008
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Seen leaning against wall 2005
Soldier Arcadia 234 Inhabitant With C-More red dot sight 1998
Ronin Sniper With scope 1998

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Justified - Season 1 Jacob Pitts Deputy Marshal Tim Gutterson "Fire in the Hole" (S1E01) 2010


Luvo Arms LA-15

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
LUVO Arms LA-15 with Magpul MBUS sights - .300 AAC BLACKOUT

The LUVO Arms LA-15 is a Czech semi-automatic rifle produced by the Prague-based company Luvo Arms. It is structurally identical to the M16/M4.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Edgemen (Hranari) Vladimir Marek Hitman - cleaner 2011

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Missing Nikola Navrátil Blonde assassin "A Busy Solitude" (S01E06) 2012
Missing Thugs "Answers" (S1E08) 2012


Luvo Arms LA-16

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Luvo Arms LA-16, 10.5" barrel and 20-round Magpul PMag magazine - 5.56x45mm

A Czech AR-15 clone produced by the Prague-based company Luvo Arms, which manufactures a variety of AR-10 and AR-15 models in different calibers and configurations.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Guardian Angel (Schutzengel) Til Schweiger Max carrying handle removed, with EOTech holosight 2012
Snowpiercer Tómas Lemarquis Egg-Head 2013


LaFrance Specialties M16K

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
LaFrance Specialties M16K w/o Forward Assist - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
LaFrance Specialties M16K w/ Forward Assist - 5.56x45mm

The LaFrance Specialties M16K is a compact version of the M16 produced by LaFrance Specialties of San Diego, California. It features a 21cm barrel, making its total length just 60cm with its stock collapsed. Developed in the early 1980s, the weapon was intended for military and law enforcement, but found few major buyers. A .45 ACP version known as the M16K-45 was also produced; LaFrance also produces a shortened M14 known as the M14K.

To improve reliability, the M16K features an adjustable gas system with an expansion chamber and second enclosed tube, which also reduces its rate of fire to less than 600 rpm. Due to the significant modification to the handguard, the M16K features a new front sight aperture on its carry handle. Later M16K models have round handguards, standard M16-styled front sight post, and accessory rails.

The creator of the M16K, Tim LaFrance, worked as a film armorer in the 1980s, and a number of M16Ks are seen in some films and TV shows of the period.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Escape from L.A. Kurt Russell Snake Pliskin Used as base for Coreburner 1996
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, The Leslie Nielsen Lt. Frank Drebin 1994
Police Story 3: Supercop Jackie Chan Inspector Chan With 90-round drum magazine 1992
Pink Cadillac Militia member 1989
The Dead Pool Mob assassin 1988
Death Wish 4 Gang Member 1987
Assassination Assassin 1987


North Eastern Arms NEA-15

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
North Eastern Arms NEA-15 in the 7.5" PDW configuration - 5.56x45mm.

A Canadian AR-15 clone produced by Ontario-based manufacturer North Eastern Arms for civilian and Law Enforcement customers. Variants include the 7.5" PDW, 10.5" CQB, 14.5" Carbine and 18" DMR models.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Operation Mekong Eddie Peng Fan Xinwu PDW model 2016


Olympic Arms K3B

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Olympic Arms K3B carbine - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Olympic Arms K3BM4-FT - 5.56x45mm NATO

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Driven to Kill Steven Seagal Ruslan Drachev 2009

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
Global Operations "Olympic Arms M4" 2002


Olympic Arms K23B

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Olympic Arms K23B - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Olympic Arms K23B Tactical with RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Terminator: Dark Fate Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor 2019
Terminator: Dark Fate Mackenzie Davis Grace 2019
The Sweeney Robber 2012
Skyfall Naomie Harris Eve With scope 2012
Safe House Fares Fares Vargas With scope and suppressor 2012
Righteous Kill Robert De Niro Turk 2008
Righteous Kill Al Pacino Rooster 2008
The Departed SWAT officers 2006
Christmas Rush Richard Yearwood Kid Blast With Beta-C magazine 2002
Reindeer Games Gary Sinise Gabriel 2000
Reindeer Games Dennis Farina Jack Bangs 2000
Romeo Must Die Bodyguard custom "suitcase" handle 2000

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Stargate SG-1 Amanda Tapping Major Samantha Carter "Carter Special" 2003


Norinco Model 311

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Norinco Model 311 (CQ 5.56) - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Norinco CQ-B - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Norinco CS/LM11 - 5.56x45mm NATO

A Chinese copy of the M16A1, also called the CQ 5.56. Can be differentiated by the grips, front sight, stock, and handguard. The Model 311 is also produced by DIO of Iran as the S-5.56 and in modified form as the DIO KH2002.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Wolf Warriors Scott Adkins "Tom Cat" 2015
Lord of War Seen in piles of weapons 2005
Buffalo Soldiers various US Army soldiers Stand-in for M16A2 2005

Anime

Title/Episode Character Note Air Date
Sword Art Online II Kakuton with drum magazine 2014


Norinco CQ-A

Norinco CQ-A - 5.56x45mm NATO

A Chinese copy of the M4 Carbine, also known as "CQ-M4 Carbine". CQ-A carbines have been seen used by the Chongqing SWAT and Snow Leopard assault team special forces.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Wolf Warriors 2015


Smith & Wesson M&P15

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson M&P15 - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson M&P15 Tactical - 5.56x45mm NATO. This is the earliest production model of the M&P15 Tactical, fitted with a free-floating quad rail forearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson M&P15 VTac II - 5.56x45mm NATO. This is a later (post-2015) production model, featuring a slim aluminum forearm with the MLOK attachment system.

