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M14 rifle facts for kids
The M14 is a American 7.62 NATO battle rifle that was adopted in 1959 during the Vietnam War. The M14 production begin in 1959 and ended in 1964. The M14 can be used as a battle rifle, marksman rifle and a sniper rifle. The M14 was based on a WW2 M1 Garand. In the late 1960s and early 1970s the M14 got replaced by the M16A1 by the United States Army in Vietnam.
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T25 prototype
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Experimental T47 rifle
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A U.S. soldier with an M14 watches as supplies are dropped in 1967 during the Vietnam War.
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A rare M14 presentation model, serial No. 0010
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An Army marksman in Fallujah, Iraq, using an M14 with a Leupold LR/T 10×40 mm M3 scope
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A USMC Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) in use
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A SEAL operator with an M14 rifle participating in maritime interdiction enforcement during Operation Desert Storm.
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A U.S. Border Patrol Agent that is armed with a M14 rifle is tracking someone in harsh winter conditions on the northern U.S. border.
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A soldier using a M14 EBR-RI equipped with a Sage M14ALCS chassis stock provides security in Iraq, 2006.
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A U.S. Border Patrol Agent with M14 during a law enforcement memorial service
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A U.S. soldier demonstrates shooting an M14 rifle to Iraqi Highway Patrol (IHP) police officers during training in Iraq, 2006.
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Sailors, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter the reeds on the edge of Lake Tharthar in Iraq to conduct cordon and search operations July 15, 2007.
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A U.S. soldier scans for activity during a combat patrol in Afghanistan, 2009.
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A soldier with an M14 equipped with a Sage M14ALCS chassis stock.
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Two Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members, one equipped with an AN-PAQ-1 laser target DESIGNATOR, right, the other armed with an M14 rifle, assume a defensive position
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Soldiers in a Niger army unit stand in formation while a dignitary visits their outpost during Operation Desert Shield. The men are armed with M14 rifles.