Photos AR-15 style rifles in military and police service

[LimaCharles]

Sweet lord a mighty....the mid 80's called and wants it's D cell Maglites turned back in.

 

[santana]

Royal Netherlands Air Force airmen armed with Colt Canada C8 5.56mm assault rifles attached with light during joint exercise with Americans.

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Wow thats a HUGE Flash Light !!!

 

[Noded]

Royal Netherlands Air Force airmen armed with Colt Canada C8 5.56mm assault rifles attached with light during joint exercise with Americans.

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Sometimes, a banana flashlight, is just a banana flashlight

 

[skaw]

Imagine the weight on that lever...

 

[Kadir93]

Compliments to @Unknowncommando

Iraqi Special Operation Forces trooper bearing Rock River Arms LAR-15 5.56mm assault rifle during Battle of Mosul.

 

[LimaCharles]

No third pin, no assaulting rifle.

I think that this is a very early law enforcement only specific variant of the LAR-15, single heat shield handguards and a 14.5 barrel with no 3rd pin. Civilian LAR-15's had 16 barrels and double heat shield handguards.

 

[Kadir93]

No third pin, no assaulting rifle.

I think that this is a very early law enforcement only specific variant of the LAR-15, single heat shield handguards and a 14.5 barrel with no 3rd pin. Civilian LAR-15's had 16 barrels and double heat shield handguards.

They obtained LAR-15s around 2004. So it's not that strange if they use earlier variants.

 

[Unknowncommando]

Indian Army SF with Colt M4A1 SOPMOD

 

[Kadir93]

Georgian State Security service SF operators handling Colt M5 5.56mm carbines.

 

[Kadir93]

British CTSFO officer with LMT AR variant.

 

[Kadir93]

Iraqi Special Operation Forces trooper handling his SIG Sauer M400 5.56mm assault rifle.

 

[uktabber]

British CTSFO officer with LMT AR variant.

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Not an LMT AR.......that's a SIG MCX carbine. Note the butt stock and the front of the handguard

 

[Kadir93]

Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) trooper handling his SIG Sauer M400 5.56mm assault rifle.

 

[Kadir93]

Israeli Police 33 Gideon's special unit operator with a Colt M5 5.56mm assault rifle equipped with what seems to be a Radical Defense CS5 suppressor.

 

[Gordus]

Georgian police special unit carrying Colt M5s. The weapon is seemingly being adopted by all law enforcement and intelligence services.

 

[Unknowncommando]

Tanzanian SOF with Gilboa Snake Double Barreled Rifle

 

[Kadir93]

Turkish police officer providing security with his Sarsılmaz M4 5.56mm carbine in 2010.

 

[Kadir93]

Police officer who are handling AR-15 style rifle responding Coeur d'Alene shooting, June 2025.

 

[Kadir93]

Italian paratrooper handling his Colt M5 5.56mm assault rifle.

 

[Kadir93]

Cambodian troopers armed with Norinco CQ-B 5.56mm assault rifles in the frontlines.