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mh-content" role="main"><nav class="mh-breadcrumb" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"><span itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com" title="Home" itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">Home</span></a><meta itemprop="position" content="1" /></span><span class="mh-breadcrumb-delimiter"><i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></span><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/category/machine-guns/">Machine Guns</a><span class="mh-breadcrumb-delimiter"><i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></span>Light MGs</nav> <header class="page-header"><h1 class="page-title">Light MGs</h1> </header><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32791 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-prototype category-video tag-czechoslovakia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/praga-i-23-prototype-belt-fed-predecessor-of-the-zb26/" title="Praga I-23: Prototype Belt-Fed Predecessor of the ZB26"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/praga-i23-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="32787" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/daniel-defense-h9-the-hudson-reborn-and-completely-reengineered/praga-i23/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/praga-i23.png" data-orig-size="1652,1072" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="praga i23" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/praga-i23-450x292.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/praga-i23-1024x664.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/praga-i-23-prototype-belt-fed-predecessor-of-the-zb26/" title="Praga I-23: Prototype Belt-Fed Predecessor of the ZB26" rel="bookmark"> Praga I-23: Prototype Belt-Fed Predecessor of the ZB26 </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2025/02/">February 3, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/praga-i-23-prototype-belt-fed-predecessor-of-the-zb26/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >52</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Vaclav Holek’s first machine gun design for the Czech military was the Praga I, built in 1922 and based heavily on the Vickers/Maxim system. However, it became clear that the military wanted something lighter and <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/praga-i-23-prototype-belt-fed-predecessor-of-the-zb26/" title="Praga I-23: Prototype Belt-Fed Predecessor of the ZB26">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-video tag-russia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/degtyarev-upgrades-dp27-vs-dpm/" title="Degtyarev Upgrades: DP27 vs DPM"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb-450x254.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb-150x85.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32703" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/degtyarev-upgrades-dp27-vs-dpm/dp-dpm-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb.png" data-orig-size="956,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="dp dpm thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb-450x254.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dp-dpm-thumb.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/degtyarev-upgrades-dp27-vs-dpm/" title="Degtyarev Upgrades: DP27 vs DPM" rel="bookmark"> Degtyarev Upgrades: DP27 vs DPM </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/10/">October 9, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/degtyarev-upgrades-dp27-vs-dpm/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >2</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Enter to win this awesome Semiauto DPM! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is 10/25/2024 at 11:59 PM PST The full version of this video, including range footage and no giveaway segments, and in 4K resolution, is <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/degtyarev-upgrades-dp27-vs-dpm/" title="Degtyarev Upgrades: DP27 vs DPM">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32476 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-select-fire-rifles category-video tag-cuba"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-fal-in-cuba-left-arm-of-the-communist-world/" title="The FAL in Cuba: Left Arm of the Communist World?"><img width="672" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cuban-fals-672x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32470" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-new-cz-bren-3-what-did-they-change/cuban-fals/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cuban-fals.png" data-orig-size="672,658" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="cuban fals" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cuban-fals-450x441.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cuban-fals.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-fal-in-cuba-left-arm-of-the-communist-world/" title="The FAL in Cuba: Left Arm of the Communist World?" rel="bookmark"> The FAL in Cuba: Left Arm of the Communist World? </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/10/">October 7, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-fal-in-cuba-left-arm-of-the-communist-world/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >42</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>In 1958, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ordered some 35,000 FAL rifles from FN, including both regular infantry rifles have heavy-barreled FALO light machine guns. Before any of them could arrive, however, Batista fled the country <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-fal-in-cuba-left-arm-of-the-communist-world/" title="The FAL in Cuba: Left Arm of the Communist World?">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-prototype category-video tag-czechoslovakia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/samostril-netsch-bizarre-prototype-czech-automatic-rifle/" title="Samostril Netsch: Bizarre Prototype Czech Automatic Rifle"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/netsch-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32471" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-new-cz-bren-3-what-did-they-change/netsch/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/netsch.png" data-orig-size="716,658" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="netsch" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/netsch-450x414.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/netsch.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/samostril-netsch-bizarre-prototype-czech-automatic-rifle/" title="Samostril Netsch: Bizarre Prototype Czech Automatic Rifle" rel="bookmark"> Samostril Netsch: Bizarre Prototype Czech Automatic Rifle </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/10/">October 2, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/samostril-netsch-bizarre-prototype-czech-automatic-rifle/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>When Czechoslovakia began looking for new small arms in the early 1920s, one of the things they were interested in was a “samost艡il” – something akin to the automatic rifle in English. A select-fire weapon <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/samostril-netsch-bizarre-prototype-czech-automatic-rifle/" title="Samostril Netsch: Bizarre Prototype Czech Automatic Rifle">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32542 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-video tag-austria tag-germany tag-hungary"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/steyr-solothurn-s2-200-the-austrian-mg30-and-hungarian-31m/" title="Steyr-Solothurn S2-200: the Austrian MG30 and Hungarian 31M"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/s2-200-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32543" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/steyr-solothurn-s2-200-the-austrian-mg30-and-hungarian-31m/s2-200-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/s2-200.png" data-orig-size="736,714" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="s2-200" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/s2-200-450x437.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/s2-200.