Deactivated WWII US M1919A4 30 Cal Machine Gun

This is a WWII American made Browning 1919A4 .30 calibre light machine gun with a WWII M-2 tripod. Saginaw Steering Gear Division only manufactured 30 cal's during WWII with production ending in June 1945. The serial number of this one dates to 1941-42 production and bears the correct US military ordnance, inspection and flaming bomb stamps and it has a matching numbers top cover. The thirty cal, as it was named by US troops, was the main light machine gun of world war two. It was very versatile and could be a vehicle mounted weapon (tank, jeep, armoured vehicle etc) or as an infantry support weapon mounted on a tripod.  The 30 cal saw action in all US military engagements throughout WWII, and are still in use today.  Due to the sympathetic level of deactivation this example can manually extract an inert round from the belt and is deactivated with a working action.

Included is 46 inert .3006 rounds on a canvas belt and Canco ammunition box. A great set.