“SECRET 24 June 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR: C/WH/SA/MOB/PM SUBJECT : Improved Sight for 7.62 Belgium (FAL) Rifle REFERENCE : a) Memo for the Rcd. dated 25 May 64, Subject: "FAL Silencer/Sights", from C/WH/SA/MOB/PM 1. In accordance with reference a) the following material is pr”
“t 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 ^04-10216-10234| ** 20 SECRET Do I. AMLASH-1 .Swine 0-74 *, / 1 July 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR THS RECORD SUBJECT: Test of Open Sight Hood for 7.62um Belgium (FAL) Rifle REFERENCE: A) lion”
“1 4-00000 104-10216-10171 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992. % 10 June 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR TEE RECORD SUBJECT : Tests of Modified Sights for 7.62 Bolgium (FAL) Rifle REFERENCE: Memo for Red. dated 23 May 64, Subject FAL Si”
“1 4-00000 € 5 SNAP-ON SIGHT HOOD FOR THE 7.62 BELGIUM (FAL) RIFLE 1. The sight hood snaps over the existing rear sight on the 7.62 Belgium (FAL) rifle. It is designed to raise the rear sight to compensate for the more curving trajectory of the under loaded ammunition”
“4 quite easy to file. In most cases it would be necessary only to file several thousandths to obtain a proper fit. This procedure was explained to C/WH/SA/MOB/FM and he stated that it would be acceptable. 9. On 24 June 1964, three open sight hoods with accessories insisting ”
“14-00000 I 8. On 19 June 1964, the undersigned vent to the warehouse at Franconia to try to fit the sight hood to other 7.65mm FAL rifles. It was suspected that the fit might be a problem when it Jwould not fit over the rear sights of three FAL rifles at Isolation. Althou”
“14-00000 1.I 5. Tests were conducted in the evening to determine the degree of usefulness of the sight in poor light. In this respect a 22 Caliber Hi-Standard pistol with folding shoulder stock and Bushnell 1.3X Phantom scope was tested in comparison. The scope was equipp”
“hood snaps over the existing rear sight of the PAL rifle, and in theory makes shooting in poor light or at night easier. It can be used with either standard factory ■ loads or the underloaded ammunition in conjunction with the muzzle attachment silencer. The notch on the rear”
“zeroed. . 3. Firing commenced from 100 yards at a silhouette target using the hood of a jeep as a rest. Both underloaded and full load rounds were used. Light rain which gradually increased in intensity .during the day served to complicate the procedure. The test "results at”
“14-00000 3 UNDERLOADED AMMUNITION, OPEN SIGHT HOOD, DUSE: 2 , RANGE ROUNDS OF HITS HORESONTAL VERTICAL SPREAD REMARKS 200 10 Could 000 target more 1. clearly through Peep sight but no rounds were fared. Could 800 target very clearly with 1.SX scope 1 *. UNDERLOADE”
“-00000 1 A ATTACHMENT I 2 June 1964 Williams Peep Sight At 25 yds., reduced leads Raise sight 60 clicks from bottom Match ref. line to 4th line from top ■ At 50 yds., reduced loads Raise sight 80 clicks from bottom Hatch ref. line to 5th line from top At 73yds., red”
“14-00000 ! J K 3. It is recommended that the scope and count bo discarded as unfeasible. The Williams sight is acceptable although the number of clicks por revolution of the krob should be reduced. r * Further testing of the underloaded ammunition should bo con- ducted t”
“two locking screws at the base of the existing rear sight dovetail.) NOTE: It is very important to hold the rifle the same way each time so that the relation of the eye to the rear sight remains constant. The user must determine his own zero for each rifle and hood combinati”
“filler sight clog the silencer and render it ineffective. A total of 200 rounds were fired with - the silencer in place and the noise level did seem to be higher at ,. the finish of the second day. (Round numbers 180 to 200 were the y ones expended during the previously menti”
“base since it has direct line of sight to the back of the LIMERICK target.- 1 m%P" 290 *>' Vat:”
