Item Description
Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is an excellent condition genuine U.S. military issue M3 Tripod, used with the .50 Caliber M2 Heavy Machine Gun. This example has a steel ring "dial" socket for the pintle, so it was most likely made post Korean War, when the change was made from the original brass. The M3 Tripod is still in use, and the M2 Browning Machine gun is in use around the world, so finding tripods such as this is definitely not an easy task!
The tripod does not have a data plate on the central hub, but there are markings stamped directly into the steel, which are easy to read:
NO 164405 RIA
MOUNT TRIPOD
CAL 50 M3
ANAD
6 - 05
These markings indicate that the tripod was made at Rock Island Arsenal, the "Arsenal of Democracy in Illinois. Various stamps, both stamped and raised, appear on various parts of the locations. Features a steel cuff for pintle and fully functional legs, cross bar and welded feet. It is complete, functional and in excellent condition. It definitely looks like it has been stripped and refinished in the past, but the markings are still easily legible. Presently it seems to have a finish that looks to be parkerized.
This is perfect for registered full auto Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun or Semi-Auto conversions. USGI issue M3 Tripods are very hard to find on the market, and almost never in this excellent condition.
The M3 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. The M3 tripod has a total weight of 20 kilograms (44 pounds). The M205 tripod, formerly the XM205, is intended to replace it.
Specifications
The M3 tripod is designed for portability but due to its solid metal construction weighs in at 20kg (44lb). When fully extended it measures 14"(35.56cm)high by 61 1/2"(156.21cm)wide by 76"(193.04cm)long. When collapsed it measures 48 1/2"x 8"x 7" (123.19cm x 20.32cm x17.78cm). It has a total traverse range of 425mils with the T&E mechanism (traversing and elevating mechanism) and 6,400 mils without it. The maximum elevation is 100mils and the maximum depression is 250mils with the T&E mechanism. Without the T&E Mechanism, the tripod can angle the weapon at 285 mils up or 335 mils down from zero
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