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Browning machine guns are a family of machine gun designs by John Browning, a prolific weapon designer.

These include:

  • M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun, based on a design dating to 1889, was the first successful gas-operated machine gun to enter service.[1]
  • M1917 Browning machine gun, a family of water-cooled machine guns in .30-'06
  • M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, or its variants
  • M1919 Browning machine gun, a family of air-cooled machine guns in .30-'06
  • M1921 Browning machine gun, a family of water-cooled machine guns in .50 BMG
  • M2 Browning machine gun, a family of air-cooled machine guns in .50 BMG

A related term:

  • .50 BMG or .50 Browning Machine Gun, a large caliber machine gun round
  1. ^ "Colt Browning M1895". 10 November 2010.

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