Original U.S. Vietnam War Era M60D Replica Helicopter Door Gun with Bipod - Display Machine Gun Antique Percussion Firearms office of War Information

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Original U.S. Vietnam War Era M60D Replica Helicopter Door Gun with Bipod - Display Machine Gun Antique Percussion Firearms office of War InformationOriginal Item. Only One Available. The M60 machine gun began development in the late 1940s as a program for a new, lighter 7. 62 mm machine gun. It was derived from German machine guns of World War II (most notably the FG 42 and to a lesser extent the MG 42), but it contained American innovations as well. Early prototypes, notably the T52 and T161 bore a close resemblance to both the M1941 Johnson machine gun and the FG 42. It was intended to replace