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This site is dedicated to the belt-fed machine guns of John Moses Browning. The information here is primarily related to the .30 caliber weapons. There is some information on the .50 caliber guns, primarily in the WWII Aircraft Gunnery section. Click on the button to the left of each site description to go to that page. To return to this page, look for the "BACK" button (shown at right) on that site's main page. Please contact me if you find errors or dead links. I catch what I can, but still I miss a lot. I count on you for feedback. Thanks to all who have had input here through contributions of photos, information or feedback. This is truly a group effort.

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This page was last updated on August 23, 2008

9/14 Added info to Clinometer site
8/27 Added Vickers Ammo Box.
8/26 Added line drawing of Vickers MK1.
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/11 Added rare wood box to ammo box site.
5/4 Added 1928 tripod traversing dial info.
4/29 Added .50 & .30 cal. boxes to ammo box site.

 THE BROWNING MACHINE GUN: The many models of .30 caliber Brownings from 1895 on.

 M37 TANK MG: The last and the best of the USGI .30 caliber air-cooled Brownings.

 FREE BROWNING MANUALS: Free manuals in Adobe Acrobat format.

 FN BROWNINGS: The remarkable Browning machine guns of Fabrique Nationale in Herstal, Belgium.

 MOUNTS: Ground and vehicle mounts for .30 caliber Brownings (and a couple .50 cal.).

Saganaw Steering Gear Browning 1919A4
 THE SHORT BARRELED 1919: The 1919A2, Colt MG38BT, and recent 1919A4 conversions.

 COMMERCIAL BROWNING 1917: The Colt manufactured Commercial 1917

 ORIGINAL BROWNING ENGRAVING: Original engraving from C&R weapons & demills.

 STEAM CHESTS: Photos and drawings of steam chests.

 WW2 AIRCRAFT GUNNERY: The .50 caliber M2 in turrets and flexible gunnery.
 MALFUNCTIONS & ACCIDENTS: MG accidents - text and photos from TM9-2210.

 BACK PLATE IDENTIFICATION: Photos of the many back plates to be found on BMG .30s.

 AMMO BOXES: Wood & metal ammo boxes from WW1 to Viet Nam.

 ANM2 SPADE GRIPS: Spade grip design & function. Photos and dimensioned drawings.

 CLINOMETER: Description and use of the fire control instrument.

 SPADE GRIP BUILD SITE: A tutorial on building your own spade grips.
 LINKER BUILD SITE: A tutorial on building an ammo linker.

 TRANSIT CASE BUILD SITE: A tutorial on building a 1919 transit case.

 M2 TRIPOD BUILD/RESOURCE SITE: Photos & Dimensioned drawings

 PEDESTAL MOUNT BUILD SITE: A tutorial on building a telescoping pedestal gun mount.
Saco-Lowell Browning M37 tank MG

 LINK CHUTE BUILD SITE: A tutorial on building a link chute for a pedestal mounted 1919A4.