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Cut-away of Colt/Browning M2 machine gun, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, US, 26 Apr 2009; note Colt/Browning M3 machine gun in background

Caption   Cut-away of Colt/Browning M2 machine gun, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, US, 26 Apr 2009; note Colt/Browning M3 machine gun in background ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 26 Apr 2009
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 24 May 2009

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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
22 May 2009 07:25:25 PM

Text of the display card reads:

.50 Caliber Colt/Browning M2
Cutaway (front)
U.S., World War II

The U.S. Army and Navy employed special cutaway versions of the Colt/Browning M2 to train new gunners on the weapon's operation. Because they could not fire ammunition, the cutaway guns were mounted on a box containing electric motors that actuated the weapon's firing mechanism via levers.

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