Re: British (and other) Weapon Nomencalture

This former brigade S-4 (logisitics officer for you civilians) confirms
that
'M' is indeed shorthand for 'Model' and has been used officially at
least
since the introduction of the M(odel)1903 Springfield rifle and probably
well before that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Atkinson" <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: RE: British (and other) Weapon Nomencalture

>
> --- B Lin <lin@rxkinetix.com> wrote:
> > I think the M in American nomenclature is for "Mark"
> > as in Mark 1 Type 1A Submachinegun also known as the
> > M1A1 Thompson.  Therefore the M16A1 is the Mark 16
> > Type 1A Infantry Rifle.  This applies to vehicles
> > and weapons systems i.e. an M-60 Tank is a Mark 60.
> > Sometime in the 70's and 80's they decided that the
> > numbers were getting too high and reset them, thus
> > the M1A1 Abrams, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, M2A2
> > Bradley and M4A1 Carbine.
>
> Nice theory.
>
> However we have the M-9 Pistol, the M-9 ACE, and the
> M-9 Blasting Cap holder.
>
> The M-60 Fuze igniter, M-60 Machine Gun, and M-60
> Tank.
>
> Etc.	There is a system, but it's more complicated
> than that.
>
> And it's not Mark.  It's Model.  Mark is USN.
>
> John
>
>
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