Model 1895/14 Colt-Browning Machine Gun
date: label: associated dates
content: 1895 07 20 / 1895 07 20
name: label: patentee
content: Browning
label: maker
content: Colt's PT FA Mfg. Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Model 1895/14 Colt-Browning Machine Gun was the first gas operated machine gun adopted by the U.S. military. It was manufactured in a number of American and European calibers and could fire up to 450 rounds per minute. It was known as the "potato digger" because the gas operated lever action in front of the gun could cause it to dig itself into the ground when mounted in soft soil.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Hartford
label: associated place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bernard M. Corona
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0573.01
label: serial number
content: SN 14215
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0573.01
label: accession number
content: 1990.0573
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Machine Gun
label: Other Terms
content: Machine Gun; Firearms; .30-06
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: barrel length: 93 cm; x 36 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 105.8 cm; x 41 5/8 in