Deactivated browning automatic rifle12/31/2023 ![]() The Tommy Gun, used by mobsters and G-men alike in the roaring 20s and 30s, is a popular weapon often on offer at Rock Island Auction Company. Thompson submachine guns, known as the Tommy gun, "Chicago typewriter," "rat-tat-tat", "trench broom," and an assortment of other colorful nicknames, are always popular items at Rock Island Auction Company and this one, sold in August 2022, knocked previously sold Tommy guns off the list that achieved more than $80,000. Colt 1921 Thompson Machine Gun with Accessories: $94,000 (August 2022) 50 caliber behemoth to protect themselves and their company. The M2 famously gained the affectionate handle “Ma Deuce” from the troops who relied on Browning’s. In service to this day, the air-cooled M2 HB has been used in a wide spectrum of roles on sea, air and land, from as fundamental as an infantry heavy machine gun, as rarified as the main armament of top-of-the-line fighter aircraft, to as oddball as being used as a sniper rifle the famed Carlos Hathcock used a scoped M2 to set a confirmed kill record in Vietnam that wouldn't be beaten until the War on Terror, and still holds a spot on the top 10 as of this writing. This Ramo M2HB Browning Heavy Machine Gun with a tripod and extra barrel sold for a stunning $94,000 in RIAC's May 2023 Premier Auction. Development continued after Browning's passing in 1926, and in 1933 it was adopted by the U.S. Ramo M2HB Browning Heavy Machine Gun: $94,000 (May 2023)Ī descendant of Browning's 1917 HMG, the development of the M2 Heavy Machine Gun was first prompted by the emergence of armored aircraft among German forces in World War I, calling for a greater level of firepower to bring down. One of the runner-ups, this mighty Inglis Bren Mark II machine gun earned $92,000 in December of 2021 at RIAC 9A. The condition and accessories helped elevate this Bren Mark II into our list of most expensive machine guns. From The Allan Cors Collection, this exceptional example of the genre included a folding tripod, an extra barrel, an original case, and eleven extra magazines. The example below was manufactured by the John Inglis plant in Toronto, Canada and is dated "1944". The platform underwent a series of alterations that resulted in the BREN gun, the signature British light machine gun used in WW2. Trials continued in the early 1930s, with the Czech ZB vz.26 light machine gun winning out. ![]() The BAR was recommended, but its price was prohibitive at the time. In 1922, the British Army conducted trials to replace the aging Lewis gun with a light machine gun. 10: Inglis Bren Mark II with Tripod and Accessories: $92,000 (December 2021) ![]() They are now welded solid without any moving parts.RIAC offers machine guns from every era, the earliest pre-World War 1 belt feds, WW2 rarities like this phenomenal STG-44, and heavy hitters from the Vietnam era and beyond. 30.06 rounds.ĭue to new Home Office regulations imposed on this type of weapon, BARs are no longer available with this type/level of deactivation. First introduced during WWI, the BAR saw active service throughout WWII, Korea and Vietnam, to name a few.ĭeactivated with working safety, selective and automatic fire lever, it has a working action it can be cocked, stripped and dry fired. At the standard 1,000-inch machine-gun target, the M1918A2 BAR could place one full 20- round burst into a 2x3-inch rectangle. A very accurate weapon in full-auto fire it was almost too accurate. The overall condition would also suggest it saw use again most likely during Vietnam. This is further supported as the Augusta Arsenal was closed down in 1955. The 'AA 1061' stamped on the receiver indicates Augusta Arsenal rework, which is a very good indication that this example saw active service and returned after the Korean War. This example has the correct US military ordnance and carcouche markings. Only 61,000 M1918A2 BARs were manufactured by Royal Typewriter Company. Dated December 1952 (12,52), as used by US forces during the Korean War (1950-1953), with many seeing active service again during the Vietnam War. ![]() (Browning Automatic Rifle) made by the Royal Typewriter Company Inc.
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