M16 rifle series

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ArmaLite AR-15, first pre-production model, serial number XAR1501 - 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 without realizing it.

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)

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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

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M16 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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

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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

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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
The President's Analyst	James Coburn	Dr. Sidney Schaefer		1967
	Godfrey Cambridge	Don Masters
	Severn Darden	Kropotkin
Ice Station Zebra	Tony Bill	1Lt. Walker		1968
	Jim Brown	Capt. Anders
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
Newman's Law	George Peppard	Vince Newman		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
Who'll Stop the Rain	Nick Nolte	Ray Hicks		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
		X's thugs
Volunteers		US Army Special Forces/CIA		1985
		Chung Mee's guards
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
Harry and the Hendersons		Seattle City Police		1987
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
The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai	Emi Kuroda	Sachiko Hanai		2003
		USA Army soldiers
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
Onechanbara - Zombie Bikini Squad		Guardians		2008
Black Dynamite	Michael Jai White	Black Dynamite	With M203 grenade launcher	2009
	Various	Black Panther
Helldriver	Hiroyuki Ootsuki	Captain		2010
	Asami	Kozue
	Takumi Saitoh	Natsuki
	Maki Mizui	Spider Woman
		Soldiers
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
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan	Daniel Webber	Pte. Paul "Largie" Large		2019
	Travis Fimmel	Maj. Todd Smith
	Sam Parsonson	2Lt. Dave Sabben
	Luke Bracey	Sgt. Bob Buick
		Australian soldiers
		Vietcong soldier

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
Stranger Things - Season 4		U.S. Army	"Chapter Eight: Papa" (S4E08)	2022

Anime

Anime Title	Character	Notes	Date
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen	Hell's Wind biker		1990
Burn-Up Scramble			2004
Magical Witch Punie-chan	Captain Paya Livingston	"So only test scores measure the worth of a human being? At best I'm 0 points. Yup." (E3.A)	2006-2008
Upotte!!			2012
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
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	M16			2016
	"C601"		Colt Model 601

XM16E1

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XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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.

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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

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M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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Colt M16A1 with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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 reduce 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
The Choirboys	James Woods	Harold Bloomguard		1977
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 Hunter	Tracey Walter	Rocco Mason		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
Poor White Trash		townsmen		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
The Coast Guard	Dong-gun Jang	Private Sang-byeong Kang, ROKMC	Fitted with bayonet	2002
Jisai (Dzisay)			Seen in truck	2004
Land of the Dead	Various	Fiddler's Green Soldiers		2005
The Devil's Rejects	Various	Sheriff's deputies and Rejects		2005
Sky Fighters		Terrorists		2005
The President's Last Bang	Suk-kyu Han	KCIA Agent Ju		2005
	Sang-ho Kim	KCIA Agent Jang
		South Korean Army, KCIA agents
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
Attack Girls Swim Team vs the Unliving Dead	Sasa Handa	Aki Kitajima		2007
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
Ah Boys to Men		Singapore Army soldiers, OPFOR	M16S1	2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies	Alan Ford	Ray	With M203 attached	2012
009-1: The End of the Beginning		SMA troops		2013
Northern Limit Line		1970s South Korean navy patrol boat crewmen		2015
All the Way		Secret Service agent	Anachronistic	2016
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
Rambo: Last Blood	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo		2019
Triple Threat		guards, Devereaux's hired guns		2019
The Suicide Squad	Margot Robbie	Harley Quinn		2021

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
Fortunate Son		US Army soldiers	Including documentary footage	2020

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
Devil Lady	USA army soldier	"Heart" (E24)	1998-1999
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
Upotte!!			2012
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
Conflict: Vietnam				2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	"XM16E1"	Camouflage paint scheme, semi/burst/auto trigger group, detachable suppressor		2005
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
El Matador				2006
Scarface: The World is Yours	"Carbine Assault Rifle"	Can be fitted with dual mags and M203 grenade launcher		2006
Cross Fire	"M16"			2007
	"M16A2"	railed handguard
	"M16A4"	with Galil-style skeleton folding stock and silencer	fully automatic
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
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	M16 A1	bayonet		2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	M16A1			2016
Mafia III				2016
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam			optional bayonet	2017
Far Cry 5	"M-16"		Incorrectly depicted with a 4-position selector	2018
Maximum Action	"M16A1"		Always fitted with heat shield; "M16A1 GL" has underslung Cobray CM203	2018
Far Cry New Dawn				2019
Far Cry 6				2021
Marauders	M16	Wooden handguard and stock, can equip 20 or 30-round mags	Incorrectly depicted with 3-round burst mode	2022

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3			seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05)	2022

M16A2

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Colt M16A2 - 5.56x45mm

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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
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation		SWAT officers		1989
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
Helldriver	Marc Walkow	Doctor		2010
		Soldiers
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 the 3rd		Thai soldiers		2014
22 Minutes (22 minuty)		Somali Pirates	Possibly a replica	2014
Innocent Lilies: The End and The Beginning		Solders		2015
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
Bumblebee		US Army soldiers		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
Yellowstone		tribal police	"Daybreak" (S1E01)	2018
Stranger Things		U.S. Army	"Chapter Eight: "The Battle of Starcourt" (S3E08)	2019
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 2	Kyle W. Brown	CRM Sniper	w/scope and gripod; "Death and the Dead" (S2E09)	2021
Tales of The Walking Dead - Season 1		Atlanta police officers	"Blair / Gina" (S1E02)	2022
Stranger Things - Season 4		U.S. Army		2022

Anime

Title	Character	Notes	Date
Planetes	INTO soldiers and El Tanikans		2003
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex	American Empire soldiers		2002
When They Cry: Kai	Banken Soldiers	Using 20 round magazines	2007
Mayoi Neko Overrun!			2010
Upotte!!		M16A2 and M16A3	2012
Suisei no Gargantia	Sailor		2013

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
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City			Seen used by a thug in the intro cutscene, unusable	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	Colt Government Model HBAR	2003
Manhunt	"Defender Mark 1"	Can fire in semi-auto and erroneously full-auto	Firing 30 rounds from a 20-round magazine	2003
Conflict: Desert Storm II				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
Eternal Damnation			Model from Postal 2; unusable	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
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"M16A2"		M16A2	2016
	"M16A3"		M16A3
Insurgency Sandstorm	"M16A2"			2018
Vigor	"ES16A2"			2018
Call to Arms				2018
The Division 2	"M16A2"			2019
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	"M16"		Holds 30 rounds despite being depicted with a 20-round magazine	2020

M16A4

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M16A4 with carry handle attached - 5.56x45mm

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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).

