Original U.S. Vietnam War M60 Display Machine Gun - Original Parts VHS After the initial assault on

After the initial assault on the beachhead

It has a brass hanging loop

and took on additional crew

The action is dated with many alteration dates evident between 1894 and 1913

Original U.S. Vietnam War M60 Display Machine Gun - Original Parts VHS After the initial assault onOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M60 machine gun began development in the late 1940s as a program for a new, lighter 7. 62 mm machine gun. It was derived from German machine guns of World War II (most notably the FG 42 and to a lesser extent the MG 42), but it contained American innovations as well. Early prototypes, notably the T52 and T161 bore a close resemblance to both the M1941 Johnson machine gun and the FG 42. It was intended to replace