Is the French M 16K rifle a modified gun?

French M 16K is an M 16 rifle specially modified by a French company, which can be converted into a compact weapon for law enforcement agencies and special forces to use in infiltration operations.

M 16K is a so-called "K" weapon ("K" is the abbreviation of German Courths, meaning "short").

French M 16K basically changed the barrel of the standard military M 16 rifle to 2 13mm, while the barrel of the standard M 16 was 508mm long and the airway was 406mm long. Theoretically, the firing rate can be increased by shortening the barrel and airway, but France used a short barrel (later applied for a patent) and had an adjustable airway system without increasing the firing rate.

The M 16K with a caliber of 5.56mm was produced in 1982. After a major modification, the M 16K-45 with an 45ACP of 0.45 was introduced, and a 20 or 30 Thomson submachine gun magazine was used. Except the magazine, the M 16K-45 is completely produced by French companies, not just shortened to the M 16K model with existing weapons.

The M 16K-45 was changed into a freestyle bolt machine with a closed bore to be struck, but the butt stock was changed into a fixed butt stock of A 1, and the wood guard was cylindrical, extending forward to the front of the quasi-constellation.

1In the 1990s, French companies reached an agreement with NAIT to jointly sell French products (M 14K is another French product). In 2004, LLC sold French products.

The butt of the M 16K gun extends 673mm, the butt is retracted 597mm, and the barrel length is 213 mm; ; The empty gun weighs 2.4kg, and the total combat weight (including 20 real magazines) is 2.6kg；; The caliber is 5.56×45mm, and the principle is to close the chamber and wait for the blow, and the air guide type; The launch mode is semi-automatic; The theoretical firing rate is 650 rpm.