Fortunately, it’s extremely difficult to legally obtain a military weapon like an M79 grenade launcher ... which basically are counterparts to the M16 that I carried in Vietnam.

The M79 was replaced by the M203 underslung launcher, which was used on the standard M16 rifle beginning in 1971. However, the M79 has remained in use with militaries and police forces around the ...

Developed in the early 1960s, the M79 grenade launcher saw use in the Vietnam War – and for those who carried the weapon, it was either instant love or lasting hatred. The weapon was simple to use.

When police arrested the four they also seized one M79 grenade launcher, 25 M79 grenades, one M16 rifle, 70 rounds of M16 ammunition, another rifle, five hand grenades and three pick-up trucks.

The pictures include warriors in ancient outfits carrying modern weapons including an M79 grenade launcher, an M16 rifle, a pistol, a hand grenade and a sniper rifle. They were displayed at a time ...

A Vietnam War era M16 (top) and the improved M16A1 (bottom), along with an M79 Grenade Launcher at the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum in Johnston, Iowa. (Photo: Peter Suciu) read more ...