The Browning M1919 machine gun has been seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications Weight: 31 lb (14 kg) (M1919A4)Length: 37.94 in (964 mm) (M1919A4)53 in (1346 mm) (M1919A6)
Barrel length: 24 in (609 mm)Cartridge: 30-06 Springfield (U.S.)
7.62 x 51 mm NATO (U.S.)
303 British
8 mm Mauser
Action: Recoil-operated/short-recoil operationRate of fire: 400–600 round/minMuzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s)Effective range: 1,500 yd (1,370 m) (maximum)Feed system: 250-round beltBrowning M1919A4 Developed in the mid 1930s the M1919A4 was by far the most common variant and the first model of the M1919 designed for general use and featured the now standard 24" barrel (earlier variants were designed as tank and cavalry machine guns and had a shorter 18" barrel). Original M1919A4s featured a different heat shield with horizontal slots similar to those found on earlier models as opposed to the circular perforations found on the vast majority of M1919s. Early M1919A4s also featured a rotating notched bar on the right side of the receiver which was used to hold the bolt in the open position to prevent ammunition cook-offs in a hot barrel, a feature required by the Army at the time. This requirement, and hence the bolt latch, was dropped in 1943 (meaning that any M1919A4 lacking this latch in media set prior to 1943 is technically incorrect) although the bolt latch remained present on some weapons until the 50s.
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Title
Actor
Character
Note
Date
Mata Hari Ramon Novarro
Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
Mounted on airplane
1931
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
Gung Ho! 1943
Sahara Dan Duryea Jimmy Doyle
Mounted in tank
1943
Sahara Commonwealth soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod
1943
The Fighting Seabees US Marine and Japanese soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod and seen in fake Japanese tanks
1944
A Walk in the Sun Richard Conte Pvt. Rivera
1945
Sands of Iwo Jima US Marines
Mounted on Amtracs
1949
The Story of G.I. Joe US Army soldier
1945
The Story of G.I. Joe US Army soldier
1945
Flying Leathernecks US Marines
1951
Go for Broke! Don Haggerty SFC Culley
1951
Halls of Montezuma US Marines
Man-portable, mounted on LVT-4/LVT(A)-4 Amtrac and M4 Sherman
1951
Operation Pacific US submariners
With bolt latch
1951
Invasion USA Jeep mounted
1952
Battle Circus U.S. Army soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod
1953
War of the Worlds, The (1953) U.S. Army soldiers
Tripod and jeep mounted
1953
From Here to Eternity Sgt. Warden
1953
Godzilla (1954) Japanese Defense Forces
1954
To Hell and Back US Army soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod
1955
China Gate Vietnamese communists
1957
When Hell Broke Loose U.S. Army soldiers
1958
Pork Chop Hill U.S. Army soldiers
1959
Pork Chop Hill George Peppard Cpl. Fedderson
1959
Merrill's Marauders U.S. Army soldiers
1962
Hell Is for Heroes US Army soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod
1962
Lawrence of Arabia Turks
1962
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Sterling Hayden Gen. Jack D. Ripper
Carried in golf bag
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb US Army soldiers
1964
The Thin Red Line US and Japanese soldiers
1964
Seven Days in May US soldiers
Vehicle mounted, with bolt latch
1964
Thunderball US Coast Guardsman
Bow-mounted on Coast Guard speedboat
1965
Help! British soldiers
Mounted on Centurion tank
1965
Battle of the Bulge Telly Savalas Sgt. Guffy
1965
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Mike Henry Tarzan
1966
Lost Command French paratroops
1966
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster Red Bamboo sentry tower mounted
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow Egyptian Army & Haganah soldiers
1966
The Dirty Dozen Stuart Cooper Roscoe Lever
1967
The Dirty Dozen Al Mancini Tassos Bravos
1967
How I Won the War Sherman tank mounted
1967
The Green Berets US Army soldiers
1968
The Green Berets ARVN soldiers
1968
Dark of the Sun UN soldiers
1968
The Devil's Brigade US Army soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod
1968
The Bridge at Remagen Mounted on US Army jeeps and halftracks
1969
Mr. Freedom National guardsman
Mounted on jeep
1969
How I Unleashed World War II French legionnaire
1970
Patton US soldiers
Mounted on M2 tripod
1970
Kelly's Heroes Don Rickles SSgt. Crapgame
1970
Kelly's Heroes Gavin MacLeod Moriarty
Mounted on M4 Sherman tank
1970
Kelly's Heroes US Army soldiers
Mounted in M4 Sherman tanks
1970
Kelly's Heroes Mounted on US Army jeep
1970
The Last Grenade Alex Cord Kip Thompson
With spade grips
1970
R.A.S. French troop
Mounted on jeep
1973
Savage Sisters Philippine soldiers, guerrillas
Mounted on US Army jeep
1974
The Secret (Le secret) French soldiers
1974
Hennessy Mounted on British Ferret armored car
1975
Deathcheaters Vietnam War stock footage
1976
Operation Thunderbolt Israeli commando
1977
MacArthur US Soldiers
1977
Fireback Mounted on M3 tripod
1978
Go Tell the Spartans South Vietnamese troops
1978
Power Play Soldiers
Canadian C5
1978
The Deer Hunter Mounted on US Army Jeep
