This is an example of a very desirable, late production M37 light machine gun. This model was developed in the late 1940s/early 1950s by SACO-Lowell Division that was basically an updated/improved Browning 1919. 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 a coaxially mounted tank machine gun. They were primarily used on the M48 and M60 Patton medium tanks. It was also still employed in a flex-mounted version as an infantry weapon when equipped with the standard sights mounted on top of the receiver and a tripod of some type. It has the standard medium weight barrel with a perforated barrel jacket with this example being a "flex-mounted" version as it is equipped with the tangent rear sight, a side mounted cocking lever and is mounted in a 1917A1 cradle and tripod. The side of the receiver is marked: "No. 6917 U.S. INSP. RBA/GUN MACHINE CAL .30 M37/U.S. PROPERTY/MFG. BY SACO-LOWELL SHOPS/ BA4 - 4\69". The right front side of the receiver is also stamped with a very small: "INTER-AMERICAN/IMPORT-EXPORT CO." The cradle includes the T&E mechanism and both the cradle and tripod both have a small US Ordnance Shell and Flame proofmark. This includes one cloth machine belt.

Very fine as refurbished with 95% of the gray parkerized finish remaining overall. The cradle and tripod both retain 90% of their green/gray painted finishes overall. 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.