Id. US machinegun

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this machinegun ??

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[ROLAND1369]

US Maxim machine gun purchased in small quantities by US army prior to WW I. Official name was "Maxim Automatic Machine Gun Caliber 30, Model of 1904"

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your answer, ROLAND1369

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the mount model of this 12.7mm M2 water-cooled naval machinegun ??

Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

This is the naval version of the 50 caliber M 2 watercooled AA machine gun. It differed from the army version by having a thicker water jacket and being connected to a ship powered cooling water system. It is mounted on a Naval mount Mark 3 and is shown here on a 4 stack WW I built US destroyer. From the presence of the British sailors between the stacks indicates that this one of the ships transferred to the British in 1940.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, ROLAND1369.

Here, another unknow for me MG mount. Any idea ??

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[von thoma]

Hello Sturm78 :

It's a Browning M2 Water Cooled, CAL 50.

[LineDoggie]

Thank you very much for your help, ROLAND1369.

Here, another unknow for me MG mount. Any idea ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

It's a ground pattern .30 M1917 M35 mount with the gun fixed to an extender attached to the normal rear mounting point. the cradle mount is at 90 deg from normal ground use






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[Sturm78]

LineDoggie wrote
It's a ground pattern .30 M1917 M35 mount with the gun fixed to an extender attached to the normal rear mounting point. the cradle mount is at 90 deg from normal ground use

An .50 (12.7mm) caliber machinegun on an .30 M1917 machinegun mount ??
I guess it would not be very stable, is it not??
Was this mount used by US Army ?? or only an export model ??

Sturm78

[LineDoggie]

LineDoggie wrote
It's a ground pattern .30 M1917 M35 mount with the gun fixed to an extender attached to the normal rear mounting point. the cradle mount is at 90 deg from normal ground use

An .50 (12.7mm) caliber machinegun on an .30 M1917 machinegun mount ??
I guess it would not be very stable, is it not??
Was this mount used by US Army ?? or only an export model ??

Sturm78

Several US gun cradles were capable of handling either weapon.

D38579 PINTLE ASSEMBLY

D36960 CRADLE, PINTLE AND AMMUNITION BOX ASSEMBLY

D40733 CRADLE AND PINTLE ASSEMBLY

D68880 (7068880) CRADLE AND PINTLE ASSEMBLY

D70627 CRADLE AND PINTLE ASSEMBLY

7069693 cradle and pintle assembly (Used on LVT's)

as an expedient AA mount it isnt expected to be as steady as a gun fixed at trunnion and bottom plate with a T&E Mechanism attached. Its basically a "Free gun to engage moving targets.

Stability depends on the tripod being properly set up and sandbagged

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

12.7mm M2 water cooled machinegun but, Does somebody know the US designation of this pedestal mount ??

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[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image ?'

Well, here another image from Ebay. I think an 12.7mm M1921 machinegun on an Mk.3 naval mount

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Any idea about this ??

Image from Ebay
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[ROLAND1369]

50 browning M2 aa MG on us M3 mount with a non standard flash hider on the muzzle to allow night firing.

[Sturm78]

Thanks ROLAND1369

I didn´t think in that possibility...

Sturm78