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  1. 11-06-2014, 22:49 #1
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    Default 1969 Army comic book manual for M16A1

    I came across this full, readable copy of the US Army's comic book about maintaining and operating the M16 on the internet. For those interested please enjoy.


    http://www.novarata.net/files/files/DA_Pam_750.30.pdf
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  2. 11-06-2014, 23:07 #2
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    Interesting, thanks for posting!
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    1969... Cool
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    Notice that "Will Eisner" is written in Disney-esque script? Wonder if he was a Disney artist commissioned by the Govt to draw this up for troops.

    Doing a little research yielded this:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner

    And apparently there is some controversy surrounding his signature vs Disney's as to which came first. Pretty cool.
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  5. 11-07-2014, 07:47 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by kidicarus13 View Post
    1969... Cool
    and it came out in July, so it was the Summer of '69
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  6. 11-07-2014, 08:26 #6
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    We found a few actual copies of those while cleaning out one of our storage areas just before my unit deployed to Afghanistan in '08. One of the guys that originally found it started laughing hysterically and that's how it came to our attention. They were in surprisingly good shape for being mothballed for 40 years.
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    I love it!
    Now I want to go read some comic books instead of work...
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  8. 11-07-2014, 08:49 #8
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    I have that in my gun library. Love the pin up type girl that's in there.
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  9. 11-07-2014, 14:06 #9
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    Many thanks for posting!!
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  10. 11-07-2014, 14:44 #10
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    That was cool to see...thanks.
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