Browning 1921 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Browning_1921_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Properties (67)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	machine gun
gptkbp:action	short recoil
gptkbp:armament	linked ammunition
gptkbp:barrelLength	24 inches less than 1 minute
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:coolingSystem	air-cooled
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1921
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	iconic_American_machine_gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Browning 1921 machine gun
gptkbp:length	47 inches
gptkbp:lensType	tripod
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	2,700 ft/s
gptkbp:notable_player	automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Colombian_Army gptkb:Dominican_Army gptkb:South_Korean_Army gptkb:Barbadian_Army gptkb:Jamaican_Army gptkb:Argentine_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:U.S._Army gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:Venezuelan_Army gptkb:Polish_Army gptkb:Vietnamese_Army gptkb:Uruguayan_Army gptkb:Brazilian_Army gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago_Army gptkb:Nicaraguan_Army gptkb:Philippine_Army gptkb:Panamanian_Army gptkb:Peruvian_Army gptkb:Chilean_Army gptkb:Nigerian_Army gptkb:Bolivian_Army gptkb:Bahamas_Defence_Force gptkb:Paraguayan_Army gptkb:Ecuadorian_Army gptkb:Iraqi_Army gptkb:Afghan_National_Army gptkb:Cuban_Army gptkb:Costa_Rican_Army gptkb:Salvadoran_Army gptkb:Guatemalan_Army Honduran Army
gptkbp:operationalRange	1,000 yards
gptkbp:productionYears	1921-1945
gptkbp:rateOfFire	500-600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	M60 machine gun
gptkbp:services	belt-fed
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	M1919A4
gptkbp:supportRole	support weapon
gptkbp:type	air-cooled
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Browning_M1919
gptkbp:weight	30.5 lb
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1921