Manufactured as a semi-automatic copy of the venerable U.S. Browning M2 "Ma Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun, with a TNW Firearms semi-automatic side plate along with surplus Israeli and U.S. components. One of the most well known firearm designs from the legendary John Moses Browning, the precursor to M2 was developed after World War I as an enlarged adaptation of Browning's Model 1917/1919 belt fed design. Chambered for the powerful .50 BMG (12.7x99 mm NATO) cartridge, which was itself based in part off of the Imperial German 13.2x92 mm SR Mauser cartridge, it was intended to deal with armored vehicles and aircraft that emerged by the end of World War I. Finished after Browning's death and adopted in 1933, The M2 and its sub-variants proved to be some of the most prevalent and versatile heavy machine guns in the world, being utilized in a wide range of roles from infantry support, vehicle mounts, ship defense, and even as the main armament of aircraft, by the United States and her allies from World War II onward. Though its use on aircraft has largely been surpassed, the M2 and its sub variants are still extensively used by the United States and a number of other nations around the world in those same roles today, a century after its initial conception. Features winged blade front and adjustable folding ladder rear sights installed on the receiver, a "296/ordnance bomb" marked chrome-lined heavy profile barrel installed in a short ventilated heat shield, and hardwood charging handle and spade grips. The left side plate is marked with "BROWNING PATENTED" and FN Herstal nomenclature, with the right side plate is marked with the TNW Firearms address, model, caliber, and serial number. The top plate is marked with an Israeli "star of David" crest and characters. Includes a numbers matching hardwood takedown case, green "CAL 50 M3" marked folding tripod, three bags of disintegrating steel ammunition links, mounting pintle, a traverse and elevation devise, and "MACHINE LINKING-DELINKING CALIBER .50 M7." marked belt loading device. Provenance: The Collection of David L. DeLullo

Exceptionally fine as manufactured by TNW Firearms, retaining 90% parkerized finish with scattered light edge wear, dried grease, limited minor spotting, and light handling marks. The tripod is very fine as repainted, with the elevation mechanism needing work. Case is fine. Mechanically excellent.