The M1919 Browning, with a rich service history in its ... there was co-development of the M2, the larger .50 Browning Machine Gun cartridge," Keefe said. "It wasn't until 1927 that they settled ...

Developed as the “big brother” to the Browning M1919 .30 caliber machine gun, the .50 caliber M2 was introduced in 1933 and nearly 90 years later it is still in service around the world The M2 ...

A far bigger “refinement” with Browning’s M1919 design was the military’s ability to “upsize” it as the M2 .50 caliber machine gun, which even 80 years later shows no sign of going ...