{"id":98854,"date":"2026-03-22T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=98854"},"modified":"2025-11-01T23:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T03:21:51","slug":"the-original-ar-15-serial-number-6-in-original-configuration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/03\/22\/the-original-ar-15-serial-number-6-in-original-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Original AR-15: Serial Number 6 in Original Configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Trs30zg7S8k?si=KgC15qH-SLkKdixp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 1 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p>The very first AR15 rifles submitted to US government trials were extremely lightweight, with an assortment of interesting features that did not last long. They had top-mounted charging handles, one-piece hand guards, very thin barrels with plain muzzles, and a different safety selector configuration than became normal later one. Updates and modifications were made to virtually all of the original rifles, but today we have a chance to look at serial number 6 in the Springfield Armory collection &mdash; which is still in completely original configuration.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site for giving me access to this truly unique specimen from their reference collection to film for you! 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They had top-mounted charging handles, one-piece hand guards, very thin barrels with plain muzzles, and a different safety selector configuration than became normal later one. 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