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Kings Kingdom of Gilboa soldiers Tactical variant w/ EOTech 553 holo sight 2009
Burn Notice - Season 5 Jeffrey Donovan Michael Weston Tactical variant 2011
Bruce Campbell Sam Axe
Coby Bell Jesse Porter
The Walking Dead - Season 4 Kirk Acevedo Mitch Dolgen EOTech holo sight, foregrip and Magpul 60-round magazine; "Dead Weight" (S4E07), "Too Far Gone" (S4E08) 2013
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 Sam Underwood Jake Otto 2017
Alycia Debnam-Carey Alicia Clark
Mercedes Masöhn Ofelia Salazar
Justin Rain Lee "Crazy Dog"
Matt Lasky Coop
Michael Greyeyes Qaletaqa "Taqa" Walker


Non Firing Replicas

MGC M16

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MGC M16
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MGC M16 closeup. This clearly shows how the fake' forward assist is actually a connector with an allen nut in the back. Removal of this nut separates the upper and lower receivers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MGC CAR-15 with 20 round MGC magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MGC CAR-15

Before the advent of inexpensive Airsoft guns, there were precious few replica weapons that could be used in productions if they didn't want to have a live firing weapon on set, or for a stunt or if they didn't have the budget to get a real gun (and armorer). Though the US Army had a "rubber duck", i.e. slang for the hard rubber training M16 they used, it was not readily available on demand for the movie prop houses of the 1970s and the 1980s. Metal replica guns that were commercially available were thus used for these non-firing purposes.

Model Gun Corporation (MGC) of Japan made and built excellent quality metal replica guns between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and the most utilized one was the MGC M16 assault rifle. They were sold in the United States by Collector's Armory, Ltd. (and should not be confused with the inferior quality zinc-pot metal replicas currently coming in from Spain). Early model MGC M16 replicas can be distinguished from the real M16 by the fake forward assist on these models, which are actually bolt inserts to keep the receiver together. Modern MGC M16 replicas have improved by third parties over the years (like adding A1 flash hiders) making it more accurate to the real thing making it harder for 'Connoisseurs' to identify.

There is also the MGC XM177 Commando carbine variant, listed in the catalog as the CAR-15. This replica rifle was built on the same MGC M16 receiver, however the buttstock was pot metal and not plastic, and it did not telescope unlike the real weapons. Instead the makers of the gun split the difference and locked the non-adjustable stock into the 'half extended/half closed' position. This feature did not enamor replica gun collectors to the weapon and it did not sell well.

MGC replicas are likely the most used M16 replica in film and television productions.

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Raid on Entebbe Izraeli commando, Ugandan soldiers 1976
The Spy Who Loved Me British/Russian/US Navy Sailors during gun battle on the Liparus 1977
Apocalypse Now mounted on the PBR boat, shot up by tracer rounds 1979
Moonraker Various Drake launch base guards 1979
Private Benjamin Goldie Hawn Pvt. Benjamin 1980
The Final Countdown US Marines on the deck of the Nimitz 1981
First Blood the Army National Guardsmen 1982
Taps 1983
Uncommon Valor US troops during Vietnam flashback 1983
WarGames USAF Security 1983
Octopussy South American soldiers during the pre-credits sequence 1983
Ghostbusters Army National Guard soldiers fitted with A1-style flash hiders 1984
Commando Bennett's men 1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II seen in the weapons hold of the pirate boat used to smuggle Rambo up river. 1985
Wild Geese II American MP 1985
Predator Arnold Schwarzenegger Dutch seen when rifle is destroyed by the Predator 1987
Full Metal Jacket Various US Marines 1987
Lethal Weapon SWAT officer Director's Cut 1987
Hamburger Hill Various Airborne Soldiers during a medical Evac 1987
The Red Spectacles 1987
In Country US troops 1987
Barb Wire Congressionals outfitted with ill fitting 30 round magazines, A2 handguards and A1 birdcage flash hiders 1996
Rushmore Jason Schwartzman Max Fischer 1998
Diplomatic Siege Tom Berenger Gen. Buck Swain 1999
Bandits L.A.P.D. SWAT officer fitted with A2-style handguards 2001
Hulk US soldiers seen in 'split screen' shots of their reaction to the Hulk. 2003
Land of the Dead soldiers 2005
Dragon Wars: D-War US Troops outfitted with ill fitting 30 round magazines, A2 handguards and A1 birdcage flash hiders 2007

