Phoenix Weaponry NFA Project - 1919 A4 .30 Cal

Designed by John Browning as an air-cooled version of his 1917 water-cooled, 30-06, belt-fed, medium machine gun.

It was used during WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War by the U.S. along with other countries. Present-day most 1919’s that are being used have been converted to use 7.62 NATO rounds.

The belts started as cloth and later moved to the M1 link making it a disintegrating belt. It fires from a closed bolt as opposed to the standard open bolt of other machine guns. During sustained fire, operators encounter ‘cook-offs’ where rounds will go off without pulling the trigger, so controlled bursts are best. Variations were produced for crew-served, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft from A1 to A6, T66, .30AN/M2, 303 Mark II, and M37. The 1919 A4 is considered to be the little brother to the iconic M2 50 cal.

Many 1919 A4 projects that Phoenix Weaponry completes start life as an Israeli re-imported 1919 that they converted to 7.62 NATO.
Phoenix Weaponry machined new side plates, re-riveted the side plates back together, re-manufactured many of the small parts and components that were missing.
Phoenix Weaponry also re-barrels them and re-chambers them back to the original .30-06 cartridge. From there, the 1919 is assembled and function tested.
If you have a 1919 and would like it converted back to .30-06 or need a part made give us a call today!

Details:

The perforated barrel shroud was the inspiration for Phoenix Weaponry hand guards.

Weighs 31 lbs

38-inches long

Fires 400-600 rounds per minute