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WW2 Era US Army Browning M1919A4 .30 Calibre Medium Machine Gun By Saginaw Steering (Re-Barrelled Post War To 7.62mm Calibre For Israeli Military Forces use) With Pintle Mount, Fire Bracket, Tripod, Ammo Belt With Inert Rounds & Ammo Tin**UK 1995 DEACT** - 20340 Introduced in 1919, the M1919A4 Browning is a .30 calibre medium machine gun, widely used during the 20th century. It was used as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S. and many other countries, especially during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Although it began to be superseded by newer designs in the later half of the century (such as by the M60 machine gun), it remained in use in many North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and elsewhere for much longer. This is an excellent original example of the M1919A4 with pintle, sustained fire bracket & original tripod. This example was re-barrelled post war to 7.62mm calibre for Israeli Military Forces use. All metal of the machine gun is undamaged and in excellent order. It has flip up rear & fore sights and original pistol grip. The right side of the frame is stamped by the manufacturer with Model, Calibre and Browning name with U.S. (army inspection mark) Saginaw Steering Gear, General Motors Corp manufacturer detail together with other factory inspection marks, Israeli marks and serial number 339611 (illustrated). Deactivated to UK Specification in 1995 the weapon cocks and dry fires & the breech cover opens. The Gun is mounted on its original folding tripod. The tripod with spiked foot plates is excellent & undamaged and functions as it should. The tripod has identification marks (illustrated). Also included is an original webbing ammo belt with some inert deactivated ammunition in an original steel ammo tin (lid absent). The price for this excellent, WW2 era M1919A4 machine gun set includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 20340
£4,750.00
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