Deactivated M2 .50 Calibre Machine Gun

Deactivated M2 .50 Calibre Machine Gun in excellent deactivated condition, with field tripod, ammo can and inerts. With both US and British military stamps. The M2 Browning .50 Calibre Machine Gun, is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. It is very similar in design to John Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge. It has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1920s to the present day. It was heavily used during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, as well as during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2000s. It is the primary heavy machine gun of all NATO countries, and has been used by many other countries as well, most notably, Israel. All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold a London or Birmingham proof mark and certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly and is legal within the U.K.