Machine Guns
Making their debut in World War 1, the machine gun had the power to single-handedly change any one engagement in favor of the operator.
The machine gun evolved into a formidable battlefield element by the time of World War 1 - mounted onto aircraft, on naval warships or as stationary ground-based defensive systems. With it would come the very real threat of increased fatalities from a system that could chew through ranks upon ranks of advancing infantry with presses of the trigger. The machine gun would go on to grow into more of portable weapon system by the Second World War characterized by the excellent German MG42. The machine gun remained a highly feared and respected foe and, in the post-war world, would continue to evolve. By the turn of the century, the squad support weapon was in full vogue though systems such as the ubiquitous Browning M2 have continued service in great numbers.
There are a total of 90 Machine Guns in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order. Flag images indicative of country of origin.
1950
The AAT52 was the standard general purpose machine gun fielded by French and colony forces beginning in the early 1950s. Thou...
1944
The ALFA Modelo 44 (or "ALFA 44") machine gun was an indigenously designed Spanish machine gun appearing during World War 2. ...
2002
Ares Defense of the United States produces the impressive Shrike 5.56 "Advanced Weapon System" (AWS). The Shrike 5.56 shares ...
1979
When Beretta set out to create their first 5.56mm caliber assault rifle line, they were forecasting its use in other roles su...
1938
The Besa Mk 3 was a tank and armored vehicle-mounted machine gun originally based on a Czechoslovakian vz. 37 (ZB53) tank mac...
1938
The BREN Light Machine Gun was the standard light machine gun of the British Army and Commonwealth forces throughout World Wa...
1917
The Browning M1917 machine gun became one of those rare weapons in American military history that went on to fight in most al...
1919
Like many of the infantry weapons made available to US servicemen in the Second World War, the M1919 shared the common histor...
1921
Very few machine guns in the history of the world own a legacy such as that of famous the Browning M2 heavy machine gun serie...
1922
The ZB vz. 30 was developed as early as the 1920's and standardized for use in the Czechoslovakian Army (replacing the non-st...
1955
Introduced some ten years after World War 2, the Vz. 52/57 saw use in some numbers. As the vz. 52, the system was designed to...
1982
Despite an appearance akin to the German war-time MG42 general purpose machine gun, the CETME Ameli light-support machine gun...
1942
Any study in World War 2 firearms largely covers those of the major participating world powers of the time. This naturally le...
1929
Prior to World War 2, a reliable squad level light machine gun eluded the French military for a considerable number of years....
1991
In an effort to produce an indigenous product that utilized the existing .50 BMG/12.7x99 NATO standard round available in lar...
1982
The Ultimax 100 lightweight infantry support weapon was designed in 1977 by American firearms engineer Leroy James Sullivan (...
1984
The C7 assault rifle stemmed from the Canadian decision to go with the NATO 5.56mm cartridge as the standard ammunition of th...
1991
The Daewoo K3 is a squad automatic weapon (SAW) and light machine gun currently in service with the South Korean Army. The K3...
1990
The Daewoo K6 HMG is a locally-produced South Korea copy of the fabled American M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun and, therefore,...
1928
The DP Light Machine Gun (DP LMG), sometimes known as the DP-27 or DP-28 and nicknamed the "Record Player" due to its unique ...
1943
While the Degtyarev DP series of light machine guns proved a highly serviceable suppression weapon in its position among the ...
1938
The Soviet DShK Model 1938 heavy machine gun was developed to a Red Army requirement prior to World War 2 (1939-1945) to repl...
1957
The L4A1 is nothing more than a modified World War 2-era Bren Gun, .303 Series chambered to fire the NATO-standard 7.62x51mm ...
1963
The British L7 GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun - though sometimes called 'Gimpy' or 'Jimpy') series is based on the hugely ...
1986
The L86 LSW (Light Support Weapon) was developed concurrently with the L85 IW (Individual Weapon) of the British Army. Both s...
1954
The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Legere) is oft-regarded as the best of the FN automatic rifle designs. The FN FAL became the we...
1930
The original Browning Automatic Rifle was developed for the US Army during World War 1 to replace the French Chauchat and Hot...
1933
The Fabrique Nationale FN M2HB (HB = "Heavy Barrel") is essentially a Belgian copy of the American Browning design with sligh...
1958
The FN MAG is the most successful of post-war (1945) machine gun designs. Over 150,000 units have been sold to various nation...
1982
The Fabrique National FN Minimi has quickly evolved into the light-support gun of choice by several key nations including Bri...
1932
The original John Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) was introduced during World War 1 with American forces and sa...
1976
The M240 series of general purpose machine guns (classified by the US as a medium machine gun) has proven to be of a highly-r...
1992
The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) is nothing more than a locally produced version (FN Manufacturing in South Carolina) of...
2003
In the early 2000s, USSOCOM (United States Special Operations COMmand) began a program to replace its long-running Mk 43 Mod ...
2003
The Mk 48 is the larger-caliber complement to the Mk 46 developed by the Belgian concern of Fabrique Nationale (FN Herstal) i...
1914
The FIAT-Revelli Modello 1914 (Machine Gun, System Revelli, Model 14) was the first large-scale indigenously-designed and dev...