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M16A4 with ACOG scope, RIS foregrip, Magpul MBUS rear sight, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designator - 5.56x45mm

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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	Various	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	Various	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
Love and Monsters	Mikhail Bida	SWAT trooper		2020
	Various	SWAT troops
Top Gun: Maverick	Various	USMC Honor Guard	With RIS handguards	2022

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
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier		Madripoor's residents	"Power Broker" (S1E03)	2021
Ms. Marvel - Season 1		Damage Control agent	"No Normal" (S1E06)	2022
The Last of Us - Season 1		FEDRA soldiers	"When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01)	2023
		Revolutionaries of Kansas City	w/scopes; "Please Hold to My Hand" (S1E04), "Endure and Survive" (S1E05)

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Flag	UNF soldiers	used in multiple configurations	2006
Upotte!!	Ichiroku	sometimes with ACOG/Docter combo	2012
Punch Line	USA army soldiers		2015

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
Driver 3				2004
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
Payday 2	AMR-16			2013
The Last of Us	"Assault Rifle"		Fires fully automatic, fitted with collapsible, M4-style stock	2013
Warface	M16A3 Custom			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
Call to Arms				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
Squad	M16A4	AN/PEQ-16, KAC grip, ACOG M150, M203A2	Added in V3.0 Update, 2022	2020

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 1		US Marines	w/ACOG scope; "Shape-Shifters" (S1E10)	2019
What If...? - Season 1		US Army soldiers	"What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?" (S1E03)	2021
	Uncredited	AFC Pratt	"What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?" (S1E06)
	Uncredited	Airman Jimmy
		Batroc's pirates	"What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?" (S1E09)
	Georges St-Pierre	Georges Batroc

Colt AR-15 Sporter-1

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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
Bergerac			Seen in illegal weapon store; "The Waiting Game" (S09E07)	1991
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

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Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II, early model with A1 upper receiver and magazine removed - 5.56x45mm

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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

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Punch Line			2015

Colt Sporter Rifle Delta HBAR

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Colt Delta HBAR - .223 Remington

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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!!		later Golgo 13 version with A2 lower and A4 flattop upper	2012
Durarara!!×2 Shou	Kasuka Heiwajima		2015

Colt Match Target

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Colt Match Target with 5 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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

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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.

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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 fencing 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.

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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
The Postman	Kevin Costner	The Postman		1997
The Postman	Olivia Williams	Abby		1997
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

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Colt Model 715 (virtually identical rifle to the Colt Canada C7) - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Canada C7A1 with ELCAN scope and Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Canada C7A2 with ELCAN scope and backup iron sight - 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
The Last of Us - Season 1		Indonesian soldiers	"Infected" (S1E02)	2023
		American soldier	"Long Long Time" (S1E03)
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
Trailer Park Boys		Police officers	S4E9	2006
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		Military personnel	S1 - S5	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
			C7A2, with Back-Up Iron Sights, EOTech red dot sight, ELCAN scope, and M203 grenade launcher
Alliance of Valiant Arms	"Diemaco C7A2"		C7A2, with Crane stock, polymer magazine, EOTech red dot sight, and ELCAN Specter scope	2007
Cross Fire			C7A2, with ELCAN Specter scope	2007
Rainbow Six: Siege	"C7E"	w/ various attachments	C7NLD, Introduced in Operation Velvet Shell expansion (2017)	2015
Squad	C7A2			2015

Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 Carbine

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Colt Canada C8A1 with ELCAN scope - 5.56x45mm. Also known as the "C8FT" (Flat-Top)

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Colt Canada C8A2 with Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Canada C8A3 with ELCAN scope and Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm. Also known as the "C8FTHB" (Flat-Top Heavy Barrel)

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Colt Canada C8 SFW with EOTech holographic sight - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Canada C8 SFW with folding iron sights and quad-rail foregrip - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Canada C8 CQB with Thermold polymer magazine - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Canada L119A2 CQB with folding iron sights, Magpul PMag, and CTR stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

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 features a flat-top upper receiver, while the C8A2 introduced a heavier barrel (of the same length). Aside from the barrel profile, the most obvious visual difference compared to an M4A1 is continued use of the stock and slimmer handguard from the Model 653. The C8FTHB, later called simply C8A3, is a further improved variant with all of the upgrades of the C7A2 such as ambidextrous controls, green furniture, and the Triad rail system, as well as an M4A1-style barrel with a cutout for mounting the Canadian-pattern M203A1 grenade launcher. As such, the C8A3 is essentially a carbine-length C7A2.

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
22 July		Norwegian ERU officer	C8 SFW	2018
Hyena Road		Canadian soldiers	Fitted with foregrips, suppressor, and ELCAN scopes	2015

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Trailer Park Boys		SWAT officers	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		polymer magazine, RIS foregrip, and M68 Aimpoint red dot & ELCAN scopes	C8A1	2005
		EOTech red dot sight and ELCAN scope	C8A3
Cross Fire	C8	with a silencer, vertical foregrip, red dot sight, laser sight mounted on the left side		2007
Squad	C8A3			2015

Anime

Anime Title	Character	Notes	Date
Upotte!!		L119A1 with EOTech sight and magnifier	2012

Diemaco/Colt Canada C7/C7A1 LSW

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Diemaco C7 LSW/Colt Model 750 LMG with Beta-C drum magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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
Cross Fire	"M16A3 LMG"	with Beta C-Mag and ACOG scope	C7A1 LSW	2007
Warface	M16A2 LMG		C7A1/Model 950, forward sight and vertical grip removed	2013

Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series

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Colt Model 607 - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 609 / XM177E1 - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 610 / GAU-5/A - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 629 / XM177E2 - 5.56x45mm

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Late 1970s model AR15 Sporter 1 Carbine - converted into an XM177 Lookalike for the film The Dogs of War - 5.56x45mm

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Commercial CAR-15 semi-automatic rifle - 5.56x45mm. This is a semi-automatic civilian copy of XM177-patterned 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.