“muzzle flash visible from the under loaded ammunition and muzzle silencer combination. The gas port which was in the off position during the daylight trials was turned on at night but no flash was visible at the breech. A fine white cloud of cream of wheat powder was visible ”
“4-00000 RMX90261CT9929TAGSTV STANDARD VELOCITY AMMUNITION, DAYLIG POINT OF IMPACT (RELATIVE TO POINT OF AIM) 2 RANGE RAMP SETTING SIGHT T 100 yds. No. 2 Peep On 100 yds. No. 3 Peep On 100 yds. No. 2 Oban 24" high 100 yds. No. 8 Open 26" high % ERLOADED AMMUNITION, O”
“14-00000 1 23, we I (i) T. uratt : i firing ‘7 ;..! 1. ... integrated 1 - : 09 :. til". : j". J’ sintrrl. :1 flit align- vast, and -ii dietirn. Spudaita will see mu’it the techniques of njpti Lede and encagingovin tarets. Tastruction »1)1 wdrotida on the methods f”
“charge against the primer was an attempt to get more even ignition with correspondingly improved accuracy. The expended cartridge cases were checked periodically and no evidence was found of the C3A sof t annealed cases not expanding properly. During the tests the rifle and a”
“rose. ationg irce to 1 19 Stiration rtu. lisinated with 1 t!ic. -2:3 alternate Lin c-14 ardurized rifle could be • : it. te-194 telencons. These : t-ire A fixed 2.2 power telescope with a rest reticle. ldin i.e 294 the aniper must accurately retimate the gun target range ”
“de unit as it moves from one location to another. lcast < niver tears with i 5-3 Fanan curityoement is t long range ebservat 2a of the route over which unit -’ii e1an -icr off the caen/ as they follow in ambas.. Winife: vit., their telescope sig ts and : 2suppressors til”
“the AC stadia raise6 lines define >30 inch area on the target, the ballistic cam”
“ition, know: is position in rela- R2etfr Eionship to, friendly units and be able to navigate to his pro- selected position. The ability to accurately adjust artillery Pt fire is jportant to a sniper He frequently must adjust il lumi-e » noting rounds skillfully so that i”
“14-00 00 utef tie 9th Division Sniper cgl hr Vietnam. cxt Th* neo-ruirsen gold couF 12::: techniturs offices and 1 reonmo1 11 retuincito staff Coster with instructors in 1t1 fire ad justment, £1.°V on Yead decertion operations. certain number of Train- ing center comman”
“SNIPER RIFLES, 7.62 CALIEER, WITH SILENICER S AID TELESCOPES; 2 MAC 12/22 SILENCED RIFLES WITH STRAIGHT StOCKS; AD 2 MAC - .10/22 SILENCED RIFLES WITH FOLDING ST OCK AID TELESCOPES, VASSAUX SAID HE HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATICS BUT THAT GOG W CULD APPRECIATE -;. GIVE in SToPPir”
“can get them down pat, you will be able to see if you are following them: correctly by the way you shoot..- CKING A REVOLVER PHOTO #-4- NW 88296 Docld:329895/3.Page-354t.gee28 37 - -22830 .7"1”
“First S treet, S .E ., W ashington, D.C. ?0003 20 This covering fire group might have had a light machine gun, a Belgian weapon. They could have these kinds f weapons and 21 22 they did have these kinds of weapons which in the definition you are using could be used as a ”
“steel ammunition ro belts. Received commendation from factory this w ill BGeoiTo 1 +”
“Cperey bLuid 10 THE WEAPONS WERE As-Follow A FAL CAL 762 # 2932 CONVERT 4 SUBMACH. MADSEN 1 M3 AI WITH SILENCER #737598 I MSAI WITH SILENCER # 732039 IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW. THAT THOSE H3 ARE COMPANY WEAPONS BECAUSE I INSPECTED THEM, AND IAMPRETTY SURE ARE THETYPE”
“down, the next % *I an ever shot accidentally by some idiot step is to learn hour to aim and fire your 4. win be very difficult to suppress the weapons properly. All of this is to be done r re to blow his or her head off, providing before you ever put your first round of *= o”
“SECRET RYBAT ATTACHMENT B A DESENSITizED EQUIPMENT LIST” Five-nan infiltration team (2 infiltrees. guides and radop) A. Material to be Cached: 1 RT-48 Medium Speed Communications Gear ,B. Personal Weapons and Equipment 772=83 , 2. 5 Belgian Browning 9 aa. Pistols — J 1.”
