An American-designed 5.56x45mm [[assault rifle]], developed in 1957 by Eugene Stoner at ArmaLite and based on his previous [[AR-10]] design. The [[rifle]] had initial bad notoriety due to the original design's tendency to jam with dirt or in some weather conditions, but is also regarded effective thanks to its low weight and high accuracy.

It has been the standard weapon of the US military since 1964. Visually distinguishable by its triangular front sight and integrated carrying handle/rear sight, although newer variants (such as the shortened [[M4 carbine]] version) sport removable units. 

This tag is for M16-type rifles used in military-related context. For the civilian-legal counterpart, see [[AR-15]].

h4. Major variants
* !post #1684456: [[M16A1]] and [[M16A2]].
* !post #3714287: [[M16A4]] - With Picatinny rails and removable carry handle.
h4. See also
* [[Colt Commando]]
* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[M203]]
* [[M16A1 (Girls' Frontline)]]

h4. External links
* "Colt M16A4 webpage":http://www.colt.com/mil/M16.asp
* Wikipedia: "M16 rifle":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle
M16 M16A1 M16A4