Browning M1919-A6 Light Machine Gun
| The Browning M1919-a6 is a variant of the M1919-a4. One of the shortfalls of the -a4 was that the rapid movement of the weapon was hindered by the tripod. Although the M-2 tripod gave a good support base to fire from, its setup and teardown required another man and extra time. The -a6 was a standard -a4 with a lightened barrel, a shorter barrel shroud and a bipod that fit around the shroud. |
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The above pictures show the -a6 specific parts. At the bottom is the tapered barrel. The taper was introduced to reduce weight. It also had the benefit of increasing cyclic rate slightly. Above the barrel is the butt stock. This item slipped over the pistol grip allowing the gunner to sight the weapon like a rifle. Above that is the barrel shroud. Attached to the shroud on the far left is the carry handle. Slings were also used, but the handle is part of the stock -a6 kit. On the far right of the shroud is the flash hider (M-7) and booster. The cone looking device reduced the muzzle flash to keep the gunner concealed and also assisted in the operation of the weapon by providing additional recoil to cycle the bolt. Just behind the flash hider is the bipod. Its an elusive bugger to obtain and I am very happy to have gotten one. The bipod is slipped over the barrel bearing and is secured via clip. The parts diagram below shows the completed weapon. |
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