This is an excellent example of a post war production M37 machine gun. This model was developed in the late 1940s/early 1950s by SACO-Lowell and was basically an updated/improved Browning M1919 MG. Improvements were made to the bolt and feed mechanism that allowed it to be switched from a left to right hand feed, which made it a perfect candidate for use as both a coaxially mounted tank machine gun, primarily on the M48 and M60 Patton medium tanks, and also in a flex-mounted version as an infantry weapon when equipped with the standard iron sights mounted on top of the receiver and a tripod as in this example. It has the standard medium weight barrel with a perforated barrel jacket. This example is a "flex-mounted" version as it is equipped with the tangent rear sight and a rear mounted cocking lever/charging handle. The side of the receiver is marked: "No.30941 U.S. INSP/GUN, MACHINE, CAL .30 M37/U.S. PROPERTY/MFG. BY SACO-LOWELL SHOPS/ BA4 - 469". It comes with an original British issue M2 tripod mount F.T.R. 6-69 UE 68 A43/ 1005--00-650.7052". This example does not comes with a pintle nor a T&E mechanism.

Very fine with 95% plus of its arsenal refurbished parkerized finish overall with only minor edge and high spot wear. The tripod retains 65% of its British arsenal refurbished black painted exterior finish, mixed with some light rust from oiling and poor storage. NOTE: This weapon is a restricted, National Firearms Act (NFA) Class 3, Fully Automatic Weapon, that is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478. This weapon is currently registered as being "LIMITED TO USE AS A SALES SAMPLE (Pre-86)" and as such can only be purchased by an FFL, with a Class 2 or Class 3 SOT License.