This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
1918
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
ARMAMENT-Guns
Manufacturer
Marlin Rockwell Corporation
Physical Description
Blued steel Marlin M1917 machine gun with flat-sided receiver and main body, round, finned barrel with gas recoil tube under muzzle, receiver feed on proper left side with cartridge ejection port on right side; early M1917 lock container above rear end of barrel and flat, ring grip charging handle, with CC synchronizer gear Type A trigger motor; mounted on left-hand side of DH-4 nose. 1918.
Dimensions
Approximate: 15.24 x 83.82 x 10.16cm (6in. x 2ft 9in. x 4in.)
Materials
Steel
Inventory Number
A19190057000
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. War Department, Bureau of Aircraft Production
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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