C79 optical sight
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The C79 optical sight is a telescopic sight manufactured by Elcan. A variant, the M145 Machine Gun Optic is in use by the US military. It is 3.4×28, meaning 3.4× magnification, and a 28 mm diameter ob
C79 optical sight
Canadian soldiers training with C9A1 light machine guns equipped with a C79
C79 3.4×28 sight adjustment controls
A Canadian soldier fires the C7A2 rifle with a C79A2 sight.
Colt Canada C7
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The Colt Canada C7 is the Canadian military's adoption of Colt's Armalite AR-15 platform, manufactured by Colt Canada, having similar design and function to the M16A3.
C79 optical sight
…Optical Gunsight (ACOG). Adopted in 1989, the Elcan C79 is the primary sighting system for the small arms of the Canadian Forces and is mounted on the Colt Canada C7 and C8 family of rifles, as well as the C9A1 Light Machine Gun. It is also used in the armies of Denmark, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Netherlands Marine…
A Canadian paratrooper with a C7 rifle, 1992
Danish Royal Life Guards with C7 assault rifles
A Canadian soldier firing a C7A2. The C7A2 included a three-rail TRIAD mount clamped on its front sight.
A C8 carbine with a blank-firing adapter in Canadian service, 2012