M1919 Browning machine gun

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   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Medium machine gun

   Place of origin

   Infobox · Place of origin

   United States

   In service

   Infobox · In service

   1919–present

   Used by

   Infobox · Used by

   See Users

   Wars

   Infobox · Wars

   World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Costa Rica Civil War of 1948 Indonesian National Revolution Calderonista Invasion of Costa Rica 1955 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Algerian War Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Greek Civil War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bay of Pigs Invasion Cambodian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War 1982 Lebanon War South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Iraq War Mexican drug war Militias–Comando Vermelho conflict (2010–present)

   Designer

   Infobox · Designer

   John M. Browning

   Designed

   Infobox · Designed

   1919

   Manufacturer

   Infobox · Manufacturer

   Buffalo Arms Corporation Rock Island Arsenal Saginaw Steering Gear division of General Motors

   Produced

   Infobox · Produced

   1919–1945

   No. built

   Infobox · No. built

   438,971

   Variants

   Infobox · Variants

   A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; A6; M37; AN/M2

   Mass

   Infobox · Mass

   31 lb (14 kg) (M1919A4)

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   40.734375 in (1,034.65 mm) (M1919A4) 53 in (1,346 mm) (M1919A6)

   Barrel length

   Infobox · Barrel length

   24 in (610 mm)

   Cartridge

   Infobox · Cartridge

   .30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO .303 British 7.92×57mm Mauser 6.5×55mm 7.62×54mmR 8×63mm patron m/32 7.65×53mm Argentine 7.5×54mm French

   Action

   Infobox · Action

   Recoil-operated / short-recoil operation, closed bolt

   Rate of fire

   Infobox · Rate of fire

   400–600 rounds/min (1200–1500 rounds/min for AN/M2 variant)

   Muzzle velocity

   Infobox · Muzzle velocity

   2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)

   Effective firing range

   Infobox · Effective firing range

   1,500 yd (1,400 m)

   Maximum firing range

   Infobox · Maximum firing range

   1,500 m (1,600 yd)

   Feed system

   Infobox · Feed system

   250-round cloth or disintegrating belt

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