Colt's Legal page: Colt Military Arms Division Proprietary Proposal & Photos of the CMG-2 for government evaluation and contract award and shall not be reproduced, duplicated, or copied...etc, etc. Oct. 6, 1970
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Colt's 100+ page bound proposal and photo examples sent to the U.S. Air Force for contract approval.
Historical photos posted here are from a rare 100+ page Technical Proposal Presentation to the U.S. Air Force by Colt Industries Military Arms Division in Oct. 6, 1970. (Note: Colt had previously sold the M-16 to the Air Force in 1960s.) First, are a group of Colt machine guns photo that Colt included in this proposal to show their history of producing machine guns and their Conn. facilities to produce military weapons.
The Colt Machine Gun or CMG was an open bolt belt-fed machine gun that fired 5.56×45mm cartridges designed by Colt Manufacturing Company in 1965. Colt hastily developed the CMG-1 to complement the CAR-15, a Colt branding of the M16 rifle, so that Colt might offer both of them as an alternative to the Stoner 63 weapons system. It failed to achieve any sales, and was replaced by the Colt CMG-2, which also failed to achieve any sales. The CMG-3 was a 7.62×51mm NATO version that failed as well.
Colt developed this proposal for the Air Force that included historical and factory photos which I have posted here on the Forum. A much more detailed and expanded discussion can be found on my Colt website at:
Colt 1970 Light Machine Gun 5.56 mm CMG-2 proposal (coltfirearmscollector.com)
Colt's previously produced machine guns:
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John Browning firing his 50 cal. in Colt's pasture
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The Colt M 1917
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Remodeled M 1895 in 1914
Colt's factory photos:
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1970s Timed camera
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The photo lab, and model production shop
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1970 Colt's 50 yd. test firing range showing the M-16 in firing position
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Interior of the long-range test facility, showing carts full of M-16 rifles
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M-16 upper receiver machine and final inspection areas
Additional photos and discussion at:
Colt 1970 Light Machine Gun 5.56 mm CMG-2 proposal (coltfirearmscollector.com)
Colt's 100+ page bound proposal and photo examples sent to the U.S. Air Force for contract approval.
Historical photos posted here are from a rare 100+ page Technical Proposal Presentation to the U.S. Air Force by Colt Industries Military Arms Division in Oct. 6, 1970. (Note: Colt had previously sold the M-16 to the Air Force in 1960s.) First, are a group of Colt machine guns photo that Colt included in this proposal to show their history of producing machine guns and their Conn. facilities to produce military weapons.
The Colt Machine Gun or CMG was an open bolt belt-fed machine gun that fired 5.56×45mm cartridges designed by Colt Manufacturing Company in 1965. Colt hastily developed the CMG-1 to complement the CAR-15, a Colt branding of the M16 rifle, so that Colt might offer both of them as an alternative to the Stoner 63 weapons system. It failed to achieve any sales, and was replaced by the Colt CMG-2, which also failed to achieve any sales. The CMG-3 was a 7.62×51mm NATO version that failed as well.
Colt developed this proposal for the Air Force that included historical and factory photos which I have posted here on the Forum. A much more detailed and expanded discussion can be found on my Colt website at:
Colt 1970 Light Machine Gun 5.56 mm CMG-2 proposal (coltfirearmscollector.com)
Colt's previously produced machine guns:
John Browning firing his 50 cal. in Colt's pasture
The Colt M 1917
Remodeled M 1895 in 1914
Colt's factory photos:
1970s Timed camera
The photo lab, and model production shop
1970 Colt's 50 yd. test firing range showing the M-16 in firing position
Interior of the long-range test facility, showing carts full of M-16 rifles
M-16 upper receiver machine and final inspection areas
Additional photos and discussion at:
Colt 1970 Light Machine Gun 5.56 mm CMG-2 proposal (coltfirearmscollector.com)
