TRANSFERABLE 1968-69 HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON H&R M16A1 PROPERTY OF US GOVT RIFLE / MACHINEGUN NFA TRANSFERABLE

jyrene81 · October 21, 2025

1968-69 HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON M16A1, PROPERTY OF U.S. GOVT, M16A1 RIFLE / MACHINE GUN (NFA), FULLY TRANSFERABLE

$ 55,000.00

OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL VIETNAM WAR US MILITARY ISSUED, HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON, PROPERTY OF US GOVT, M16A1 RIFLE / MACHINE GUN (NFA).

THIS RIFLE IS ONE OF THE APPROXIMATELY 246,000 M16A1’S MADE BY GUNMAKER HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON IN WORCESTER, MA FOR US MILITARY CONTRACT DELIVERIES FROM DECEMBER 1968 TO FEBRUARY 1971. H&R’S MILITARY CONTRACT WAS IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT COLT’S PRODUCTION OF M16’S FOR THE US MILITARY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

SERIAL NUMBER PLACES THIS RIFLE INSIDE THE EARLIEST PRODUCTION DELIVERIES TO THE U.S. MILITARY DURING H&R’S DECEMBER 1968 TO EARLY 1969 DELIVERIES.

LOWER RECEIVER IS A FACTORY ORIGINAL, 1968-1969, HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON M16A1: H&R WITH LION IN CIRCLE, PROPERTY OF US GOVT. M16A1 CAL 5.56MM MARKED WITH SERIAL NUMBER ON LEFT SIDE MAGAZINE PORT AREA AND HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON WORCESTER, MASS, U.S.A. , SAFE SEMI AUTO, MARKED NEAR SELECTOR SWITCH AREA. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, ORIGINAL INSPECTION STAMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MAGAZINE PORT AREA. LOWER RECEIVER GROUP AND ALL OF ITS PARTS, PISTOL GRIP & TYPE D BUTTSTOCK ARE ALL 100% ORIGINAL 1968-1969 H&R PRODUCTION PARTS. LOWER RECEIVER IS FACTORY ORIGINAL, NOT A RE-WELD, RE-MANUFACTURED, DEMILLED / CUT RECEIVER, OR ARSENAL RE-WORKED RECEIVER. ORIGINAL H&R FACTORY FINISH.

UPPER RECEIVER IS A FACTORY ORIGINAL, 1969-1971 COLT M16A1: PROPERTY OF U.S. GOVT, M16A1 UPPER RECEIVER WITH ALL ORIGINAL PERIOD COLT M16A1 RIFLE FACTORY PARTS. RECEIVER HAS NO FORGE/MFG MARKINGS (CORRECT FOR PRE-1971), BARREL IS “ C MP C “ MARKED (CORRECT FOR 1969-1971). BOLT CARRIER IS “ C “ MARKED, BOLT IS “ MPC “ MARKED, COLT CHARGING HANDLE & HAND GUARDS. ORIGINAL COLT FACTORY FINISH. YOU WILL NOTICE IN THE PHOTOS THAT THE COLT CARRY HANDLE BASE AREA WITH NO MFG FORGE MARKINGS IS IDENTICAL TO THOSE MFG BY H&R, ALSO THE COLT REAR SIGHT WINDAGE DRUM IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONES USED BY H&R, AND LAST THE COLT FRONT SIGHT POST ASSEMBLY IS ALSO IDENTICAL TO THE ONES USED BY H&R. MAKES FOR A VERY DISPLAYABLE MATCH, EVEN THOUGH THE UPPER RECEIVER IS ALL COLT MFG.

THIS WEAPON IS IN OUTSTANDING, NEARLY NEW, VERY LIGHTLY FIRED (30-60 RDS TOPS) CONDITION, NOT FIRED BY MYSELF OR PREVIOUS OWNER. THE FIRE CONTROL GROUP IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION, THE BOLT CARRIER GROUP IS ALSO IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. THE BORE AND CHAMBER REMAIN ORIGINAL AND ARE ALSO IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION, WITH NO NOTED EROSION. BARREL RIFLING REMAINS CRISP, CLEAN, AND WELL-DELINEATED. THIS RIFLE BARELY SHOWS ANY INDICATION OF HAVING EVER BEEN FIRED. EXTERIOR IS ALSO IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION.

THIS AMAZING PIECE OF FIREARM HISTORY AND INVESTMENT GRADE NFA MACHINE GUN IS FULLY TRANSFERABLE AND CURRENTLY ON A E-FORM 4. THE E-FORM 4 CORRECTLY LISTS “HARRINGTON AND RICHARDSON” AS THE MANUFACTURER AND “M16A1” AS THE MODEL, AS DOES THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OLDER PAPER ATF FORM 4 WHICH I HAVE A SCANNED COLOR COPY OF AND WILL PROVIDE TO NEW OWNER AS ADDITIONAL MFG DOCUMENTATION.

I AM VERY RELUCTANLY PLACING THIS RIFLE UP FOR SALE BECAUSE I OWN THREE OTHER NOS CONDITION H&R M16A1 RIFLES FROM THEIR 1984 BANKRUPTCY ASSET LIQUIDATION SALE, SO I NEED TO LET ONE GO TO BUY SOME OTHER VIETNAM ERA NFA WEAPONS FOR MY COLLECTION.

I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING AND SELLING (GUN SHOWS / MILITARIA SHOWS / EBAY / GUNBROKER) US MARINE CORPS RELATED MILITARIA AND WEAPONS FROM THE 1870s-1890s / SPANAM WAR / BANANNA WARS / WWI / WWII / KOREA / VIETNAM / GULF WAR / OEF / OIF ERAS FOR OVER 45 YEARS NOW. YOU CAN VIEW MY SELLER/BUYER FEEDBACK WITH EBAY ( whittond ) MEMBER SINCE 1996, AND FROM GUNBROKER ( jyrene81 ) MEMBER SINCE 2014.

I HAVE OVER 120 DETAILED PHOTOS OF THIS RIFLE SET, INTERNALS REMOVED, ETC.

THE LAST TWO ATF FORM 4 NFA WEAPONS I HAVE TRANSFERRED HAVE AVERAGED 60 – 90 DAYS FOR ATF APPROVAL. THEY WERE OLDER PAPER FORM 4s.

SEMPER FI, DAN