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 operation
- Rate of fire: 400–600 round/min
- Muzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s)
- Effective range: 1,500 yd (1,370 m) (maximum)
- Feed system: 250-round belt
Browning 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 in media set prior to 1943 is technically incorrect) although the bolt latch remained present on some weapons until the 50s.
Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield
Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod, pre 1943 model with bolt latch - .30-06 Springfield
Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield
Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06 Springfield
Film
Title
|
Actor
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Sahara |
Dan Duryea |
Jimmy Doyle |
Mounted in tank |
1943
|
Sahara |
|
Commonwealth soldiers |
Mounted on M2 tripod |
1943
|
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
|
Operation Pacific |
|
US submariners |
With bolt latch |
1951
|
Invasion USA |
|
|
Jeep mounted |
1952
|
War of the Worlds, The (1953) |
|
U.S. Army soldiers |
Tripod and jeep mounted |
1953
|
From Here to Eternity |
|
Sgt. Warden |
|
1953
|
To Hell and Back |
|
US Army soldiers |
Mounted on M2 tripod |
1955
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Deathcheaters |
|
|
Vietnam War stock footage |
1976
|
MacArthur |
|
US Soldiers |
|
1977
|
Fireback |
|
|
Mounted on M3 tripod |
1978
|
Power Play |
|
Soldiers |
Canadian C5 |
1978
|
The Deer Hunter |
|
|
Mounted on US Army Jeep |
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
|
Les Morfalous |
|
French legionaires |
Non-firing, possibly mockups made from parts of different models |
1984
|
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle |
Dave Cooper |
Anders |
|
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
|
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
|
Navy SEALs |
|
|
Dual mounted on a BTR-152 |
1990
|
Toy Soldiers |
|
Columbian soldiers |
Jeep mounted |
1991
|
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 |
Robert Wisdom |
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
|
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
|
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
|
Everyman's War |
|
US Army soldiers |
|
2009
|
Terminator Salvation |
|
|
Truck mounted |
2009
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
|
|
Vehicle mounted, mocked up as tri-barreled rotary guns |
2009
|
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
|
Sucker Punch |
Vanessa Hudgens |
Blondie |
in an aircraft |
2011
|
The Green Hornet |
Jay Chou |
Kato |
Car mounted |
2011
|
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Derek Luke |
Gabe Jones |
With carry handle and sling |
2011
|
Death Race 2 |
|
|
Vehicle mounted |
2011
|
Red Tails |
|
US Soldiers |
|
2012
|
Television
Video Games
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
Browning M1919A5 - .30-06 Springfield
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
M1919A6, early WWII manufacture with exposed barrel hex - .30-06 Springfield
M1919A6, late WWII manufacture with muzzle booster - .30-06 Springfield
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
Browning AN/M2, fixed mount - .30-06 Springfield
Browning AN/M2, flexible mount - .30-06 Springfield
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.
Film
See Also