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Posted: 6/13/2005 6:55:58 PM EDT
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I need a clear pic of a circa 1999 or 2000 Colt M4. In particular I need to find out the shade of gray/black of the buffer tube. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Scott |
| There's probably a lot of M4 photos HERE, but who's to say when they were made? |
Here is a flattop M4 from prior to Mar 2002 (the date the photo was uploaded to my website): Here is another one uploaded the same day showing a fixed handled M4 (which would make it one of the real early M4s). I'll be this one was produced during the time frame you're looking for. 
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A fixed handle M4 would be earlier than 1999. |
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Ok, here is what I have pieced together by looking at photos. A carbine before 1998----->would have a gray buffer tube with shinny black threads Between 1999 and 2001----> a flat black buffer tube with shinny black threads. Forrest's first pic and Kisara's 2nd pic would be correct for this. After 2001 to present--->a uniform colored flat black buffer tube with a slight purple tint if out in sunlight. All the new "ribbed" style colt stocks I have seen have this tube. I have all three type of Colt buffer tubes described above plus different Colt 2 position tubes. I will post pics of them if anybody would like to see the differences over the years. |
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