SO THIS IS WHATS CALLED AN ELEPHANT GUN??

[Gil Boyd]

Looks like U.S Marines there humping the Elephant with a MMG tripod legs sprawled across its back...............why??? all I can say he must have been a deaf elelphant

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[vintage hunter]

Precursor of the tank...😁

[old tanker]

As a kid, in an epic moment of stupidity, I fired a pistol on horseback. After a long walk to the house, my uncle, who had been puzzled why the horse was there without me, explained the concept, "gunbroke"

[browningautorifle]

A Colt potato digger straddling an elephant's back for mobility. It wouldn't stay there... Elephant-mounted machine-gun, 1914 - Rare Historical Photos

[RCS]

Both the US Navy and USMC adopted the 6mm Lee rifle and 6mm Colt "potato digger" in the 1890's.

Wonder if the Colt mg is still in 6mm cal ?

[browningautorifle]

6mm cal

Hard to say, they used them in 30/40, 30-03, .30 cal, 6mm Navy Lee. All of them would have been in the system at once too.

[Flying10uk]

SO THIS IS WHATS CALLED AN ELEPHANT GUN??

Nope, a tripod extension. (Mainly used for firing over high hedges.)