Machine gun and cannon fire were now common place, making Europe a bloodbath as tens of thousands of men on both sides were slaughtered in a single day. It was July 1917, the climax of the Great War. John Moses Browning held the specs that had just come in from General John Pershing’s office. This is the Origin Story of the M2 Browning. This king of automatic weaponry has seen action in more than 24 official conflicts around the globe, so our guess is that you’ve probably heard about it. It’s still manufactured and in use by militaries around the world to this day. ![]() Browning’s design was finished in 1918, entered service with the US Armed Forces in 1921, and the patent was filed in July 1923. Hands down, the “Ma Deuce,” as it’s reverently called by all who’ve witnessed it’s gracefully destructive power, is the longest produced machine gun the world arms market has ever seen. It certainly was one of his finest, and one of the last to ever be born at the desk of this giant innovator of American guns. 50 Caliber Machine Gun may have been his crowning achievement. ![]() Of all the weapons to come from the genius of John Moses Browning, the M2 Browning.
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