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Mitrailleuse Colt M2 Heavy Barrels (M2 HB) .50 BMG ''Originale U.S. WW2''.

Fabrication par Colt Hartford Connecticut USA, la production par Colt des M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) est de 18'429 de 1940 à 1943, sur un total 240'702 Calibre .50 BMG.

Remise à jour et reconditionné à neuf en avril 1945 à l'arsenal de Raritan au New Jersey, voir marquages RA sur le boitier et 4 45 (chiffres frappés pour Avril 1945) à intérieur du couvercle de fermeture du groupe boitier de culasse.

Après 78 ans, cette mitrailleuse n'a toujours pas tiré depuis 1945. Elle est restée 63 ans dans plusieurs arsenaux et retour à l'air libre depuis 2008 en exposition Privé.

Affût anti-aérien M-63 ''Originale U.S. WW2''

Ce modèle est un des premier fabriqué (S/N 286), en parfait état et le système de déclenchement à distance et opérationnel et ne nécessite aucun ajustement ou réparations.

L'affût M63 a été adopté en Mai 1944, et environ 48000 exemplaires ont été fabriqués durant la WW2, par la Heintz Manufacturing Co., de Philadelphie, à la demande du Airborne Command, qui désirait un affût de poids raisonnable (le M63 pèse 144 pounds, soit 65,4 kg) pour monter sur des embarcations légères ou transportables dans des endroits inaccessibles aux véhicules.

Cet affût peut également être utilisé avec la mitrailleuse légère Browning M1919A4 de calibre 30.

Affût trépied M3 ''Originale U.S. WW2''

Affût trépied M3 Originale U.S. WW2, par CENTRAL STEEL TUBE Co. en 1943, pour la mitrailleuse américaine standard M2 Browning de Calibre .50
 

Etat exceptionnel pour un Ensemble ''Originale U.S. WW2'' Colt M2HB .50 avec affûts M63 et M3 le tout en parfait état et entièrement fonctionnel.


 

Colt M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) Machine Gun

Manufactured by Colt Hartford Connecticut USA, Colt's production of M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) was 18,429 from 1940 to 1943, out of a total of 240,702 .50 BMG calibers.

Updated and reconditioned to new in April 1945 at the Raritan arsenal in New Jersey, see markings RA on main plate and 4 45 (numbers struck for April 1945) on inside of breech housing cover.

After 78 years, this machine gun still hasn't fired since 1945. It spent 63 years in various arsenals and has been back in the open air since 2008 as a private exhibit.

Affût anti-aérien M-63 Originale U.S. WW2

This model is one of the first made (S/N 286), in perfect condition, and the remote release system is operational and requires no adjustment or repair.

The M63 carriage was adopted in May 1944, and some 48,000 were produced during WW2 by the Heintz Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia, at the request of Airborne Command, which wanted a carriage of reasonable weight (the M63 weighs 144 pounds, or 65.4 kg) for mounting on light boats or transportable to places inaccessible to vehicles.

This mount can also be used with the M1919A4 .30 cal Browning light machine gun (LMG).

Affût trépied M3 Originale U.S. WW2

Original U.S. WW2 M3 tripod mount, by CENTRAL STEEL TUBE Co. in 1943, for the American standard M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun.
 

Exceptional condition for an original WW2 Colt M2HB .50 set with M63 and M3 mounts, pre-1945, all in perfect condition and fully functional.


 

Colt M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) Machine Gun

Manufactured by Colt Hartford Connecticut USA, Colt's production of M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) was 18,429 from 1940 to 1943, out of a total of 240,702 .50 BMG calibers.

Updated and reconditioned to new in April 1945 at the Raritan arsenal in New Jersey, see markings RA on main plate and 4 45 (numbers struck for April 1945) on inside of breech housing cover.

After 78 years, this machine gun still hasn't fired since 1945. It spent 63 years in various arsenals and has been back in the open air since 2008 as a private exhibit.

Affût anti-aérien M-63 Originale U.S. WW2

This model is one of the first made (S/N 286), in perfect condition, and the remote release system is operational and requires no adjustment or repair.

The M63 carriage was adopted in May 1944, and some 48,000 were produced during WW2 by the Heintz Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia, at the request of Airborne Command, which wanted a carriage of reasonable weight (the M63 weighs 144 pounds, or 65.4 kg) for mounting on light boats or transportable to places inaccessible to vehicles.

This mount can also be used with the M1919A4 .30 cal Browning light machine gun (LMG).

Affût trépied M3 Originale U.S. WW2

Original U.S. WW2 M3 tripod mount, by CENTRAL STEEL TUBE Co. in 1943, for the American standard M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun.
 

Exceptional condition for an original WW2 Colt M2HB .50 set with M63 and M3 mounts, pre-1945, all in perfect condition and fully functional.


 

Colt M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) Machine Gun

Manufactured by Colt Hartford Connecticut USA, Colt's production of M2 Heavy Barrels (M2HB) was 18,429 from 1940 to 1943, out of a total of 240,702 .50 BMG calibers.

Updated and reconditioned to new in April 1945 at the Raritan arsenal in New Jersey, see markings RA on main plate and 4 45 (numbers struck for April 1945) on inside of breech housing cover.

After 78 years, this machine gun still hasn't fired since 1945. It spent 63 years in various arsenals and has been back in the open air since 2008 as a private exhibit.

Affût anti-aérien M-63 Originale U.S. WW2

This model is one of the first made (S/N 286), in perfect condition, and the remote release system is operational and requires no adjustment or repair.

The M63 carriage was adopted in May 1944, and some 48,000 were produced during WW2 by the Heintz Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia, at the request of Airborne Command, which wanted a carriage of reasonable weight (the M63 weighs 144 pounds, or 65.4 kg) for mounting on light boats or transportable to places inaccessible to vehicles.

This mount can also be used with the M1919A4 .30 cal Browning light machine gun (LMG).

Affût trépied M3 Originale U.S. WW2

Original U.S. WW2 M3 tripod mount, by CENTRAL STEEL TUBE Co. in 1943, for the American standard M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun.
 

Exceptional condition for an original WW2 Colt M2HB .50 set with M63 and M3 mounts, pre-1945, all in perfect condition and fully functional.