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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 designation GAU-5/A when formally adopted. 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 in late 1967 to early 1968 during the Vietnam War and now are no longer in use since 1994 when it was replaced by the M4 and M4A1.

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 Watcher		FBI HRT		2000
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
Clash (Bay Rong)		Trinh(Phoenix)	XM177E2	2009
Cockneys vs. Zombies	Georgia King	Emma		2012
009-1: The End of the Beginning		SMA troops		2013
Lupin the 3rd	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
Key the Metal Idol		Model 629	1994 - 1997
Case Closed - Season 2		Ep. "TV Station Murder Case"	1997
Spriggan (1998)		Model 629	1998

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
Conflict: Vietnam				2004
Elite Warriors Vietnam				2005
Cross Fire	"XM177"		flat top receiver	2007
Grand Theft Auto IV			Unusable	2008
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
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam				2017
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	"XM4"		XM177E1, with flat top and A1 flash hider	2020

Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 727/Model 733

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Colt Model 653 "M16A1 Carbine" - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 653 "M16A1 Carbine" modified with a 16" barrel - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 654 "M16A1 Carbine", the export model of the Model 653 without forward assist - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 723 "M16A2 Carbine" - 5.56x45mm. This version has the A1 profile ("pencil") barrel.

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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 in 1994.

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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.

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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 (A2 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. These had the features of the XM177 carbine series, including the telescoping stock, but have 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 is an 11.5" barreled version of the Model 653, intended for tactical police and security work. Later manufactured versions of both guns have A2 style heavy barrels. The Model 723 is 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
009-1: The End of the Beginning	Kazutoshi Yokoyama	SMA Officer		2013
		SMA tropes
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
Future Century Amazons	Maki Aoyama	Yukie	Model 653; fitted with railed handguards	2017
	Akiko Obata	Harue
	Ayako Gotô	Fumie
	Iku Haruka	Soldier
	Natsuko Nakamura	Soldier
	Keiko Yoneyama	Soldier
	Hadaka Yume	Soldier
		Soldiers
Arisaka				2021
Black Widow		SWAT officer	w/ flashlight	2021

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
Iron Virgin Jun	Soldier		1992
Cat Planet Cuties		Model 723	2010
Upotte!!		Model 653	2012

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
What If...? - Season 1		S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents	Model 727; "What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?" (S1E03)	2021
	uncredited	S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jack Rollins

M231 Firing Port Weapon

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M231 Firing Port Weapon - 5.56x45mm NATO

The M231 Firing Port Weapon is a stripped-down, bare-bones carbine designed for US Army soldiers riding in the M2 and 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. Interestingly, the Army classed it as a submachine gun, the official nomenclature being "Submachine Gun, 5.56-mm, Port, Firing, M231".

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
Phantom Forces	M231	Used as an infantry weapon	2015

M4/M4A1 Carbine

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Colt M4 Carbine with 4 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm

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Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm

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Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock and carrying handle removed - 5.56x45mm

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M4A1 with EOTech 552.A65 Holographic sight and SureFire M951XM05 tactical light - 5.56x45mm

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Colt M4A1 with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm

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Colt M4A1 with 4 position collapsible stock, RIS foregrip, folding rear sight, and ACOG scope - 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 late 1994 to early 1995, the military standardized the Model 920 (M4) and Model 921 (M4A1), which feature 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 M4A1.