1978
Good Guys Wear Black The Black Tigers
1978
The Big Red One German Army soldiers
Mounted on M4 Sherman, mocked up as Tiger tank
1980
Porky's 1981
The Professional Jeep mounted
1981
Attack Force Z Mel Gibson Capt. Kelly
1982
Deal of the Century 1983
Banzaï African soldiers and rebels
The rebels - mounted on armory car
1983
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle Dave Cooper Anders
1984
Code Name: Wild Geese General Khan's soldiers
On a pedestal mount
1984
Death Wish 3 Charles Bronson Paul Kersey
1985
Missing In Action 2: The Beginning 1985
Death Wish 3 Charles Bronson Paul Kersey
1985
City Limits Sunya Corp troops
1985
Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti) US soldiers
Jeep mounted
1985
Extreme Prejudice In twin mount
1987
Extreme Prejudice William Forsythe Sgt. Buck Atwater
Duel mounted
1987
The Sicilian Andreas Katsulas Passatempa
On tripod
1987
The Sicilian Italian soldiers
Mounted on jeep
1987
A Better Tomorrow III Tony Leung Ka Fai Cheung Chi Mun
1989
Batman Mounted on Batmobile, fitted with bolt latch
1989
Red Scorpion Mounted on a Soviet Ratel IFV
1989
Return from the River Kwai Imperial Japanese soldiers
Visually modified to resemble Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
1989
Navy SEALs Dual mounted on a BTR-152
1990
Toy Soldiers Columbian soldiers
Jeep mounted
1991
For Sacha (Pour Sacha) Israeli soldiers
Jeep mounted
1991
A Midnight Clear Peter Berg Bud Miller
1992
Freejack With spade grips
1992
Diên Biên Phú French soldiers
1992
Reckless Kelly Big Mac
Used in the Christian Cowboy films
1993
Falling Down Cutaway model in surplus store
1993
Clear and Present Danger Columbian military police
Mounted on jeeps
1994
Sahara James Belushi Master Sgt. Joe Gunn
1995
Sahara Robert Wisdom Sgt. Maj. Tambul
1995
Saving Private Ryan Max Martini Cpl. Henderson
1998
Saving Private Ryan Demetri Goritsas Pvt. Parker
1998
Saving Private Ryan US Army soldier
1998
Rushmore In display case
1998
The Pentagon Wars Early slotted barrel shroud, mounted in M3 Lee tank
1998
Bedazzled Jeep mounted
2000
Joint Security Area Korean War stock footage
2000
Kippur Mounted on Israeli tank
2000
Deserter French Foreign Legionnaires
Mounted on jeeps
2002
We Were Soldiers French Army soldiers
Mounted on jeeps
2002
Half Past Dead On M2 tripod
2002
Windtalkers US Marines
Mounted on M2 tripods and jeeps
2002
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator
With drum magazine, modified to be fired single-handedly from hip
2003
Saints and Soldiers American soldiers
2003
The Rundown 2003
The Notebook American soldiers
2004
Hotel Rwanda Belgian soldiers
Jeep mounted
2004
King Kong US Army soldier
Mounted on car
2005
The Great Raid Filipino guerrillas
With bolt latch
2005
Flags of our Fathers US Marines
Mounted on M2 tripod
2006
Letters from Iwo Jima US Marines
Mounted on M2 tripod
2006
Fido US Army
During the "Zombie Wars" documentary shown by Zomcon
2006
Assembly (Ji jie hao) Nationalist troops
2007
Doomsday Adrian Lester Sgt. Norton
In anti-aircraft mount
2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Jessey Meng Choi
Jeep mounted, fitted with bolt latch
2008
24: Redemption Sangalan rebels
Mounted on a "technical"
2008
The Bridge US soldiers
Mounted on M4 Sherman
2008
Che Part One: Argentine 2008
Che Part Two: Guerrilla Bolivian Army
2008
Death Race Vehicle mounted
2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine US Army soldier
Mounted on LCVP
2009
Brother's War US Army soldier
2009
Spoils of War 2009
Everyman's War US Army soldiers
2009
Red and White (Merah Putih) mounted on jeep
2009
Terminator Salvation Truck mounted
2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Vehicle mounted, mocked up as tri-barreled rotary guns
2009
71: Into the Fire South Korean soldiers
w/ bipod, mounted on M2 tripod
2010
Outside the Law French soldiers
mounted on jeep
2010
Tomorrow, When the War Began Coalition forces
With early slotted barrel jacket
2010
The Expendables Vilenan soldiers
2010
Fair Game Nigerian soldiers
Jeep mounted
2010
The Front Line South Korean Army
2011
Memorial Day 82nd Airborne Division machine gun crew
Mounted on M2 tripod
2011
Oba: The Last Samurai US Marines
Mounted on M2 tripod
2011
Sucker Punch Vanessa Hudgens Blondie
in an aircraft
2011
The Green Hornet Jay Chou Kato
Car mounted
2011
My Way Imperial Japanese Soldiers
mocked up as Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger Derek Luke Gabe Jones
With carry handle and sling
2011
Death Race 2 Vehicle mounted
2011
Red Tails American troops
2012
Red Tails mounted in Ju-87
2012
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed US soldiers
mounted on M3 Halftrack
2012
Fury (2014) U.S. Army soldiers
2014
Television Video Games
Title
Appears as
Mods
Notation
Date
Jurassic Park: Trespasser "Browning M2"
With Browning M2 style barrel jacket
1998
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Mounted on jeep
2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline Mounted on jeep
2002
Forgotten Hope Mounted on M2 tripod, in bunkers and machine gun nests, on Willys MB Jeep, M4A1 Halftrack, M3 Stuart, M4A1(76) Sherman and Sherman II
2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive Vehicle mounted
