CODE – 04-132-936
NAME – Browning M1917A1 Watercooled
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1936
CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)
OVERALL LENGTH – 98.1 cm (38.64 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 60.7 cm (23.9 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)
LOAD – M2 Ball Full jacketed Pointed Spitzer
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.85 g (152 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 855 m/s (2805 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3601 j (2656 m/s)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 14.8 kg (32 lb 10 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 21.4 kg (47 lb 3 oz) loaded with 250 rd belt of M2 ball
WEIGHT (LOADED & WITH WATER) – 25.03 kg (55 lb 3 oz) with 3.79 L (8 pts) water, loaded with 250 rd belt of M2 ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 60.05 kg (132 lb 6 oz) on M1917A1 tripod, with M1A1 water chest (full), 3.79 L (8 pts) water in weapon, loaded with 250 rd belt of M2 ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – M1917A1 Tripod (1935)
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 24.54 kg (54 lb 2 oz) on tripod, with steam hose, 3.79 L (8 pts) water, loaded with 250 rd belt of M2 ball
WEIGHT OF WATER – 3.79 L (8 Pts) – 3.63 kg (8 lb)
WEIGHT OF WATER CAN (EMPTY) – 3.40 kg (7 lb 8 oz)
WEIGHT OF WATER CAN (FULL) – 10.48 kg (23 lb 2 oz) Chest, Water, M1A1, with 7.38 L (1.95 gallons) water
WEIGHT OF STEAM HOSE – 0.41 kg (15 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, adjustable for windage for zero, Rear sight – Ladder with aperture peep, adjustable from 100 to 2,600 meters in 25 meter increments
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 2,286 m (2,500 yards)
OPERATION – Recoil, fires from closed bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 250 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 450-600 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 250 round fabric (Canvas) belt
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.18 kg (6 oz) – 250 rd M1917 cloth belt
Wooden Ammunition Chest (Empty) – 1.75 kg (3 lb 14 oz)
M1 Steel Ammunition Box (Empty) – 1.59 kg (3 lb 8 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 6.60 kg (14 lb 9 oz) loaded with 250 rds M2 Ball
Wooden Ammunition Chest (FULL) – 8.35 kg (18 lb 7 oz) loaded with 250 rds M2 Ball on M1917 belt
M1 Steel Ammunition Box (FULL) – 8.19 kg (18 lb 1 oz) loaded with 250 rds M2 Ball on M1917 belt
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five, 250-rd belts in ammunition boxes (1250 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – Wooden ammunition chests – 41.75 kg (92 lb 1 oz)
LOAD WEIGHT – M1 steel ammunition boxes – 40.95 kg (90 lb 5 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Remington Arms Co., Ilion, New York, Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – US Military
