BROWNING M1917
- WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN 1910
- WAS NOT USED UNTIL 1917.
- 57,000 WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE END OF WORLD WAR I
- WAS LATER USED IN WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, THE KOREAN WAR, AND THEN THE VIETNAM WAR.
- WEIGHS 24 KG (55 LBS.)
- THE M1917 WAS CAPABLE OF FIRING 450-600 ROUNDS PER MINUTE.
- IS CATEGORIZED AS A MEDIUM SIZE MACHINE GUN
- WATER COOLING SYSTEM
- MOUNTING LEG FITTED TO THE FRONT OF THE GUN
- THE TRIGGER WAS PART OF A SPADE GRIP ASSEMBLY FITTED TO THE REAR OF THE BODY
- 250-ROUND FABRIC BELT HELD IN THE AMMUNITION BOX