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
	Kelly Jones	SWAT officer Pete Baker
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
Aazaan	Sachiin Joshi	Aazaan Khan	with M203	2011
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead	Asami	Kanae		2012
	Yui Aikawa	Tamae
	Alice Ozawa	Nozomi
		JSDF members
The ABCs of Death		Mental		2012
Red Dawn	Jeffrey Dean Morgan	SGM Andrew Tanner		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
Chronicle (2012)		SWAT officers		2012
Travelers		Soldiers		2013
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
Survivor		Survivors		2014
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
Innocent Lilies: The End and The Beginning		Solder		2015
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
St. Zombie Girls' High School	Akari Nakamura	Akari		2017
	Miyu Ôtsuka	Miyu
	Moe Tsurumi	Moe
CHIPS	Rosa Salazar	Officer Ava Perez		2017
Molly's Game		F.B.I. agents		2017
Jigsaw		SWAT officers	w/flahlights, EOTech sights and grips	2017
Wolf Warriors 2	Jing Wu	Leng Feng		2017
	Heidi Moneymaker	Athena
	Aaron Ly	Ghost
	Frank Grillo	Big Daddy
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion		Mercenaries		2018
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
All The Devil's Men	Milo Gibson	Jack Collins		2018
All The Devil's Men	Joseph Millson	Deighton		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
Venom		SWAT officers	SOPMOD with EOTech 552.A65 Holographic sight and SureFire M951XM05 tactical light	2018
God Bless the Broken Road		US Army soldiers		2018
The Titan		Spanish soldiers	With EOTech 552 and various accessories	2018
3 From Hell	Bill Moseley	Otis Driftwood	M4A1 Airsoft with carry handle removed, CQB-R Type QD rear sight	2019
		Black Satans
Triple Frontier	Pedro Pascal	Francisco "Catfish" Morales		2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home		law enforcement		2019
Terminator: Dark Fate	Linda Hamilton	Sarah Connor		2019
Angel Has Fallen	Gerard Butler	Mike Banning		2019
Rambo: Last Blood	Sergio Peris-Mencheta	Hugo Martinez		2019
Triple Threat	Michael Jai White	Devereaux	with M203A1	2019
			SIRS handguard
	Monica Siu-Kei Mok	Su Feng	SIRS handguard
	Tony Jaa	Payu
	Tiger Chen	Long-fei
	Scott Adkins	Collins
		guards	with M203A1
Sonic the Hedgehog		US Army 10th Mountain Div troopers	With ACOG scope, RIS handguard and foregrip	2020
Tenet	Robert Pattinson	Neil		2020
Time to Hunt	Choi Woo-shik	Ki-hoon		2020
	Lee Je-hoon	Jun-seok
The Outpost	Scott Eastwood	SSG Clint Romesha	with ACOG sight, AN/PEQ-15 ITPIAL and M203 Grenade Launcher	2020
	Caleb Landry Jones	SPC Ty Carter	with ACOG sight and AN/PEQ-15 ITPIAL
The Old Guard	KiKi Layne	Nile	vertical foregrip, ACOG scope, PEQ-15 laser	2020
		US Marines
Witch Hunt	Eloy Perez	Border patrol		2021
	Henry Vega	Border patrol
Black Widow		US Army soldier	w/M203 grenade launcher	2021
		SWAT officers	w/EOTech sights, flashlights
	Jade Ma	Black Widow assassin	w/ACOG scopes, PMAGs and flashlight grip
	Fatou Bah	Black Widow assassin
			seen in arsenal
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings		Ten Rings warrior		2021
The Tomorrow War		US Army soldiers	w/ACOG scope	2021
	Shane Berengue	US Army soldier
Spider-Man: No Way Home		Damage Control operators	w/EOTech sights and lasers	2021
Copshop	Alexis Louder	Officer Valerie Young		2021
Copshop	Frank Grillo	Theodore 'Teddy' Muretto		2021
Spiral		SWAT officers	w/flashlights, lasers and EOTech sights	2021
The Batman		Gotham City Police S.W.A.T.		2022
Ambulance	Remi Adeleke	SIS Officer Wade	w/different stocks, sights, grips and lasers	2022
	Jamie McBride	SIS Officer Jay
	Cedric Sanders	LAPD Officer Mark Ranshaw
	Michael Bay	SIS officer
		LAPD, SWAT, SIS and FBI officers
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever		Navy SEALs	w/EOTech XPS sights and tactical grips	2022
Violent Night		Gertrude's Kill Squad members	w/ACOG scopes and tactical grips or w/Trinity Force Atlas Keymod handguards, Magpul AFG2 grips, Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights and weapon lights	2022

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
	Julian Sands	Priest	with vertical forward grip / Episode 10
Continuum - Season 3		Liber8 terrorists	Episode 5	2014
	Luvia Petersen	Jasmine Garza	Episode 11
Tyrant		Abbudinian soldiers	Episode 9	2014
The 100	Christopher Larkin	Monty Green	Season 1	2014
The Mysteries of Laura		N.Y.P.D. Emergency Services Unit		2014-2016
Helix	Billy Campbell	Dr. Alan Farragut	Fitted with surefire weapon light, rail hand guard and vertical forward grip (S01EP11) "Black Rain" (S01EP12) "Reaping"	2014
	Meegwun Fairbrother	Daniel Aerov
	Hiroyuki Sanada	Hiroshi Hatake
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
Tokyo Vampire Hotel	Shinnosuke Mitsushima	Yamada	Ep.7	2017
		Survivors
Tin Star - Season 1	Sarah Podemski	Constable Denise Minahik	Episode 3 "Comfort of Strangers"	2017
	Tim Roth	Chief Worth
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
The Boys	Jack Quaid	"Wee" Hughie Campbell		2019
Jack Ryan	Jovan Adepo	Marcus Bishop		2019
Magnum P.I.	Stephen Hill	Theodore "TC" Calvin	"Blood Brothers" (S02E02)	2019
Yellowstone	Ian Bohen	Ryan	"Sins of the Father" (S2E10)	2019
Yellowstone	James Jordan	Agent Steve Hendon		2019
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 1		CRM soldiers	with a Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Brave" (S1E01), "The Deepest Cut" (S1E09), "In This Life" (S1E10)	2020
	Stacy Woodson	CRM soldier	with a Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Brave" (S1E01)
	Aaron Snyder	CRM soldier	1) w/Magpul ACS stock, flip-up front sight, Aimpoint PRO sight, tactical grip, and custom dual stabbing implement; "Brave" (S1E01) 2) w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "The Sky Is a Graveyard" (S1E08)
	Al Calderon	CRM Sergeant Major C. Barca	w/Magpul ACS stock, flip-up front sight, Aimpoint PRO sight, tactical grip, and custom dual stabbing implement; "Brave" (S1E01)
	Julia Ormond	CRM Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Emily Kublek
	Annet Mahendru	Lance Corporal Jennifer "Huck" Mallick	w/ACOG scopes or Aimpoint CompM2 sights and vertical grips; "Truth or Dare" (S1E07)
	Gil Perez-Abraham	Drake
	Dave MacDonald	Sergeant Wilkins
	John Paul Steele	Corporal Simms
	Ryan Price	PFC Farmer
	Carly Sands	Private Powlowski
		U.S. Marines
The Stand		U.S. Army personnel		2020
WandaVision		S.W.O.R.D. agents	"Now in Color" (S1E03), "We Interrupt This Program" (S1E04), "On a Very Special Episode..." (S1E05), "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!" (S1E06), "Breaking the Fourth Wall" (S1E07), "Previously On" (S1E08), "The Series Finale" (S1E09)	2021
		US Army officers	"All-New Halloween Spooktacular!" (S1E06), "The Series Finale" (S1E09)
	Shane Berengue	S.W.O.R.D. agent	"The Series Finale" (S1E09)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier		Power Broker's mercenaries	The Star-Spangled Man" (S1E02)	2021
		Madripoor residents	ACOG scoped; "Power Broker" (S1E03)
		Selby's guard
	Anthony Mackie	Sam Wilson / Falcon
		Madripoor bounty hunters
	Emily VanCamp	Sharon Carter
		Madripoor's guards	ACOG scoped; "The Whole World Is Watching" (S1E04)
		US Army soldier	ACOG scoped; "Truth" (S1E05)
	Renes Rivera	Lennox	"One World, One People" (S1E06)
		GRC Soldiers
		SWAT, FBI and NYPD ESU officers
	Christopher Cocke	NYPD ESU officer
	Shane Berengue	NYPD ESU officer
The Rookie	Nathan Fillion	Officer John Nolan	"New Blood" (S3E11),	2021
Loki - Season 1		STRIKE agents	archive footage from Avengers: Endgame; "Glorious Purpose" (S1E01)	2021
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 2		CRM soldiers	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Konsekans" (S2E01), "Foothold" (S2E02), "Exit Wounds" (S2E03), "Family Is a Four Letter Word" (S2E04), "Quatervois" (S2E05), "Who Are You?" (S2E06), "Returning Point" (S2E08), "Death and the Dead" (S2E09), "The Last Light" (S2E10)	2021
	Jason Gupton	CRM Soldier 496	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Konsekans" (S2E01)
	Robert Palmer Watkins	CRM Lieutenant Frank Newton	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Foothold" (S2E02)
	Annet Mahendru	Jennifer "Huck" Mallick	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Exit Wounds" (S2E03), "Family Is a Four Letter Word" (S2E04)
		Perimeter resident	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Family Is a Four Letter Word" (S2E04), "The Last Light" (S2E10)
	Ted Sutherland	Percy	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Family Is a Four Letter Word" (S2E04)
	Gissette Valentin	CRM Corporal Diane Pierce	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Who Are You?" (S2E06), "Returning Point" (S2E08)
	Adam Lindo	CRM Sergeant Mills	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Returning Point" (S2E08)
	Anna Khaja	Indira
	Hal Cumpston	Silas Plaskett	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "Returning Point" (S2E08), "The Last Light" (S2E10)
	Jelani Alladin	Will Campbell	w/Trijicon ACOG scope, vertical grip and custom dual stabbing implement; "The Last Light" (S2E10)
Ms. Marvel - Season 1		Damage Control agents	w/EOTech sights; "No Normal" (S1E06)	2022
The Last of Us - Season 1	Craig Mazin	US soldier	w/flashlight and scope; "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01)	2023
		FEDRA soldiers	w/flashlight and scope; "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01), "Long Long Time" (S1E03)
	Max Montesi	Lee	w/flashlight; "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01)
	Pedro Pascal	Joel Miller	w/flashlight; "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01), "Infected" (S1E02), "Long Long Time" (S1E03)
		Revolutionaries of Kansas City	w/scopes, flashlights and grips; "Please Hold to My Hand" (S1E04), "Endure and Survive" (S1E05)
	Jeffrey Pierce	Perry	w/ACOG scope, flashlight and grip; "Please Hold to My Hand" (S1E04), "Endure and Survive" (S1E05)

