Video: Browning 1917A1 Machine Gun

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  • American Rifleman Staff
posted on April 3, 2016
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Watch this "I Have This Old Gun" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV, as editors reflect on the history of the Browning 1917A1 machine gun.
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