1953 M3 AC .50 Caliber MG - Canadian Issue

[stencollector]

Note the L in the serial number for Longbranch, since it was made by Canadian Arsenals Ltd.

These aircraft guns used to be available from Crown surplus in Calgary for under $100 back in the 80s.

In 2000 I saw two that had been converted over to M2HB in Canadian service, then upgraded into the quick change barrel configuration. The trunnion and I believe the top plates had been replaced with M2 type. On one, the M3 AC basic markings were barred out and replaced with M2HB, on the other the markings had been left as is.

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[browningautorifle]

he forgot to declare

"I have no live rounds or empty cases"...

upgraded into the quick change barrel configuration.

We had to change the barrel support too, the lug for the barrel was in the top. The barrel was the other critical. Then all parts had to be mated and stay together.

The gun pictured that I built up was already an M2 with filler block in the sight slots and the inside parts, in the top were simply missing. The trigger bar and so on. The rest is there to convert back to M2 if needed.