M1917 Browning machine gun
The M1917 Browning machine gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; it has also been used by other nations. It was a crew-served, belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun that served alongside the much lighter air-cooled Browning M1919. It was used at the battalion level, and often mounted on vehicles (such as a jeep). There were two main iterations: the M1917, which was used in World War I and the M1917A1, which was used thereafter. The M1917, which was used on some aircraft as well as in a ground role, had a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute. The M1917A1 had a cyclic rate of 450 to 600 rounds per minute.
| Browning model 1917 | |
|---|---|
Browning model 1917A1 water-cooled machine gun | |
| Type | Heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1917-1970s: 5 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | World War I Mexican Revolution Banana Wars Chaco War World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Congo Crisis Vietnam War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | John M. Browning |
| Designed | 1917 |
| Produced | 1917–45 |
| No. built | 128,369 |
| Variants | M1917, M1917A1, Colt models |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 103 lb (47 kg) (gun, tripod, water, and ammunition) |
| Length | 980 mm |
| Barrel length | 24 in (609 mm) |
| Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield Other cartridges |
| Action | Recoil-operated automatic |
| Rate of fire | 450 round/min, 600 round/min for M1917A1 |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s) |
| Feed system | 250 round fabric belt |
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