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
Conflict: Desert Storm II				2003
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
Conflict: Global Terror		M4A1 + M203		2005
Reservoir Dogs (VG)				2006
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
Cross Fire	"M4A1"			2007
	"M4A1-X"	RIS Rail System, flip-up iron sightsed and a forward grip with flashlight
	"M4A1 Silencer"	Silencer
	"M4A1-Custom"	Silencer, Galil-style skeleton folding stock, Aimpoint stock, flashlight
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
Xenus 2: White Gold				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
Black Mesa		With M203 grenade launcher	Cut weapon	2012
Arctic Combat				2012
Ravaged				2012
Warface	"M4A1"	Can be fitted with various accessories	SOPMOD Block I configuration	2013
	"M4 Custom"	heavy customized
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
Survarium				2013
Insurgency	M4A1	With various attachments		2014
Batman: Arkham Knight				2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	M4 Carbine	various attachments		2014
Time Crisis 5	"Machine Gun"	With Trijicon ACOG4x32+RMR sight, laser sight, flash light, vertical foregrip		2014
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
State of Decay 2				2018
Call to Arms				2018
The Division 2	Police M4			2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint				2019
Enlisted				2021

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
Upotte!!		with various accessories	2012
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

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 2		Meck	Heavy customized; "Snow in the Desert" (S2E04)	2021
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3			"Three Robots: Exit Strategies" (S3E01)	2022

M4/M4A1 Block II

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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.

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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).

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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

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
WandaVision		S.W.O.R.D. agent	"All-New Halloween Spooktacular!" (S1E06)	2021
	Teyonah Parris	Monica Rambeau
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier		Madripoor resident	"Power Broker" (S1E03)	2021
		US Army soldier	"Truth" (S1E05)

Video Games

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

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3	Joe Manganiello	Sergeant Coulthard	w/Magpul MOE stock, PMAG, EOTech sight with magnifier, suppressor, flashlight, AN/PEQ-15 tactical laser, 45 degrees red dot sight, Magpul pistol grip, and Magpul AFG grip; "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" (S3E08)	2022
	Christian Serratos	Harper
	Jai Courtney	Spencer	w/Magpul MOE stock, PMAG, EOTech sight with magnifier, suppressor, flashlight, AN/PEQ-15 tactical laser, 45 degrees red dot sight, Magpul pistol grip, and vertical grip; "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" (S3E08)
	Noshir Dalal	Beaumont
	Jeff Schine	Gladstone
	Stanton Lee	Dilman	w/Magpul MOE stock, PMAG, optic scope, suppressor, flashlight, AN/PEQ-15 tactical laser, 45 degrees red dot sight, Magpul pistol grip, and vertical grip; "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" (S3E08)

Colt Model 933

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Colt Model 933 with 4-position stock and thicker A2-profile barrel - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 933 with bayonet lug deleted and thinner A1-profile barrel - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model 933 with SIRS handguard, Aimpoint CompM2, 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 M4A1 or the 10.3" CQBR/Mk 18. The Model 933/935 proved far more popular, however, in the U.S. law enforcement market with SWAT teams, rapidly becoming the most common U.S. law enforcement M4 configuration (most notably, it is the standard carbine of FBI SWAT and HRT). It has also proven popular on the export market.

