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Please click here to visit the "Military Carbine Components Guide" for
additional info and photos of the various components used on this model.

HISTORY / BACKGROUND:
The Model 608 was an attempt by Colt to provide an "Aviator Survival Carbine" for the US Military
Forces. The concept was to design a Carbine that could be disassembled and stored within the
confines of aircraft cockpit. This carbine had many unique features to include: conical flashhider,
round tubular handguards, cutoff pistol grip, and fixed metal buttstock. The Model 608 never made
into full scale production and there were very few actual models ever produced.

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BUTTSTOCK:
STYLE:
Solid / Fixed Aluminum

MATERIAL:
Aluminum Body

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BUFFER GROUP:
BUFFER:
Standard Carbine Buffer

SPRING:
Standard Carbine Spring

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LOWER RECEIVER:
STYLE:
Partial Fence

MARKINGS:
Colt Logo
COLT AR-15
MOD. 08
CAL.5.56 MM
SERIAL XXXXXX

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UPPER RECEIVER:
PROOF MARKS / FORGE CODE:
Colt Proof Marks in front of the Ejection Port Cover

REAR SIGHT:
Standard "Late Production" A1 Sight

EJECTION PORT COVER:
"Late A1 Production" Type

FORWARD ASSIST:
NO Forward Assist

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BOLT GROUP:
Standard Colt Bolt Group
Unmarked Bolt Carrier

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HANDGUARD SLIP RING:
Flat

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BARREL:
DIAMETER:
0.625" at the Front Sight Base

LENGTH:
10"

TWIST RATE:
1/12

MARKINGS:

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HANDGUARDS:
Round Tubular Handguards,
found only on the model 608

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FLASHHIDER:
3.5" Moderator

or

Conical Flashhider

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ADDITIONAL COLT MODEL 608 INFORMATION

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