10-290 Garand Picture of the Day Dec 23

[Snafu]

SC376124 - KOREAN CONFLICT
Cpl. Bill Miller of Trenton, New Jersey, and Sgy. Clifford Meli of Jamestown, New York, members of Company "M", Heavy Weapons, attached to Company "I", 5th RCT, 24th U.S. Infantry Division, blast Communist-held positions from their .50 caliber machine gun post, during action against the Chinese Communist forces, near Chiper-ri, Korea.
3 August 1951. Korea.
Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-28453 (Wegner)

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SC365569 - KOREAN CONFLICT
A M1919A6 machine gun crew gives supporting fire to UN troops as they withdrew from Hill 412 south of the Imjin River after a fierce battle with Communist-led Chinese forces.
26 April 1951. Korea.
Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-13488 (Solivan)

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[gsimmons]

Also note he is wearing a M1923 belt

[Bob Seijas]

What a weapon! It's still getting rave reviews from the troops as it approaches 100 years of age! Awesome to watch a string of tracer arc out 1800 yards onto the target, especially when you know what kind of damage they are doing when they get there. Wow.

Of course, the Geneva Convention makes it illegal to use against troops. Yeah, right. Adolph Galland said that the difference in the air war was not the planes, the Luftwaffe had as good or better, it was the Browning .50 cal.

[browningautorifle]

1919A6, there's something you don't see in every day use.

[RCS]

The Browning M1919A6 has the early carrying handle which was later replaced by the single barrel clamp handle which could be used on both the A4 and A6