M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun

Gun: 16&nbsp;kg (35.27&nbsp;lb)
Tripod: 25.4&nbsp;kg (56.00&nbsp;lb)

M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun
M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun
	Colt–Browning M1895/14 machine gun in 7mm Mauser caliber, possibly used in the Mexican Revolution.
Type	Heavy machine gun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	See § Users
Wars	See § Conflicts
Production history
Designer	John M. Browning; Matthew S. Browning; Carl Gustave Swebilius;
Designed	1889 – 1895
Manufacturer	Colt; Marlin Rockwell
Variants	See § Variants
Specifications
Mass	41.4 kg (91.27 lb); (Fully Loaded) Gun:; 16 kg (35.27 lb) ; Tripod:; 25.4 kg (56.00 lb) ;
Length	1,040 mm (40.94 in)
Barrel length	711 mm (27.99 in)
Shell	US Service: 6×60mmSR (.236 Navy); 7.62×59mmR (.30-40 Krag); 7.62×63mm (.30-06 Springfield); Export: 6.5×52mm (6.5mm Carcano); 7×57mm (7mm Mauser); 7.62×54mmR (.30 Russian); 7.7×56mmR (.303 British);
Action	Gas-operated, lever actuated; closed bolt firing cycle
Carriage	Tripod
Rate of fire	400–450 rounds/min
Feed system	Belt
Sights	Iron sights
References

The Colt–Browning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute. Based on an 1889 design by John Browning and his brother Matthew S. Browning, it was the first successful gas-operated machine gun to enter service.