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Object Name |
Mount, Gun |
Title |
Browning .30 Caliber M2 tripod |
Common Name |
Tripod, Shooting |
Catalog Number |
1990.125.418 |
Date |
1945 |
Material(s) |
Steel;/Brass |
Dimensions |
H-11.5 W-22.75 L-34 inches |
Description |
This is a tripod for a Browning .30 caliber M2 machine gun. It has a front leg and two back legs. The front leg is stationary and has a circular base on it. There is a brass plate on the top of the front leg, near the tripod head, that reads "No. 2978 AF / Mount Tripod / Cal. 30 M2." The tripod head has a gun latch to lock the gun in place with a pin. The two back legs do not adjust, but they spread apart when the traversing bar slides up and down along the legs. There is a lever to lock the traversing bar into place on the right leg. The traversing bar has a scale on it to read when the gun is slid across it. There is a traversing and elevating mechanism that is attached to the traversing bar. The gun would attach to it by a pin with a chain on the mechanism. There is also an elevating wheel on that piece. The back legs also have a circular base. |
Notes |
On tripod head "C 59336 / E.P. / No. 310385 / Mount, Tripod / Cal. .30 M2 / Evansprod. Co / 1945." |
Collection |
National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board Collection |
Event |
World War II |
People |
Smithsonian Institution |
Subjects |
Machine guns War Weapons |
Search Terms |
World War II World War, 1939-1945 Korean War, 1950-1953 |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |