Gun, aircraft

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OBJECT TYPE: 50 CALIBRE
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1177.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Arsenals Ltd.
MODEL: BROWNING M3
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 1L5866
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL; STEEL & ALUMINUM FIRING MECHANISM; RUBBER WIRE CASINGS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 148.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aviation armament
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canadian Arsenals
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: COLD WAR 1950'S - 1960'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: WEAPON MOUNTED IN AVRO CF-100 JET FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 STAMPED LETTERING ON BREECH & CHAMBER: "IL5866"; STAMPED LETTERING ON HEATER: "HEATER GUN 28 VOLTS DC/TYPE AN-J4/FOR CALIBRE 50/MODEL M-3 MACHINE GUN/SPECIFICATION 10 MIL-H-6769/ASSEMBLY DWC NO. 44B25259/ORDER NO. AF-33-600-15824/BOBRICH PRODUCTIONS CORP./BEACON, N.Y."; MFR'S PLATE ON FIRING MECHANISMPARTIALLY MISSING WITH LOWER LEFT CORNER REMAINING: "SER[IAL].../ORDER NO..../THE SPAR[TON].../U.S...."; RAISED LETTERING ON CHARGER: "C-6401".
Missing: From CA of 06/12/2003 by Corey Stephen: Yes - no - see condition report
Finish: BLACK ACTION, BARREL & WIRE CASING; METALLIC GREY FIRING MECHANISM
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Arsenals Ltd., Gun, aircraft, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1970.1177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1177.001/

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