What MG is this?

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What MG is this?

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Post by OldBill » 08 May 2018, 22:27

This photo came from the AWM which I got from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -WWII.html

My question is what machine gun does that fellow have? Not the SMG, the MG with the bipod.
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Post by antwony » 09 May 2018, 11:41

A bit of a guess, but the AWM has a MG08/15 converted to .303. In 1942 (1943???), the Australian Army rounded up WW1 era German machine guns from musuems, veterans associations and maybe private collections (very different gun laws back then), converted them to .303 and (I think) issued them to militia units.

Lewis guns were widely used in WW2 and have heard, but not seen photographic evidence of, that removing/ modifying the heat shield from them was common.

Maybe this is a MG08/15 converted to an aircooled .303 weapon with some kind of heat shield fitted.


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Post by OldBill » 09 May 2018, 22:43

I can see a carrying handle running from the breech end of the barrel to the aft end of the receiver. No ammunition belt. I am wondering if this is a mockup for training?

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 10 May 2018, 11:54

I'm sure this picture and discussion has been posted earlier, but can't find it again. The idea of a mockup and a few other possibilities was also mentioned.

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Post by Sturm78 » 05 Oct 2019, 21:19

Hi all,

Can somebody identify these machine guns ?

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Post by von thoma » 06 Oct 2019, 00:09

Two British Browning Mk.II .303
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Post by Sturm78 » 28 Oct 2020, 22:48

Hi all,

Is this an 12.7mm Vickers AA machine gun ?

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Post by Knouterer » 28 Oct 2020, 23:49

No, it´s a .50 M2 water-cooled Browning as used by the US Navy and a number of other navies.
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Post by Sturm78 » 30 Oct 2020, 20:01

Knouterer wrote
No, it´s a .50 M2 water-cooled Browning as used by the US Navy and a number of other navies.
Hi Knouterer. I don´t think Browning M2, In any case maybe an Browning M1921 model if we look at the muzzle...

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 31 Oct 2020, 15:38

You are correct. It is the earlier M 1921 with the shorter 36 inch barrel as well as the exposed barrel tip. It only fed ammo from the left side also. The M2 water cooled could be fed from either side, had a longer barrel and barrel jacket and the barrel did not project from the barrel jacket.

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 31 Oct 2020, 16:04

These pics should demonstrate the principal differences.
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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Nov 2020, 00:32

ROLAND1369 wrote
You are correct. It is the earlier M 1921 with the shorter 36 inch barrel as well as the exposed barrel tip. It only fed ammo from the left side also. The M2 water cooled could be fed from either side, had a longer barrel and barrel jacket and the barrel did not project from the barrel jacket.
Hi ROLAND1369. Thank you very much for your help... :)

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 05 Nov 2020, 17:17

You are very welcome

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