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Posted: 4/5/2013 2:00:43 PM EDT
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Trying to find out which ones were used first,on the M4s.
Thanks Mike |
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Colt... after a fashion.
In Vietnam some troops would cut down A1 pistol grips and attach them to their handguards to use as a vertical grip: 
The "VFG" long since pre-dates the M4 or the rail system, so it's hard to "make the call" what was the first VFG used on the M4 proper. Early factory VFGs intended for rail mounting are KAC, Wilcox, and ARMS. I think the KAC "control grip" with the flashlight ring and controls was later than the standard VFG, but I'm not 100% certain. This photo from 1996 shows a "broomstick" style VFG (KAC?) being used mounted to small rail sections on a rifle length FF (wait, I thought modular FF rails were new...  ) on a Colt RO727 carbine:
M4A1s with KAC "control grip," late-2001: 
Better detail on the KAC grip: 
Wilcox Night Stalker: 
~Augee |
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Thanks guys! Believe the KAC broomstick style is the one. Guess I'll hit GB up. Maybe they will have one of the earlier ones on there. You mean this? http://www.operationparts.com/KAC_Knights_Forward_Vertical_Pistol_Grip_Black_p/97098.htm They are still made today, very common, and very abundant. In fact, it's what I use on my SR-15 for close shots. Look on the EE for a better deal but watch out, as there are fakes out there. |
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