Original U.S. M3 Mount Tripod for the Browning M2 .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun by Rock Island Arsenal 17th Century and the chin strap is

and the chin strap is fully intact

with a good amount of the plate having rusted away

landing on Okinawa early April 7

Dated 1945

This has been stitched to the sleeve with red thread tack stitches on both the top and bottom edges

Original U.S. M3 Mount Tripod for the Browning M2 .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun by Rock Island Arsenal 17th Century and the chin strap isOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is an excellent condition genuine U. S. military issue M3 Tripod, used with the . 50 Caliber M2 Heavy Machine Gun. This example has a steel ring "dial" socket for the pintle, so it was most likely made post Korean War, when the change was made from the original brass. The M3 Tripod is still in use, and the M2 Browning Machine gun is in use around the world, so finding tripods such as this is definitely not