1919 concern.

[GMG]

Pic of my 1919a2 tank/cavalry Browning, barrel cut down to 16 5/8". .308/762x51, was blued rather than parked, internals left in the white.

[pitfighter]

GMG - looks fantastic blued!

Very nice!


*Quick quiz - I bought another belt fed for the collection this week - I know, I have a little problem, but when a once in a lifetime opportunity presents itself, you act - this one is a demilled receiver that has been welded into a dummy - but everything is there - it is a German belt-fed MG - it does not run on 34/42 gurt - but uses a very early "disintergrating" link.
It was used for air to air, until the Luftwaffe had no planes left and became a ground force, at which time it was hastily modified with bipod and shoulder stock - 1600rpm meant it was quite a handful -

When you read about it, you'll hopefully appreciate why I had to pick it up, demilled or not.

[smle-man]

Great pics -
The feed chute is cool -
Feed angle and stress/weight is so important to consistency to many of these older guns.


SMLE Man - it's at 1:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytQBmii3Lfg

They are 1919a4's but they look huge on the actors don;t they -
Directed by Howard Hawks, probably my all time favorite helmer (Ford and Kurosawa tying a close second): Red River, Only Angels have Wings, Sergeant York, The Big Sleep, Scarface.

But, Gary Cooper one upped them - hip shooting a Vickers with tripod attached - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JW9...CCAED4A7ABE69B
Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Tons of good Vickers stuff, hip shooting at 1:54 - lol

I've got Air Force on VHS. I love the B17D and the P39s that show up later in the film, great stuff.

[GMG]

GMG, nice early look, looks like a Lucky13 special.

Good eye DRH.