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/steyr-solothurn-s2-200-the-austrian-mg30-and-hungarian-31m/" title="Steyr-Solothurn S2-200: the Austrian MG30 and Hungarian 31M" rel="bookmark"> Steyr-Solothurn S2-200: the Austrian MG30 and Hungarian 31M </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/09/">September 23, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/steyr-solothurn-s2-200-the-austrian-mg30-and-hungarian-31m/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The S2-200 was developed by Louis Stange at the Rheinmetall company in Germany in the late 1920s. Because Germany was not allowed to be doing this sort of arms development at the time, Rheinmetall bought <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/steyr-solothurn-s2-200-the-austrian-mg30-and-hungarian-31m/" title="Steyr-Solothurn S2-200: the Austrian MG30 and Hungarian 31M">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-video tag-germany tag-portugal"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hk21-or-portuguese-m-968-the-hk-g3-grows-into-a-light-machine-gun/" title="HK21 or Portuguese m/968: The H&K G3 Grows into a Light Machine Gun"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hk21-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32378" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hk21-or-portuguese-m-968-the-hk-g3-grows-into-a-light-machine-gun/hk21/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hk21.png" data-orig-size="736,722" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="hk21" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hk21-450x441.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hk21.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hk21-or-portuguese-m-968-the-hk-g3-grows-into-a-light-machine-gun/" title="HK21 or Portuguese m/968: The H&K G3 Grows into a Light Machine Gun" rel="bookmark"> HK21 or Portuguese m/968: The H&K G3 Grows into a Light Machine Gun </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/09/">September 4, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hk21-or-portuguese-m-968-the-hk-g3-grows-into-a-light-machine-gun/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >27</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>When Heckler & Koch produced the iconic G3 rifle, it was intended to be a parts of a complete small arms package. The G3 was the infantry rifle, and it was paired with the MP% <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hk21-or-portuguese-m-968-the-hk-g3-grows-into-a-light-machine-gun/" title="HK21 or Portuguese m/968: The H&K G3 Grows into a Light Machine Gun">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-lmg category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/" title="History of SAW Use in the US Army"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-150x85.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32440" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/saw-organization-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb.png" data-orig-size="958,542" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="saw organization thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-450x255.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Commentary </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/" title="History of SAW Use in the US Army" rel="bookmark"> History of SAW Use in the US Army </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/07/">July 26, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >37</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 07/26/24 @ 11:59pm (PST). The first squad automatic weapon used by the US Army was the French Mle 1915 Chauchat, which was <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/" title="History of SAW Use in the US Army">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-video tag-france tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/30-06-m1918-american-chauchat-doughboys-go-to-france/" title=".30-06 M1918 American Chauchat – Doughboys Go to France"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1918-chauchat-678x381.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32069" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/lugers-in-thailand-the-siamese-artillery-luger/1918-chauchat/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1918-chauchat-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1535" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1708959889","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="1918 chauchat" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1918-chauchat-450x270.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1918-chauchat-1024x614.jpeg" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/30-06-m1918-american-chauchat-doughboys-go-to-france/" title=".30-06 M1918 American Chauchat – Doughboys Go to France" rel="bookmark"> .30-06 M1918 American Chauchat – Doughboys Go to France </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/05/">May 4, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/30-06-m1918-american-chauchat-doughboys-go-to-france/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >28</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>When the US entered World War One, the country had a grand total of 1,453 machine guns, split between 4 different models. This was not a useful inventory to equip even a single division headed <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/30-06-m1918-american-chauchat-doughboys-go-to-france/" title=".30-06 M1918 American Chauchat – Doughboys Go to France">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-automatic-machine-rifle-model-1919-the-first-commercial-bar/" title="Colt Automatic Machine Rifle Model 1919: the First Commercial BAR"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-678x381.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-678x381.jpeg 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-450x253.jpeg 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-150x84.jpeg 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-768x431.jpeg 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-2048x1150.jpeg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32057" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/chinese-type-50-ppsh-founding-gun-city-in-manchuria/24030162_4_lg/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1438" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1707132366","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="24030162_4_lg" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-450x253.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24030162_4_lg-1024x575.jpeg" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-automatic-machine-rifle-model-1919-the-first-commercial-bar/" title="Colt Automatic Machine Rifle Model 1919: the First Commercial BAR" rel="bookmark"> Colt Automatic Machine Rifle Model 1919: the First Commercial BAR </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/04/">April 26, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-automatic-machine-rifle-model-1919-the-first-commercial-bar/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >16</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Several patents were taken out on the BAR during World War One, but they were all kept unpublished and secret during the war. Just days after the Armistice, Colt patent attorney CJ Ehbets wrote to <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-automatic-machine-rifle-model-1919-the-first-commercial-bar/" title="Colt Automatic Machine Rifle Model 1919: the First Commercial BAR">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31838 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-modifications category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/dsas-modernized-mini-rpd-at-the-range/" title="DSA’s Modernized Mini-RPD at the Range"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/minirpd-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31839" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/dsas-modernized-mini-rpd-at-the-range/minirpd/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/minirpd.png" data-orig-size="1104,782" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="minirpd" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/minirpd-450x319.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/minirpd-1024x725.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/dsas-modernized-mini-rpd-at-the-range/" title="DSA’s Modernized Mini-RPD at the Range" rel="bookmark"> DSA’s Modernized Mini-RPD at the Range </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 10, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/dsas-modernized-mini-rpd-at-the-range/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >18</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Full video available at all of these sites: History of Weapons & War Patreon Playeur Floatplane Today I am at the range with one of DSA’s mini-RPDs. 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