A1 Detachable Carry Handle and a 6720 Upper

AR/M4 Vintage ARs
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Since I couldn’t buy a full Colt 6720 here in CA I snapped up a 6720 upper when it came across the EE.

I switched twice between Magpul furniture and the original double M4 handguards and stock with both looking wrong to me… Until I dug out an old set of original carbine handguards. I also found an old Eagle(?) A2 grip with storage compartment and everything almost looked right except the Colt A2 handle I had on it still looked bulky…

So a bit of googling came up with the CNC Gunsmithing A1 Detachable Carry handle which turned out to be beautifully machined and almost 4oz lighter than the Colt A2!

http://www.cncguns.com/misc.html

Now it isn’t a correct clone of anything but it looks old school lightweight with practical modern touches.

  • 6720 Upper
  • CNC Gunsmithing A1 Detachable Carry Handle
  • Ashley same plane rear sight
  • random carbine handguards
  • Raptor CH
  • Colt RE and M4 Stock
  • Eagle A2 grip with storage
  • Aero Precision lower
  • ALG trigger
  • Seekins bolt catch
  • Noveske/Magpul 60° ambi safety
  • Magpul ASAP plate
  • Magpul MOE trigger guard

Light. Looks retro, but with modern touches to keep familiarity with all my other modern AR’s.

Dennis.

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I want to know more about that carry handle.

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It’s beautifully machined, light, with Glock polymer knobs, and sooo A1!

However, I had to buy the A1 rear sight parts separately from Fulton Armory.

http://www.cncguns.com/misc.html

Dennis.

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I have not seen a picture of that carrying handle in several years. They do look good. It is a good alternative to those who do not want a busy-looking A2 carrying handle and prefer the simplicity of the A1 sight.

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I’ve been trying to get some Diemaco A1 carry handles but haven’t had any luck.

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That is nice.

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Anybody know if I can remove the apertures from my A1 upper and put same plane ones? Cool idea to have a peep and a ghost ring with the same zero. My A1 has two identical peeps with different zeroes (which is handy in its own way I guess.)

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Yes. The one above has an Ashley same plane aperture in it.

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Now that is totally cool. I wish I had known about those carry handles as I would’ve bought 1 or 2 of those instead of the A2(s).

Very nice gun. Thanks for sharing it here.:cool:

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Thanks for posting this information on this A1 detachable carry handle. I ordered one today. I’m going to put it on a Dissipator. If it works out like I think it will then I’m sure I’ll buy another for the 6920. :cool:

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UPDATE: Got mine in yesterday. IMHO it’s very impressive the way he did this. If it turns out to be accurate I might get another. :wink:

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Well only crap, that’s practically exactly what I was wanting for a KISS project. I ended up with a DD 1.5 rear sight, though. May still keep this in mind.

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That handle is REALLY cool! I like it!

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Those usually sell well on the EE here. That’s where I bought all of mine.

The A1 carry handle is very cool. Much lower profile too.

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The A1 sight assembly is also available here :https://www.amherst-depot.com/Gunparts.AR15.htm
I ordered one a few weeks ago, it’s NOS parts manufactured in 1974, excellent quality.

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I bought one of those cnc guns carry handles a while ago. I thought he stopped making them but yea the quality is very good. I’d recommend one to anyone wanting something basic.

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Thank you for posting this source. Never heard of them and would most likely never have if you had not posted this here. :cool:

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I’m glad I could pass on the info. I looked around online and was having a hard time finding something for a reasonable price. After calling Bushmaster and DPMS, two former known sources, Amherst Depot was recommended to me by the guy at Bushmaster. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I ordered it, but was pleasantly surprised to see it was NOS parts still sealed in the package.

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Yes indeed. I’m going to place an order tomorrow for sure. I’m elated to get NOS Colt rear sight parts. :cool:

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Very cool carry handle. I like it, I’m going to have to pick one up.