Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. Every musket, rifle, display machine gun, machine gun parts set or gun sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF). Everything for sale on is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America. Legal Notice - International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and local laws. Late in the war, a barrel-mounted carrying handle was added. The M1918A2 barrel was also fitted with a new flash suppressor, and fully adjustable iron sights. The M1918A2 walnut buttstock is approximately one inch longer than the M1918 BAR buttstock. The BAR's rear sight scales were also modified to accommodate the newly standardized M2 Ball ammunition with its lighter, flat-base bullet.
Additionally, a skid-footed bipod was fitted to the muzzle end of the barrel, magazine guides were added to the front of the trigger guard, the handguard was shortened, a heat shield was added to help the cooling process, a small separate stock rest (monopod) was included for attachment to the butt, and the weapon's role was changed to that of a squad light machine gun. The Springfield Armory rate reducer also provided two selectable rates of fully automatic fire only, activated by engaging the selector toggle. Expeditionary Corps in Europe as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat and M1909 Benet-Mercie machine guns.įinal development of the M1918A2 was authorized on 30 June 1938, The FN-designed pistol grip and rate-reducer mechanism with two rates of automatic fire was shelved in favor of a rate-reducer mechanism designed by Springfield Armory, and housed in the buttstock. 30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the U.S.
M1918 BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE FOR SALE SERIES
The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the. History of the BAR- The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was a family of United States automatic rifles and light machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. BARs have become extremely hard to find today, as these are totally un-importable due to being American returned goods and the barrel ban. This is a nice parts set for the collector who might be contemplating one day constructing a semi-auto, non-functional display gun or just to have as a genuine piece of U.S. Just purchased from a private collection, this is an Original USGI Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 Parts Set with correct adjustable bipod, exceptional bakelite butt stock, flash hider, live barrel dated 1-19 (January 1919) together with all internal parts as shown and a 20 round magazine.
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