BBA091 .30 Cal. Machine Gun Team John Jenkins The Raid on St Francis 000 FT-17’s fell into German

000 FT-17’s fell into German hands many were scrapped

At least for his Allies

Berlin’s Gauleiter

The steel bayonet blade was triangular and offset to one side allowing the soldier to load the musket

BBA091 .30 Cal. Machine Gun Team John Jenkins The Raid on St Francis 000 FT-17’s fell into GermanAnother of John M. Brownings masterpieces, the Model 1919 was originally developed as a general purpose machine gun for the U. S. Cavalry, for use in its tanks and armoured cars or, in the ground role mounted on a tripod. The U. S. Infantry liked the weapon so much that during WW they introduced both a rifle style butt in addition to the more familiar pistol grip. The heavy barrel was air cooled using a perforated jacket. The guns tripod mount could