Browning Model 1917

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Browning_Model_1917

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	machine gun
gptkbp:action	short recoil
gptkbp:armament	M1909 ammunition
gptkbp:barrelLength	24 inches
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:coolingSystem	water-cooled
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:fieldOfUse	military
gptkbp:firstAwarded	gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	standard_machine_gun_for_U.S._forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Browning Model 1917
gptkbp:length	47 inches
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:maximumDepth	1,200 yards
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	2,700 feet per second
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Qatari_Armed_Forces gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Army gptkb:Belgian_Army gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces gptkb:British_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:Egyptian_Army gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Omani_Armed_Forces gptkb:Australian_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:New_Zealand_Army gptkb:Bahraini_Defense_Force gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces gptkb:Kuwaiti_Army gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army gptkb:Nigerian_Army gptkb:Iraqi_Army gptkb:Afghan_National_Army gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Army gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Army gptkb:Royal_Thai_Army
gptkbp:operatingHours	gas-operated
gptkbp:rateOfFire	400-600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	M60 machine gun
gptkbp:services	belt-fed
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	M1919 Browning
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Browning_M1917A1 gptkb:Browning_M1917B gptkb:Browning_M1917A2
gptkbp:weight	30 pounds
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1917