One of the most long-lived firearms in the U.S. military arsenal is the M2 .50-cal. Browning Machine Gun, which has been in service for nearly 100 years. It’s one of the most recognizable military firearms on Earth, but while the M2 Browning continues to operate, it couldn’t have existed without extensive trials and development. Along that development path, Colt stepped out with its commercial Model 1924 Automatic Machine Gun, which was sold to nations throughout the ’20s, ’30s and into the early years of World War II. In the American Rifleman Tech Files, past editors have preserved an original handbook detailing the components and operation of the Colt Model 1924…
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