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		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
Red Billabong	Philippe Deseck	Richards' Man #3		2016
The Titan		Spanish soldiers	aimpoint, railed handguard	2018
Rambo: Last Blood		cartel soldiers		2019

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 - ????
Elementary		NYPD Emergency Services Unit		2012-2019
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
WandaVision		S.W.O.R.D. agent	w/sight; "The Series Finale" (S1E09)	2021
Ms. Marvel - Season 1		Damage Control agents	w/EOTech sights and RIS handguards; "No Normal" (S1E06)	2022

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
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	"M4A1"		The post-release "Task Force" blueprint is an actual M4A1	2019

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3			Tan colored grip and stock; "Three Robots: Exit Strategies" (S3E01)	2022

Mk 18 Mod 0

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Mk 18 Mod 0 with 4-position stock and RIS handguard - 5.56x45mm

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Mk 18 Mod 0 with standard M4 handguard and 6-position stock - 5.56x45mm

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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
Fatman		US Army Guards		2020
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 or AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL, suppressor, Crane stock, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and Aimpoint CompM2 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
The Rookie	Mekia Cox	Officer Nyla Harper	"Warriors and Guardians" (S2E04)	2019
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier		SWAT officer	"One World, One People" (S1E06)	2021
Cowboy Bebop (2021)	Mustafa Shakir	Jet Black		2021

Video Games

Game Title	Appears As	Mods	Notes	Release Date
Cross Fire	"M4CQBR"	suppressor, AN/PEQ-15 laser module, EOTech 512 holographic sight		2007
	"MK.18 Mod 0"	suppressor, foregrip, and an LMT fixed A2 rear sight
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
Call to Arms			Mk 18 Mod 0	2018

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

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3			seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05)	2022

Mk 18 Mod 1

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Mk 18 Mod 1 with Crane stock, Daniel Defense MK18 RIS II rail system, and folding sights - 5.56x45mm NATO

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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

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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.)

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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 the DDM4 MK18, a clone of the Mk 18 Mod 1 which is very often seen in Hollywood as a stand-in for the actual SOCOM-issue Mk 18 Mod 1s (which are built on refurbished M16A1 lower 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 MK18 w/foregrip, weaponlight, suppressor, Magpul MOE stock, Leupold HAMR/Delta point sight	2016
Mile 22	Lauren Cohan	Alice	Daniel Defense MK18 rail and fixed front and rear sights, Surefire Mini Scout light (possible), Trijicon MRO Red Dot	2018
Mile 22	Ronda Rousey	Sam	Daniel Defense MK18; various attachments	2018
The Suicide Squad	Joel Kinnaman	Rick Flag	Magpul CTR stock, Aimpoint T2 red dot, OD Green Geissele MK4 MLOK handguard, PEQ-15 laser system, possibly a Surefire Mini Scout light, Magpul AFG-2 grip, and BCM compensator	2021
Fatman	Walton Goggins	The Skinny Man	Various accessories	2020

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Hawaii Five-0 - Season 9	Meaghan Rath	Tani Rey	Daniel Defense MK18 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
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier		Power Broker's mercenaries	The Star-Spangled Man" (S1E02)	2021

Video Games

Game Title	Appears As	Note	Date
Medal of Honor: Warfighter		Daniel Defense MK18	2012
Rainbow Six Siege		Daniel Defense MK18; Unusable; on loading screen	2015
Ghost Recon Wildlands	Mk 18	Year 2 DLC	2017
Insurgency: Sandstorm		Initially generic Mk 18 Mod 1; later re-skinned as Daniel Defense MK18	2018

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 1		US Marines	Daniel Defense MK18 w/EOTech sight; "Shape-Shifters" (S1E10)	2019

Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine

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

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Colt Model R6520 "AR-15A2 Government Carbine" - 5.56x45mm

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Colt Model AR6520 "AR-15A2 Government Carbine" with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2	"PR15 HERA"	Drake Associates Athena Precision Chassis	2021

Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine

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Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

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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
009-1: The End of the Beginning		SMA troops		2013
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".

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Colt Law Enforcement Carbine LE6920 - 5.56x45mm

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Colt LE6720 Lightweight 16 Carbine with 20-round magazine and Matech rear sight - 5.56x45mm

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Colt LE6920 SOCOM with 20-round magazine, RIS handguard, and Matech rear sight - 5.56x45mm

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Colt LE6940 Advanced Law Enforcement Carbine with 20-round magazine, KAC folding front sight & URX handguard, and Matech folding rear sight - 5.56x45mm

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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
I Am A Hero		Outlet Mall Survivor	Airsoft	2015

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
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 1		CRM soldier	with a Trijicon ACOG scope and vertical grip; "The Tyger and the Lamb" (S1E03)	2020
	Michel Curiel	Private Owens	w/Aimpoint CompM2 sight and vertical grip; "Truth or Dare" (S1E07)

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

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Colt 9mm SMG (aka Colt R0635) - 9x19mm

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Colt 9mm SMG (aka Colt R0991) with RIS handguard and folding rear sight - 9x19mm

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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.

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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
Mission: Impossible II	Ving Rhames	Luther Stickwell	With C-More sight and brass catcher	2000
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
Bulletproof		DEA Agent	With C-More red dot sight	1996

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Miami Vice - Season 3 / "Knock Knock, Who's There"		DEA agent, SRT member		1986 - 1987
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

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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.

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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

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Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR with suppressor, 30-round magazine, Harris bipod, and Leupold Mark 4 scope - 5.56x45mm

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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

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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: STANAG

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto, Full-Auto

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Video Games

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

Colt SCW

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Colt Sub Compact Weapon - 5.56x45mm. - 5.56x45mm NATO

Specifications

(2005 - Present)

• Type: Sub Compact Weapon

• Caliber: 5.56x45 NATO (.223 Rem.)

