M240 machine gun

M240 machine gun is a general-purpose machine gun or FN MAG.

Overview

It is associated with Belgium. The record gives 1956 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

general-purpose machine gun

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“M240 machine gun”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q772765: M240 machine gun
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