KING & COUNTRY BHD010 'BLACK HAWK DOWN' 1993 "RANGER M249 SAW TEAM" (PRONE) MIB!

Description: KING & COUNTRY BHD010 'BLACK HAWK DOWN'... SOMALIA 1993 "U.S. ARMY RANGER M249 SAW TEAM" (LYING PRONE) TWO FIGURE SET MIB!*Note: the addition of the King & Country Company Registered Trademark Logo in the photos for this listing certifies that an authorized and licensed King & Country Dealer is offering this item for sale. Both of these Rangers adopt the 'prone firing position' as they lay down covering fire, using their M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) on the Somalia rebel forces. The M249 SAW the U.S. Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi light machine gun.This weapon was introduced in 1984 to address the lack of a sustained fire weapon at the squad level for U.S. Army and Marine units. The M249 SAW combines the rapid rate of fire of a machine gun with the accuracy and portability of an assault rifle plus fires the same 5.56 calibre ammunition. NEW 2024, AND AVAILABLE NOW FROM PICACHO PEAK COLLECTIBLES!MINT CONDITION IN ORIGINAL KING & COUNTRY BOX! Virtually all of the U.S. Rangers dispatched to Somalia in 1993 were armed with the M16A2, a development of the Vietnam era M16A1; which itself replaced the earlier and much heavier M14 Rifle. In 1986 the U.S. Army adopted the M16A2, which had various improvements including a heavier barrel and a larger magazine capacity of 30 rounds of 5.56mm Nato standard ammunition. In addition, all M16A2 rifles can mount the under-barrel 40mm grenade launcher (M203). This King & Country U.S. Army Ranger M249 SAW team provides 'extra punch' and effective covering fire... as they engage the Somalia rebels. PLEASE NOTE: IMAGES OF THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE RELEASE "BLACK HAWK DOWN", ACTUAL / OR MOVIE RELATED SOMALIA BATTLE SCENES, BATTLE MAP OF MOGADISHU OR THE BACARA MARKET AREA OR OF SOMALIA, M249 SAW, OR THE IMAGE OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IN ARLINGTON, VA AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATION GOTHIC SERPENT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING ARE FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT PART OF THE SALE OF THIS U.S. ARMY RANGER TWO FIGURE SET. *WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING; IF YOU PURCHASE MULTIPLE ITEMS, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR PAYMENT. KING & COUNTRY "BLACK HAWK DOWN" SERIES King & Country and Picacho Peak Collectibles are proud to pay tribute, through the release of the "Black Hawk Down" series, to the brave U.S. Army Rangers & Delta Force Troops and the Helicopter Pilots and Crews of the Strikers who fought during the brutal Battle of Mogadishu between October 3 - 4 1993. The Battle of Mogadishu fought during a peace-keeping mission to Somalia is the focus of this initial launch of the first wave of six (6) fighting U.S. Army Rangers in dramatic, dynamic action poses. All of these 'Rangers' from the 75th Ranger Regiment are equipped with a mixture of gear and weapons including the M16A2 rifle and the M16A2/M203 grenade launcher. In addition, the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) has also been added to give the U.S. Army Ranger forces extra fire power. PLEASE NOTE: IMAGES OF THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE RELEASE "BLACK HAWK DOWN", ACTUAL / OR MOVIE RELATED SOMALIA BATTLE SCENES, BATTLE MAP OF MOGADISHU OR THE BACARA MARKET AREA OR OF SOMALIA, M249 SAW OR THE IMAGE OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IN ARLINGTON, VA AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATION GOTHIC SERPENT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING ARE FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT PART OF THE SALE OF THIS U.S. ARMY RANGER TWO FIGURE SET. NEW 2024, AND AVAILABLE NOW FROM PICACHO PEAK COLLECTIBLES! MINT CONDITION IN ORIGINAL KING & COUNTRY BOX! HISTORICAL QUOTE: "Only the dead have seen the end of war."George Santayana, Philosopher HISTORICAL NOTE: THE SOMALIA REBELS DURING 1993 0 0 1 252 1442 Picacho Peak Collectibles 12 3 1691 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE

Price: 118 USD

Location: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

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