• Weight:

• Length:

• Barrel length: 10.3”

• Feed System: STANAG

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto, Safety

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Video Games

Game Title	Appears As	Notation	Release Date
Cross Fire	Colt SCW		2007

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

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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"

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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
Under the Dome	Dean Norris	James "Big Jim" Rennie		2013-2015

Luvo Arms LA-15

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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

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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

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LaFrance Specialties M16K w/o Forward Assist - 5.56x45mm

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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

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North Eastern Arms NEA-15 in the 7.5" PDW configuration - 5.56x45mm.

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North Eastern Arms NEA-15 with 14.5" barrel - 5.56x45mm NATO

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
Violent Night	Stephanie Sy	Jessica "Sugarplum" Prestwood	PDW model; w/sight and suppressor	2022
	Phong Giang	"Tinsel"
	John Leguizamo	Jimmy "Scrooge" Martinez

Olympic Arms K3B

"K3B" is the generic model description that Olympic Arms gave to its AR-15 carbines. An enormous number of variations of the K3B carbines exist, so the list below is a partial attempt at explaining the different variations, based on era of manufacture:

• K3Bs manufactured from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s' were typically marked as "CAR AR" on the lower receiver and featured a variety of receiver and barrel styles. Originally, they featured A1-style upper and lower receivers, but by the early-1990s, Olympic Arms standardized A2-style lowers (distinguished by the reinforced area at the receiver extension), and offered customers either A1E1 or A2-style upper receivers. Olympic Arms also offered every AR-15 barrel variation available at the time for these weapons: 16" lightweight ("pencil") barrels, 16" Government-profile barrels, and 16" heavy barrels (similar, but not identical, to the Colt HBAR carbine barrels). The most distinctive barrel option was an 11.5" version of the heavy barrel which featured a permanently attached 4.5" flash hider designed to mimic the look of the XM177 moderator/flash hider, thereby giving civilian customers an XM177-style carbine without having to file for an NFA tax stamp. This last variation of the K3B was purchased by multiple Hollywood rental armories (notably Gibbons, Ltd.) and frequently appears in 1990s action films and TV series, such as The Rock.

• After the passage of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban in the United States, Olympic Arms largely ceased production of the K3B series for the civilian market - its post-ban "PCR 98" carbines featured similar barrels to the pre-1994 carbines, but also featured fixed stocks and no bayonet lugs or flash hiders, since inclusion of these items violated the "features test" of the ban. However, Olympic Arms did continue to produce K3Bs for the law enforcement market (marked PCR 98, as on the post-ban civilian guns), and even introduced new features - such as a proprietary flattop upper receiver with a Weaver rail (in the days before the Colt flattop with an upper M1913 Picatinny rail became standardized). Some of the early Weaver-rail flattop K3Bs with 11.5" barrels were purchased by Tom Felcan, the largest rental armory in Vancouver, British Columbia, and have appeared in some productions filmed in that area - though since the 2000s, most have had their 11.5" barrels replaced with 14.5" M4-profile barrels.

• When the AWB expired in 2004, Olympic Arms resumed production of the K3B series for the civilian market, and also introduced a host of new feature options on these carbines in order to keep pace with trends in the AR-15 world at the time. Due to the influence of the U.S. military's M4 Carbine weapon system, Olympic Arms introduced "M4gery" style carbines which featured flattop M1913 Picatinny uppers and 16" M4-profile barrels, though A2-style uppers and standard Government profile barrels were also still offered as options. Some K3B models also featured lower-profile gas blocks, and most featured a "waffle-style" stock, copied from the design of the Colt "LE" stock that had been introduced for the M4 in 2001. The post-2004 carbines also tend to be marked "M.F.R." on the lower receiver, just like the longer-barreled K4B and other rifles in the product line.

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Olympic Arms K3B carbine - 5.56x45mm NATO. This is a post-2004 carbine featuring an A2-style receiver and 16" Government-profile carbine barrel.

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Olympic Arms K3BM4-FT - 5.56x45mm NATO. This is a post-2004 "M4gery" version of the K3B, featuring a flattop upper receiver and 16" M4-profile barrel.

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 K4B

"K4B" is the generic model description that Olympic Arms gave to its 20" M16 clone rifles. As with the K3Bs (described above), the specifications for the weapon changed over time. K4Bs manufactured from the late-1980s through the mid-1990s' were typically marked "M.F.R." on the lower receiver and featured 20" Government or HBAR-profile barrels, either A1E1 or A2-style upper receivers, and either A1 or A2-style lower receivers (the latter distinguished by the reinforced area at the receiver extension). In some cases, the weapons were also sold with Olympic Arms' proprietary "Stowaway" pistol grip, though this was not a standard feature. After the passage of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban in the United States, the "banned" configuration of the K4B was re-marked as "PCR 98" on the left side of the lower receiver, with "Export & Law Enforcement Only" on the right side, indicating that it could only be sold to law enforcement; the civilian versions of the PCR 98 lacked the bayonet lug and flash hider. When the AWB expired in 2004, Olympic Arms resumed production of the K4B for the civilian market in more-or-less the pre-ban configuration, though A2 upper and lower receivers were fully standardized (the A1E1 upper would be available only on the budget "Plinker Plus" configuration), and flattop receivers were also advertised as an option. The "no-ban" configurations, like the pre-1994 rifles, were also marked as "M.F.R." on the lower receiver.

For IMFDB reference: The most common K4B configuration seen in movies is the version which closely resembles the Colt 715/Canada C7 Rifle; these weapons were purchased and converted to blank-fire by Felcan Enterprises, the largest rental armory in Vancouver, British Columbia, and frequently appear in productions filmed in that area - they are often recognizable by their "Stowaway" pistol grips. Gibbons, Ltd. in Los Angeles also purchased K4B rifles that are nearly identical to the M16A2 and often used as stand-ins for the former U.S. service rifle.

