M-16


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M-16

(ĕm′sĭk-stēn′)
n.
A 5.56 mm-caliber, gas-operated, clip-fed assault rifle, first used by US troops during the Vietnam War.

[M, military classification.]
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The media outlet also published a string of messages between someone in Syria's Idlib province and a reporter, in which the reporter negotiated a discount to purchase the M-16 rifle for $775 using the encryption app Telegram.
A sub-machine gun with rounds, a .223 rifle with a magazine, a .222 rifle with two magazines, a 45-bore pistol with a magazine, an M-16 rifle with two magazines, a modified 30-bore gun with a telescope, a 7mm rifle and 14,550 live rounds of different calibres were recovered.
The ammunitions and weapons included 4 SMGs with ten magazines, one 223-rifle with a magazine, one 222-rifle with two magazines, one 45-bore with a magazine, one M-16 rifle with two magazines, one 7-MM rifle and various types of 14550 rounds.