1935
The FIAT-Revelli Model 1935 (Modello 35) of 1935 was a modernization of the World War 1-era FIAT-Revelli Model 1914, first te...
1961
In 1949, Heckler & Koch GmbH was formed at Oberndorf am Neckar in West Germany to become a small arms weapons designer and ma...
1996
The Heckler & Koch HK G36 series assault rifle was designed and developed to an exacting German Army requirement of the 1990s...
1971
As with other HK designs, the Heckler & Koch HK11 light support machine gun borrows much of what makes the HK G3 assault rifl...
1909
Design of the M1909 was brought about by a new French requirement looking to provide ground elements with a "light" automatic...
1914
During the late 1800s, there only existed a few proven "true" machine gun concepts anywhere in the world. Countless attempts ...
1997
The Negev is an Israeli 5.56mm light machine gun, developed by Israel Military Industries Ltd (now Israel Weapon Industry), a...
1998
The INSAS family was inducted into service with the Indian Army in 1998 and has already seen extensive combat service, partic...
1941
The Johnson Model 1941 Light Machine Gun was a product of the Cranston Arms Company from Providence, Rhode Island, and classi...
2014
The AK-47 altered the world military stage by becoming a ubiquitous combat system available to the general masses. The weapon...
1998
The Kord Heavy Machine Gun is the latest in the long line of excellent Soviet/Russian heavy machine guns dating back to the d...
1989
The Australian F89 light support machine gun is a derivative of the successful Belgium FN Minimi system, which has since been...
1957
The M60 served as the primary American general purpose machine gun for a good part of the 20th Century, being fielded in the ...
1986
The M60E3 was a further improved version of the M60 and M60E1 general purpose machine gun. Developed by the Saco Defense comp...
1952
The SFMG Mark 4 was a general purpose machine in every sense of the word, generating only modest interest and light sales ove...
1908
The Maxim MG08 (or "Maschinengewehr 08") was a copy of the original machine gun as developed by Sir Hiram S. Maxim in 1884. H...
1934
Mexico is not a nation one thinks about when they think of indigenous firearms design and development. However, engineer Raph...
1945
While the original Mendoza C-1934 light machine gun was already in circulation with the Mexican Army prior to and during Worl...
1947
Mexican engineer Raphael Mendoza found success with his C-1934 Light Machine Gun which was accepted for service with the Mexi...
1936
Before the MG42 became the principle machine gun of the German Army in World War Two, the MG34 was enjoying all the attention...
1942
The MG 42 (full designation of Maschinengewehr Modell 42) was a direct result of the small arms shortages that plagued German...
1977
Originally rejected by the Brazilian Army, the Uirapuru received a second life in 1976 after refinements were imposed. The we...
1900
The Mondragon Rifle is noted as becoming one of the first semi-automatic/full-automatic service rifle to be adopted in quanti...
1997
The QBZ-95 is a family line of assault weapons contoured to operator needs and has been developed (as an economical measure) ...
1967
The Chinese Type 67 is a direct production copy of the Soviet PK series of successful squad automatic weapons developed in th...
1977
The Type 77 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) was a relatively late Cold War-era indigenous development for the Chinese military. The t...
1965
The PK General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a highly respected weapon that was added to the Soviet Army arsenal to replace t...
1968
The German Army MG series was developed when the Federal Republic of Germany was allowed to reinvest in small arms following ...
1946
While the Degtyarov DP Light Machine gun of 1928 served the Red Army quite well during World War2, the design was bettered in...
1961
The RPK , Ruchnoi Pulemyot Kalashnikova, entered service in 1961 as a powerful firearm, developed from the PK series of weapo...
1978
Like other European nations during the Cold War, the Austrian Army made use of the excellent Belgian FN FAL Battle Rifle firi...
1977
The AUG-LMG "Light Machine Gun" is a gas-operated weapon system developed by Steyr-Mannlicher GmbH of Austria from the base m...
1963
The M63A1 Stoner machine gun was the last production small arms Stoner weapon made. The system was designed as a light machin...
1992
In the 1980s, the Taiwanese government made a concerted effort to produce an increasing amount of indigenous weapons to fulfi...
2000
For decades, Taiwanese Army and Marine forces relied on their Armalite-inspired T65 assault rifles. The T65 debuted in 1976 a...
1922
The Type 11 was a light machine gun system utilized by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and developed and accepted into servi...
1932
The Type 92 Shiki Kikanju Heavy Machine Gun was utilized as the standard heavy machine gun by the Imperial Japanese Army duri...
1936
The Type 96 Light Machine Gun served with the Imperial Japanese Army from 1936 to the end of World War 2 in 1945. Intended to...
1939
The Type 99 served the Imperial Japanese Army during most of World War 2. It was designed to take advantage of the newer and ...
1986
The Vektor SS-77 is the standard General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) of the South African Army. For decades, South Africa rel...
1912
Like most other medium support machine systems born around the turn of the century, the British Vickers Medium Machine Gun or...
1925
The Vickers-Berthier was a British light machine gun design originally introduced by a Frenchman, passed on by the Americans ...
1951
The Maschinengewehr 51 (MG51) General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) was developed in Switzerland in the years immediately follow...
1959
The Uk vz. 59 was a derivative of the vz. 52/57 machine gun (detailed elsewhere on this site). A Czech design through and thr...
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