2004
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004
Vietcong 2 Fitted with bolt latch
2005
Call of Duty 2 2005
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Fixed and M1919A6 man-portable
2005
Day of Defeat: Source Fitted with carry handle and bipod
2005
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 2005
Call of Duty 3 Mounted on M2 tripods and M4 Sherman tanks
2006
Company of Heroes Mounted on jeeps and M4 Sherman tanks
2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 With deployable bipod
Mounted on LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel), M3A1 Haltrack, M8 Greyhound, M5A1 Stuart, Sherman Mk II and M4 Sherman
2006
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Mounted
2007
Bioshock as part of an auto-turret
fires .45 ACP rounds
2007
Call of Duty: World at War Vehicle-mounted and man-portable with M1919A6 bipod
2008
Bioshock 2 as part of an auto-turret
fires .50 Cal rounds
2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Incorrectly used by Japanese forces
2010
7554 2011
Uncharted: Golden Abyss with spade grips and gun shield
2011
Dead Island With spade grips
2011
Heroes & Generals M1919 Browning
2012
Project Reality: Normandy Mounted on M4 Sherman & M26 Pershing
2013
Anime Animation
Title
Characters
Notation
Date
The Iron Giant US Army soldier
Mounted on Jeep
1999
Archer Mounted in grill of the Dodge Challenger Special Agent Edition
2009 - ????
Browning M1919A5/M1919A4E1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A5 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4E1 - .30-06 Springfield When the M3A1 Stuart tank was being designed in the Early 1940s it was found that a standard M1919 could not be fitted due to their not being enough clearance in the turret to allow the bolt to be operated. Therefore the weapons were modified with a downward curving bar affixed to the right side of the receiver to allow the bolt to be retracted from the rear of the weapon. These weapons were later given the M1919A5 classification to simplify the supply of replacement parts, and could be found with either horizontal or vertical buffer tubes depending on whether the gun was built from a flexible or fixed M1919A4. After the requirement for the M37 (a variant fitted to armored vehicles that could be converted to feed from either side) was put forward in 1950, it was decided that a variant similar to the M1919A5 would be uses in the interim. The M1919A4E1 was converted from existing stock piles of M1919A4s and was very similar to the M1919A5 except it had a straight bolt retracting bar (the downward curving bar of the M1919A5 was only necessary in the interior of the now obsolete Stuart tanks).
Film Video Games Anime
Title
Characters
Notation
Date
Excel Saga Terrorists
M1919A5, tripod mounted
1999
Browning M1919A6 Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1919A6, early WWII manufacture with exposed barrel hex - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1919A6, late WWII manufacture with muzzle booster - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1919A6, post-WWII manufacture with conical muzzle booster - .30-06 Springfield The M1919A6, introduced in late 1943, was an attempt to create a light machine gun capable of being carried and operated by one man, comparable to German machine guns like the MG42 . The M1919A6 featured a shoulder stock, bipod, carry handle, conical muzzle booster (on later models) and a lighter, changable barrel. the barrel weight on the M1919A4 was already marginal in terms of heat dissipation, and lightening the barrel in the M1919A6 made for a weapon that was prone to overheating and was large, heavy and awkward compared to the majority of contemporary machine guns. The original M1919A6 lacked a muzzle booster due to the need to have an exposed hex on the muzzle to allow the barrel to be changed. This led to problems cycling the action so a removable muzzle booster was added to increase the chamber pressure. At the end of WWII a conical flash hider was introduced as part of the muzzle booster, but contrary to the majority of depictions in media this was never actually issued before the end of the war (although it was extensively used in Korea).
Film Television Video Games Anime
Title
Characters
Notation
Date
Strike Witches Francesca Lucchini
2008 - ????
Browning AN/M2 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning AN/M2, fixed mount - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning AN/M2, flexible mount - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning AN/M2, flexible mount - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning .303 Mk II - .303 British The AN/M2 (not to be confused with the larger Browning M2 ) was an aircraft variant of the M1919A4 which had a lighter receiver, thinner barrel, higher rate of fire and the ability to be fed from either side of the gun. The flexible mount variant of the AN/M2 is also the only production variant of the M1919 that was fitted with spade grips. A variant of the AN/M2 chambered in .303 was used by the British RAF where it was known as the Browning .303 Mk II.
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