Was There Ever An M15 Rifle?

This article, from the September 1975 issue of The American Rifleman, is correspondence between an NRA member and Dope Bag Contributor Kenneth C. Raynor regarding the existence of an M15 rifle. Was there ever an M15 rifle. Yes, there was an M15 rifle officially designated “Automatic Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm., M15.” During the developmental stages, it was referred to as the T44E5. The original purpose of the M15 was for use in place of the M1918A2 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) as the infantry squad automatic weapon. while the M15 weighed only 14.1 lbs.