Developed in the late 1950s, the M60 was designed as a general-purpose machine gun (GPMG), a single weapon to replace as many different .30 caliber machine guns in the Army inventory as possible. The M60 was deployed as the chief infantry machine gun for Vietnam, along with a variety of air, ground, and water vehicle mountings. While other designs started to fill the infantry niche from the 80s onward, the M60 is still a front-line automatic weapon with American and allied armed forces. This example was made with a Chasan Corp receiver box mated with a Saco-Lowell trunnion and other components; while the trunnion is numbered and marked, the receiver is the registered component. The barrel is equipped with a fixed blade front sight, elongated bird cage flash hider, and swiveling bipod. The receiver trunnion is fitted with the quick release hardware for the barrel, folding ladder rear sight, and aforementioned Saco-Lowell markings. Fitted with a ventilated barrel shroud, ribbed forearm and pistol grip, and a plastic buttstock with a flip-up shoulder rest. Included with the lot are four extra barrels (three standard with bipods, one 16" barrel with heavy fluting), extra forearm and buttstock, a soft parts case, and a pintle mount.

Very fine, with 97% plus arsenal quality matte gray phosphate, showing light wear and handling marks overall, along with a few areas of shallow, covered pitting. The furniture is in equal condition, and the accessories are in good order. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which 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 479.