Original U.S. WWII Era AN/M2 Browning .50 Caliber Aircraft Machine Gun Demilitarized Parts Set Japanese Documents and Books As Allied forces were closing

As Allied forces were closing in on mainland Japan

The interior of the helmet has the standard "enlisted" style leather liner

and mustered into Federal service on May 24

just regular wear from service

"The Marines were serious about the weight limits and just as underweight male enlistees have always done

Original U.S. WWII Era AN/M2 Browning .50 Caliber Aircraft Machine Gun Demilitarized Parts Set Japanese Documents and Books As Allied forces were closingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private collection, this is an incredible Browning AN M2 Machine Gun parts set, partly assembled into a display gun. The right hand side plate has been destroyed per BATF requirements, cut away with a flame torch. The original barrel deactivated by welding up the chamber, and welded into the barrel trunion. The barrel jacket still looks to be intact, and has a rotating bushing for mounting into