“let me go back and clarify, then i 22 I will answer this question, if I may. Mr. Helms approved ZR Rifle, which the 29gere. SboMS. 23 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(b) 25 My understanding, from my inter”
“,"It’s a shame they have Vietnam supervising the testr,stages of disassembly in our taken a nice officer like (Lting of flash and sound sup- liboratory,” he stated. Washington Post - 2 December 1769 2.36 211-259910”
“TOP SECRET 101 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 this mission was over and they returned, those weapons were 2 taken back from them and accounted for. They were shaken down o so that we did not have weapons disappearing out of our 4 control. 5 Mr. Baron. Such weapons, high-p”
“imately 8½ by 10 3/4", entitled, Redfield '68, Scopes, Mounts, and Sight s, c onsisting of 31 printe d pages concerning various rifles, scopes and other information of interest to sportsmen. 2- Package Copies 1 - Birmingham BFB:var (5) 1- Corgessionalي Anquiry Unit All en”
“"Wars low esht'! •. nit, ll'bT waving been ired < fi1 y a Viet Cong sniper ■>,•■1 its :niper ter:". i.e tea: searched I free lin- 0. If tical eniit mit .in: te .i :t Cong sniper or r F * • at 729 meters distence. ils one cetla wer dica thin iri using the M42 ppottin; scop”
“in use aad stored in a locked foot locker. For these reasons the Jens and camera should be light and compact to facilitate their use and storage. ‘ -. |As can be seen from paragraphs two and three a light weight - compact lens system is desired for both projects and the Sta”
“6. future Operations At the end of Phase V the Try should have proved %. itself as one of the tost effective counter-insurgency programs available to the RTG. As an example, in 6 months operations * the 72 snipers of the U..S. 9th Division attained over 600 confirmed kills, ”
“enemy — sniper activity. Each team, equipped with its telescopic sight and *49 Spotting Scope, will search the area of suspected sniper activity. The optical equipment permits a detailed search of distant areas. 7. recent example, in Vietnam, is -22- 2.12 9”
“the chief of station cabled a suggestion that one small-size, high-fire-power weapon be forwarded in each pouch. This suggestion was not acted upon. - 59 - PrGDFT 00 i-E % C. 13 i •6 €”
“broker. That is, stres, with one -, -* r/s:0 rouge. Then Mitch began firing a he 1, notrone of those shadowy figures preal, n standard Army 4%. The run ment, a bullet toc" • ta *t al who sell weapons-to both sides at exor- cozed upward and the noise echoed bitant prices or w”
“14-00000 e: it urelv. this avoids the diselosare of autoratic weapons ve atittons and letonation of .:!.: igen or other anti-distur- aiee/ aris evices. fhpre with icuri tr Slevent in Aabusi. she econd method of iployment will be that of placing snipers and 4 cto cic it ma”
“07D 18-1 PACKING CRATE NR 1: 1 each Light Machine Gun (ChiCom) , S/N 930228 1 each Assault Rifle (AK-47) (ChiCom), S/N KZ 10682 1 each Assault Rifle (AK-47)ChiCom), S/N 11062936 I each Assault Rifle (AK-47) (ChiCom) , S/N 12057463 1 each Assault Rifle (AK-47) (ChiCom), ”
“w0C1U00r:1900. QNtcv t’ I’d 21 5 * ai PAGE z SEP 9 1915 PRIORI Ti I” ^^ CIA LEOP g1‘. NO CITE POWERED FORE GN MAKE RIFLE WITH TELESCOPIC SIGHT AND SILENCER HUNTING GOOD HERE WHEN LIGHTS RIGHT. HOWEVER AS HUNTING RliLl NOW FORBIDDEN, WOULD KEEP RIFLE 194 OFFICE PENDING ”
“)0000 :ill coatrel • st illumination of tl tersest ion and irr: on (”.•” sta nf - in the till zone t’ne;ill tie Sriner ter s, !. eff-setting 8 git: fr: Los "erchlicht „‘€ • cing the searchlight •- 1/4 ton • liclh in ovition remote fro. the arlush site. tite .r. neg ia t ”
“with that.friend." is the eye at 200 meters." The bulk of WerBell’s business is In il, and the only sound sound suppressors and Ingram Mortel What does WerBell peddle? A range cli k, followed by the submachine guns. Suppressors can be of firearms from machine guns to et an”
“1969, at Eglin AFB, Florida, the weapons were photographed in the presence of the writer, SA DIXON, GOODMAN and SANDERS, by CARL (NMI) CASSULO, SSgt, FR122-14-3910, Photographic Laboratory, Eglin AFB. The weapons are further identified as one follows: Reviewed By AFOSI For ”
“zauipoai 1/4 ton vehicle 1200 to 1500 meters from a road intersection. ipers equipped with starlight scopes and :AW-2 cuppressora wil: onplaced 300 meters from the intersection and maintain radio contact with the searchlight operator. The sniper Tesnt -21- 2.12”
“With the rest of the equipment (four Leicas, model 14-3) /the submachine guns/ the possible places of action are multiplied and the lost time greatly reduced." 1k April 1951 Extract from a note from SOCRATES Luis Baquero7 to DELTA O Ne - 12 - SECRE ILl L : 0 1 1 * ”
“F SA 2 ti % A / 7 Ye. ell 4 re. 1 325 . * A4 1 34 Reviewed By AFOSI 0 — For Public Disclosure In Accordance With a P. JFKARCA, 1992-'- 14 AUG 95 LoB , •3 C (i 1471 ST 2 0 2 Photograph of the weapons contained in packing crute Nr L. NW 8861”