Original U.S. WWII Era AN/M2 Browning .50 Caliber Aircraft Machine Gun Demilitarized Parts Set Japanese Documents and Books "The Marines were serious about

"The Marines were serious about the weight limits and just as underweight male enlistees have always done

As Allied forces were closing in on mainland Japan

and mustered into Federal service on May 24

which was to replace the earlier leather gear which would rot away in the jungles of the Pacific

the division commander having said

Original U.S. WWII Era AN/M2 Browning .50 Caliber Aircraft Machine Gun Demilitarized Parts Set Japanese Documents and Books "The Marines were serious aboutOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private collection, this is an incredible Browning AN M2 Machine Gun parts set, partly assembled into a display gun. The right hand side plate has been destroyed per BATF requirements, cut away with a flame torch. The original barrel deactivated by welding up the chamber, and welded into the barrel trunion. The barrel jacket still looks to be intact, and has a rotating bushing for mounting into