M1917A1 water cooled Browning machine gun
Article about: I hope you like these pictures of a Browning 1917A1 machine gun.This example is a WW2 manufactured gun made at Rock Island Arsenal, it has steel nose cap and trunnion, as opposed to brass on
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Re: M1917A1 water cooled Browning machine gun
Awesome restore, good to see it up and running again. I definitely know why you are smiling in the picture.
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relicz
Awesome restore, good to see it up and running again.
I definitely know why you are smiling in the picture.
That's not me. That's one of my shooting buddy. I'm manning the camera. (My buddy is more photogenic than I).
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I'm jealous as ever, I'm having to go down the route of converting 1919a4 parts into 1917a1 as you just can't get a 17a1 in the uk. So far I have a original tripod ( not a converted tripod for the recoiled gun ), a left side plate, right side plate (unstamped), pistol grip with wood grips, the top cover latch and bit it fits too. I just need to find a top cover and sight, trunnion and water jacket, and the bottom plate. It's a long job!
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MG34
That's not me. That's one of my shooting buddy. I'm manning the camera. (My buddy is more photogenic than I).
Oh, OK. At any rate your buddy's smile conveys the mood of the day. Looks like a blast was had by all.
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m3bobby
I'm jealous as ever, I'm having to go down the route of converting 1919a4 parts into 1917a1 as you just can't get a 17a1 in the uk. So far I have a original tripod ( not a converted tripod for the recoiled gun ), a left side plate, right side plate (unstamped), pistol grip with wood grips, the top cover latch and bit it fits too. I just need to find a top cover and sight, trunnion and water jacket, and the bottom plate. It's a long job!
I don't know the import/export rules, but those items are available here in the US. Keep watching eBay as I see trunnions appear every now and then. You may want to contact Len Murtha here in the US as he manufactures water jackets and trunnions. Here is his business home page - Untitled
Rollin Lofdahl is the person you want to speak to about top covers and rear sights. Here is his business home page - 1917A1.com Rollin can also help with bottom plates and back plates.
Both Len and Rollin are stand up guys and will be happy to assist you. It never hurts to pick their brains a little too. There is a fellow over in France who lists some nice WWII Browning pieces and parts on Gun Broker. My buddy picked up a nice back plate from him. The item actually shipped from Greece. Go figure...
Like I said, keep watching eBay and Gun Broker as Browning parts show up there every now and then.
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It was designed by John Moses Browning in 1890. The 1 st ones were produced by Colt and designated Colt M1895. Browning redesigned it in 1910, the US Army adopted the water cooled version in 1917, it fired 20,000 rounds non-stop. It relyed on the barrel moving back and forth as it was gas operated. In 1919 it had a heavier barrel design which did not require the water jacket, the M1914A4.
There were two versions of the one with out the water jacket, one for ground troops and one for the aircraft. The Later had a higher rate of fire, other wise identical.
The water cooled version weighed between 30.75ibs and 32.6
My source is the book "Infantry Weapons of Woeld War II" by Jan Suermont.
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That is a beauty. Thanks for sharing
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