The M60 Machine Gun is one of the iconic small arms of the Vietnam War. Known affectionately or otherwise as "The Pig", Americas 7.62mm machine gun provided infantry squads with a powerful base-of-fire weapon at a time when every foot soldier in the U.S. Armed Forces was being re-equipped with the controversial 5.56mm caliber M16 Automatic Rifle. Developed in the late 1940s and into the 1950s the M60 was Americas first real General Purpose Machine Gun. Its design owes a substantial debt to Nazi Germanys WW2 belt-fed MG42 machine gun and the revolutionary FG42 Assault Rifle. Adopted in 1957, the M60 has been in constant use in a variety of different combat roles for more than 50 years... and is still in production. Here is our US Marine 2-man fire team, both in the prone position and laying down fire on an enemy position.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
Vietnam War
Time
1964 - 1975
Nationality/Location
USA
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
