Rare Antique ID'd WWI Soldier Colt Browning M1895 Machine Gun Snapshot Photo! US

Description: UP FOR SALE:Rare Antique ID'd WWI Soldier Colt Browning M1895 Machine Gun Snapshot Photo! US! Fantastic Antique American World War I Snapshot Photograph! Incredible Image of ID'd WWI US AEF Soldier behind the Machine Gun! Photographer: UnknownLocation: Camp Custer, Michigan (USA) Date: C.1917-1918 ID'd as "Ervin Mattuschek" INFO: Full Name: Ervin Edward Mattuschek Born: February 1, 1894 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)Spouses: Irene Engfer Mattuschek Irma A. Blaesing Mattuschek Military Service: Conflict: World War I Enlisted: September 20, 1917 Unit: Company B, 330th Machine Gun Battalion Education: University of Wisconsin Occupation: Social Worker & YMCA Accountant (Auditors Office) Death: June 8, 1961 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Burial: Greenfield, WI FIREARM INFO: "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, World War I 38th Battalion (Ottawa), CEF, with M1895 Colt–Browning machine guns at Prospect Camp, Bermuda, in 1915The First Newfoundland Regiment of the British Army also purchased a Colt-Browning for training purposes in 1914. The M1895/14 Colt–Browning saw use in France by some Canadian infantry formations. Deploying to France in 1915, the 21st Battalion, CEF used .303-caliber M1895/14 machine guns in combat, as did the 10th Battalion, CEF which employed them until mid-1917 when they were replaced by the Lewis. The Colts were reallocated to equip formations of the Belgian Exile Army. The French also tested the Colt and some were used in early aircraft for testing. Additional Colt guns were sent to the Russians, who used them extensively. While the United States used the M1895 for training, it was considered obsolete by the time the United States entered the war, and saw no service. Colt ceased production of the M1895 and variants in 1916, selling the machinery and rights to manufacture to Marlin Rockwell, who took over the still active Russian military and Italian Navy contracts, in order to concentrate on increased Vickers production." (WIKI) (MORE INFO: More information can be found at the end of the gallery images. This info is for Reference Only and does not come with the Snapshot Photo) A great piece of 20th Century American Military Photography Ephemera! Actual item pictured! Item comes as seen and as is! Please see all photos!Shipping includes insurance & tracking for both buyer and seller's protection!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Thanks for stopping in! Scantic Antiques

Price: 33.99 USD

Location: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

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