Television

Title Actor Character Notes Date
The A-Team
Tour of Duty
V: The Series
V.I.P.
Law & Order ESU officers (w/ A2 handguards) (1990-2010)
Sledge Hammer David Rasche Sledge Hammer "Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer" (S2E19)
Criminal Minds US Marines


.22 LR Replicas

Adler-Jager AP-74/Armi-Jager AP-15

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Armi-Jager AP-15 - .22 LR. The AP-15 has a slab side receiver and a tiny ejection port (for the .22 brass) and a birdcage flash hider. The AP-74 has a three prong flash hider.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Adler-Jager AP-74 - .22 LR. Note the sharply angled three prong flash hider and the forward assist, which differentiates it from the AP-15.

Made in Italy and imported into the US by Mitchell Arms (during the 1970s and early 1980s), these M16 clones were chambered for .22 LR and looked very similar to the M16 or M16A1 rifles. The dummy "20 round magazine" was a solid part of the lower receiver. A small .22LR magazine was inserted into the bottom of the dummy magazine. They were used sometimes in films due to budgetary reasons, since low budget films (especially in the 1970s and 80s) could pick up a .22LR M16 clone for less than a real AR-15. There were .22 LR guns imported into the US with either Armi-Jager or Adler-Jager markings (but the Armi-Jager was most common), so both names are correct.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Cassandra Crossing US Army soldiers AP-74 1976
Dawn of the Dead Ken Foree Peter Washington AP-74 1978
Scott H. Reiniger Roger DeMarco
Man on Fire A combatant in Beirut AP-74 with wooden furniture 1987
Man on Fire Seen in Sandri's hideout; AP-74 and subcompact AP-74/I 1987
La Femme Nikita Subcompact model 1990
Have a Nice Night (Passez une bonne nuit) Martin Provost Daniel Subcompact model 1990
Have a Nice Night (Passez une bonne nuit) A Cleaner Subcompact model 1990
Léon (The Professional) NYPD ESU officers AP-15, with fake M203 grenade launcher 1994
The Baader Meinhof Complex US soldiers AP-74 2008
Kill Zombie! Dutch soldier AP-15/74 hybrid 2012


Armscor M16 22

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Armscor (Squires Bingham of the Philippines) M16 22 rifle - .22 LR. Sometimes sold as the M-1600

Armscor (out of the Philippines) made another .22LR clone rifle, the Armscor M16 22, however this rifle looked even less like a real M16 and was rarely (if ever) used in a film to impersonate an M16 rifle.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Recoil Sloan's henchmen 1998


Smith & Wesson MP15-22

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson MP15-22 with LMT rear sight - .22 LR

Due to popular demand for .22LR versions, a number of manufacturers have produced such models for the civilian market, predominantly for plinking and varmint hunting. Smith & Wesson are offering the MP15-22, a realistic semi-auto copy with 25 rounds capacity that can be equipped with many accessories due to the Picatinny rails.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
One for the Money On a local shooting range’s sign 2012


Air Guns

Crosman M4-177

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Crossman M4-177 - .177 pellets/BBs

The Crosman M4-177 is a pump action air rifle built in the general form of an M4 carbine. It is most easily distinguished from a genuine AR-15 by the distinctive front sight block which has a gap between it and the handguard. The rifle feeds from either a 5 round pellet clip (which must be manually indexed with each shot) or from an integral gravity fed 18 round BB magazine (which is topped up from an integral 350 round hopper). To charge the rifle for each shot it must be "pumped" between 4 and 10 times depending on the power required and this is done by rotating the handguard downwards. You must then manually cock the bolt to chamber the pellet/BB (after indexing the clip to the correct position if pellets are being used) before being able to fire.

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Walking Dead - Season 3 Woodbury Guard "Home" (S3E10) 2013


Crosman Air 17

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Crosman Air 17 - .177 pellets/BBs

The Crosman Air 17 is a pump action air rifle built in the general form of an M16 rifle. It is most easily distinguished from a genuine M16 by the pump tube under the barrel, rounded rear receiver and blockish magazine well. The rifle feeds from either a 5 round pellet clip (which must be manually indexed with each shot) or from an integral gravity fed BB magazine (which is topped up from an integral hopper). To charge the rifle for each shot it must be "pumped" once each time by pulling down on the handguard. You must then manually cock the bolt to chamber the pellet/BB (after indexing the clip to the correct position if pellets are being used) before being able to fire.

Film

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
RoboCop 3 Rehab officers 1993

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Miami Vice - Season 3 Cuban rebels "Cuba Libre" 1986 - 1987

Unidentified AR-15 Variant

Films

Title Actor Character Note Date
Planet Terror Freddy Rodriguez El Wray night-vision scope 2007
The Hitcher Sean Bean John Ryder 2007


See Also

  • Norinco - A list of all firearms manufactured by Norinco.
  • Remington Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Remington Arms.


Retrieved from "https://www.buildlogs.org/index.php?title=M16_rifle_series&oldid=1376700"