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Olympic Arms 'K4B' AR-15 with A2 Handguards, heavy barrel and the Olympic Arms stowaway pistol grip - 5.56x45mm. Aside from pistol grip, this weapon is nearly identical to the Colt 715/Canada C7 Rifle. Rifles of this type have appeared in several Canadian productions, including The X-Files, Millennium, and Dark Angel, among others.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings		Ten Rings undercover agent	w/ACOG and bipod	2021

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The X-Files		Military personnel	Heavy barrel, stand-ins for M16A2, S1 - S5	1993 - 1998
The X-Files - Season 2		SWAT sharpshooter	Heavy barrel, fitted with custom buttstock and scope / "Duane Barry" (S2E05)	1994
The X-Files - Season 4		FBI tactical agents, Militia gunmen	Heavy barrels, fitted with A1 handguards to pass for M16A1s / "Tunguska" (S4E08)	1996
Millennium	Eric Keenleyside	Gary King		1996-1999
Viper		rogue U.S. Army intelligence officers	w/Cobray CM203	1996-1999
Dark Angel		Soldiers		2000-2002
	William Gregory Lee	Zack

Olympic Arms K23B

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Olympic Arms K23B - 5.56x45mm

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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

Video Games

Title	As	Mods	Note	Date
Warface	"M4 CQB"	LMT SOPMOD stock and a set of A2 style iron sights		2013

CQ / Model 311

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CQ / Model 311 (Norinco-branded) - 5.56x45mm NATO

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CQ-B - 5.56x45mm NATO

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CS/LM11 - 5.56x45mm NATO

The CQ rifle is a Chinese copy of the M16A1. The rifle was produced by Factory 216, a.k.a. Changqing Machinery (now known as Huaqing Machinery; Changqing is also the origin of the CQ name), and first began production in 1983. The rifle is made in both select-fire and semi-auto-only versions. Norinco exports both versions of the rifle under the name Model 311.

The CQ / Norinco Model 311 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.

Variants of the CQ include:

• CQ: M16A1 clone
• CQ-A: M4 clone (see below); allegedly also uses the name CS/LR2
• CQ-B: M16A4 clone; lacks most of the identifiable features of Chinese M16 rifles and thus is almost indistinguishable from the M16A4
• CQ-C: Colt Model 750 LMG clone; also observed under the name CS/LM11
• CQ-D: CQ variant with railed handguard

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

CQ-A

CQ-A - 5.56x45mm NATO

The CQ-A is a variant of the CQ rifle, and is 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

Non Firing Replicas

MGC M16

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MGC M16

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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.

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MGC CAR-15 with 20 round MGC magazine.

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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 access to hard rubber training M16 replicas (nicknamed the "rubber duck"), 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		Israeli 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	Todd Allen	Frank Rhodes		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
Black Widow		Drake guards	shot from Moonraker	2021

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
The A-Team
Tour of Duty				1987-1990
V: The Series				1984-1985
Sledge Hammer	David Rasche	Sledge Hammer	"Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer" (S2E19)	1986-1988
V.I.P.				1998-2002
Law & Order		ESU officers	(w/ A2 handguards)	(1990-2010)
Criminal Minds		US Marines		2012-2013
Cobra Kai		US Troops		2021

.22 LR Replicas

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

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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.

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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

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Armscor (Squires Bingham of the Philippines) M16 22 rifle - .22 LR. Sometimes sold as the M-1600

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Armscor M16 22 with collapsible stock and full wrap-around handguard - .22 LR

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

Video Games

Game Title	Appears As	Mods	Notes	Release Date
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"M1600"			2016
	"M1600A3000"	Collapsible wire stock, top rail, shortened barrel, railed handguard, select-fire

Air Guns

Crosman M4-177

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Crosman 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

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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

Animation

Title	Voice Actor	Characters	Notation	Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 1			w/ rounded handguard, ACOG scope and HK E1 stock; is seen next the dead Marine in "Shape-Shifters" (S1E10)	2019

See Also

• Barrett REC7 & Barrett M468 - Firearms derived from the M16 series in 6.8x43mm Remington SPC.

• Bushmaster Firearms International - A list of all firearms manufactured by Bushmaster.

• Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt Manufacturing Company.

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

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

• ArmaLite - A list of all firearms manufactured by ArmaLite.

• AR Derivatives

AR-10/15 Derivatives (Gallery) (This template is a WIP)
ArmaLite	Standard	AR-10  •  AR-15
	Sniper	AR-10 SB  •  AR-10T  •  AR-10 TBN
Colt Military	Standard	M16  •  M16A1  •  M16A2  •  M16A4  •  Model 715  •  CM901
	Carbine	M4/M4A1  •  XM177  •  Model 653  •  Model 654  •  Model 723  •  Model 727  •  Model 733  •  Model 933
Colt Civilian	Standard	AR-15 Sporter  •  Match Target
	Carbine	AR-15 Carbine  •  AR-15 Sporter  •  AR-15A2 Government  •  AR-15A3 Tactical  •  LE Carbine
Diemaco/Colt Canada	Standard	C7  •  C7A1  •  C7A2
	Carbine	C8A1 Carbine  •  C8A3 Carbine
	Machine Gun	C7 LSW  •  C7A1 LSW
Heckler & Koch	Standard	HK416  •  HK417
	Carbine	HK416C
	Machine Gun	M27 IAR
Remington	Standard	R4  •  R5 RGP
	Sniper	RSASS  •  R25
Knight's Armament	Standard	SR-15  •  SR-47
	Sniper	SR-25/M110 SASS
LWRC	Carbine	LWRC M6A2
	Sniper	LWRC REPR
CMMG	Standard	CMMG Mk4  •  CMMG Mk47
	Submachine Gun	CMMG MkGs  •  CMMG Mk57
Others	Carbine	CA-415  •  Mk 18 Mod 0  •  LVOA-S  •  Silver Shadow Gilboa  •  Cobalt Kinetics Rifle Series  •  Olympic Arms OA-93  •  Kel-Tec PLR-16  •  M231 Firing Port Weapon  •  STM-9
	Sniper	Mk 12 SPR  •  LaRue Tactical OBR  •  DPMS TAC20  •  JP Enterprises LRP-07  •  TX-15 DML
	Special	Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf  •  AR-57  •  Mk 18 Mod 1 Mjolnir