M1919 Browning

Silhouette (Visual Identification)

Technical Specifications

Category	Light Machine Guns
Operating system	short recoil, automatic
Cartridge	.30-06 M1 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev
Length	1044 mm
Feeding	250-round belt

The M1919 is still used by many countries as a vehicle gun, but it is no longer produced in the US. It was originally used as a fixed gun in tanks during the Second World War, but it was also mounted on a tripod and used by infantry. The name affix of the M1919 "BAR" means "Browning Automatic Rifle" and refers to the original designer John M. Browning, not to the actual manufacturer. Variants of the M1919 are the A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; A6; M37 and AN/M2.

Global distribution map

Weapon prevalence

Country of origin

Licensed production

Production without a license

Scale dependend aggregation of production sites

The M1919 Browning is found in 43 countries according to our data.

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Global distribution list

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Symbol legend

	Country of origin
	Licensed production
	Production without a licence

G	Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by Governmental agencies.
N	Non-Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by non-Governmental armed groups.
U	Unspecified: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is found in the country, but do not specify whether it is held by Governmental agencies or non-Governmental armed groups.

It is entirely possible to have a combination of tags beside each country. For example, if country X is tagged with a G and a U, it means that at least one source of data identifies Governmental agencies as holders of weapon type Y, and at least one other source confirms the presence of the weapon in country X without specifying who holds it.

Argentina (ARG)		G
Australia (AUS)		G
Belgium (BEL)		G
Brazil (BRA)		G
Burundi (BDI)		G
Canada (CAN)		G
Chile (CHL)		G
China (CHN)		G
Colombia (COL)		G
Costa Rica (CRI)		G
Denmark (DNK)		G

Dominican Republic (DOM)		G
El Salvador (SLV)		G
Finland (FIN)		G
France (FRA)		G
Gabon (GAB)		G
Greece (GRC)		G
Guatemala (GTM)		G
Haiti (HTI)		G
Indonesia (IDN)		G
Iran (IRN)		G
Ireland (IRL)		G

Israel (ISR)		G
Italy (ITA)		G
Liberia (LBR)		G
Luxembourg (LUX)		G
Mauritania (MRT)		G
Mexico (MEX)		G
Morocco (MAR)		G
Panama (PAN)		G
Philippines (PHL)		G
Portugal (PRT)		G
South Africa (ZAF)		G

South Korea (KOR)		G
Spain (ESP)		G
Sweden (SWE)		G
Taiwan (TWN)		G
Thailand (THA)		G
Tunisia (TUN)		G
United Kingdom (GBR)		G
United States (USA)		G
Uruguay (URY)		G
Vietnam (VNM)		G