DURING WWII THE GUN WAS ISSUED AS A REAR SELF-DEFENSE GUN ON THE SBD DAUNTLESS DIVE BOMBER, THE PBY CATALINA PATROL PLANE, THE TBD DEVASTATOR, THE GRUMMAN TBF AVENGER AND ALSO WING MOUNTED ON MANY EARLY W.W.II FIGHTER PLANES LIKE THE P40 AND BRITISH SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE FIGHTER PLANE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN THE THE US NAVY SERVICE AND ALLIED MILITARIES. THE MG40- AN/M2 WAS USED AS BOTH SINGLE AND TWIN MOUNTED WEAPONS PLATFORMS ON MANNED MOUNTS AND THEN 1,2,4,6 FLEX GUNS MOUNTED ON AIRCRAFT WING MOUNTS.
THESE GUNS REALLY RIP AND CAN KEEP UP WITH THE GERMAN MG42 ANY DAY OF THE WEEK FOR FAST FIRING. THE LIGHTER WEIGHT AN/M2 MACHINE GUNS RATE OF FIRE GOES UP WITH THESE SLIGHT CHANGES. 30 ARE LIGHT WEIGHT GUNS AND LOOK LIKE AN M1919, BUT SCALED DOWN JUST A TAD AND WEIGH NEARLY 1/3 LESS THE WEIGHT OF THE 1919.
THE MG40-AN/M2 MACHINE GUNS ARE VERY FAST FIRING BELT FED WEAPONS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR AIRCRAFT USE AND LATER USED FOR GROUND FIRE. 308 AND ONE IN 8MM TO GIVE THE NEW OWER FLEXIBILITY OF CALIBER IF THEY SO CHOOSE. THE GUN COMES WITH TWO ADDITIONAL BARRELS, ONE IN. THE WEAPONS' EARLY W.W.II COLT MG40/ANM2 INTERNAL PARTS ARE IN NEW LIKE CONDITION. IT HAD BEEN UNFIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, SO THE OILS AND GREASE TOOK IN DUST AND LINT. THE GUN WAS INSPECTED, CLEAN OF OLD LUBE AND SERVICED TO MAKE FOR A SAFE SMOOTH OPERATING MACHINE GUN. THIS MINTY EXAMPLE JUST IN FROM JOHN ANDWREWSKI, MASTER MACHINEGUN GUNSMITH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHERE IT RECEIVED THE "ONCE OVER" TO MAKE FOR A TOP NOTCH, INVESTMENT GRADE GUN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE GUN RIPS IT'S 1200-1350 RPM FLAWLESSLY. IT WAS BUILT UP AS A U.S.M.C "STINGER" MACHINE GUN, MADE FAMOUS IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA DURING W.W.II. THIS IS A REGISTERED RECEIVER SIDE PLATE BY DLO MACHINE GUN ON A W.W.II COLT MG40 ANM2. BEFORE YOU EMAIL, TRY OUR PAGE OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.ĭLO/COLT MG40 ANM2 "STINGER".