RECENTLY I PURCHASED THE ACADEMY M-60 A1... DURING MY TOUR OF DUTY I WAS IN THE 2ND INFANTRY DIV AND THERE I WAS ASSIGNED TO 1/23 FIST TEAM ...THERE ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS LEARNED HOW TO USE THE M-60 A1 IN A COMBAT ENVIORMENT … I CAN SAY WITH OUT AN DOUBT THAT ACADEMY GOT EVERY DETAIL ON THE M60 A1 ABSOLUTELY PERFECT....SO FAR I HAVE THREE OF THE M-60S ONE TO REPRESENT ALL THE VARIATIONS THAT THE ARMY USED DURING THAT TIME...ONE WITH ERA ONE WITH DOZER BLADE AND ONE EARLY VERSION WITH OUT ERA OR BLADE BUT WITH THE IR SEARCHLIGHT..-WHEN I LOOK AT MY ACADEMY MODELS IT REALLY BRINGS BACK SOME GREAT MEMIORIES THANKS ACADEMY FOR A MODEL TO REMEMBER ...JOB WELL DONE!!!!!!