Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is an absolutely original U.S. manufactured, M-63 Anti-Aircraft Ground Mount for the standard U.S. M2 Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun. These were used to mount the M2 on the ground for use in an anti-aircraft role, as the M3 tripod was unsuitable for this. Likewise, the M-63 is not the most stable at lower angle fire.
This mount can also be used with the M1919A4 .30 cal Browning light machine gun (LMG), though the trigger mechanism built into the cross head will not be usable. There is a data plate on the side of the mount, however it has been painted over several times, so the text is not entirely clear. We can however make out the U.S. Ordnance Dept. "Crossed Cannons" cartouche, as well as HEINTZ, For the Heintz Manufacturing Co. of
Philadelphia, PA, who manufactured many of these.
This example appears to be fully functional, with the remote trigger and safety working correctly. It has both the front and rear mounting pins for the trunions on the M2 Browning, though we do not have any on hand that we could use to check the mount. It has the small container on the left side of the cross head, however it there is no side trigger inside, as these were usually kept installed on the guns themselves. Overall condition is very good, showing the expected wear from service, age, and storage.
All U.S. Browning Machine Gun Mounts have become increasingly difficult to obtain in recent years and this offers a rare opportunity to add one of these totally genuine original military issue U.S. Model 63 mounts to your military collection. Impressive to say the least.
Weighs nearly 100 lbs and ships in 2-3 boxes depending on location and service speed. We have not had one of these available in years!
The M63 ground mount is a four-legged anti-aircraft weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun. The tripod itself weighs 65 kg (144 lb) and has a height of 106.7 cm (42 in) with M2. It has a maximum elevation of 85°, depression of 29° and traverse of 360°.
The mount is usually sandbagged in a hole with each leg staked down. Use against ground targets is better suited to the M3 tripod because the mount tends to be unstable when the gun is fired at low angles.
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