Original USGI issue M219 Machine Gun Parts Kit with intact 22 inch stellite lined Barrel and Flash Hider, 22 inches Long, 7.62x51 NATO, in *Good* condition.
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Incredible part of history to have in your hands! includes the parts kit as shown with USGI stellite lined barrel and flash hider (as pictured). The receiver was destroyed per ATF demil guidance. Comes with the charging handle and chain, top cover assembly and barrel jacket. The receiver fittings and guide plates have been separated (using a saw) from the actual receiver and are included. The firing solenoid will not come with the wiring and has not been tested for function. Barrel is approximately 22 inches long, bore looks *Good* with signs of use. Originally for use inside armored vehicles and other remotely fired mountings, these are chambered in 7.62x51 NATO. These were not designed to have sights on the gun itself as the gun mount would have a sighting system. May show signs of wear, marring, grime, etc...
Designed primarily as a coaxial machine gun by the Rock Island Arsenal and produced by General Electric, the M73 was developed as a replacement for the M1919A4E1, M1919A5, and M37 machine guns that continued to serve in the immediate post-World War II environment. It is an air-cooled, recoil-operated machine gun, but also using cartridge gases to boost recoil. Though designed as a simplified alternative to the M1919 series, it is of almost identical weight. The weapon is fitted with a quick-change barrel, pull-chain charging assembly, and can be made to feed from the left or the right hand side. The M219, originally designated M73A1, is an improved version of the M73 with a simplified ejection mechanism attempting to reduce the chronic jamming the M73 became known for. Eventually replaced by the M60E2 and M240 machine gun, neither the M73 or its variants are used by NATO countries today.
Parts must be inspected and tested by qualified and competent gunsmiths or armorers before use in a firearm. Not all firearm parts are interchangeable; use of surplus parts without proper knowledge could cause a firearm to malfunction and cause property damage, injury or death.
