USMC045 “Marine Machine Gunner”

A classic pose firing a classic machine gun... The M1917 Browning Machine Gun.  This belt-fed, water-cooled weapon served alongside its lighter air-cooled Browning M1919 ‘cousin’.

Although seeing limited action in WW1 the gun came into wide use in WW2 particularly in the ‘fixed defense’ role and as a battalion and regimental support weapon.