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that a Browning M2 50 caliber machine gun (AKA Ma Deuce ) was in active US Army service for 87 years. It was only discovered to be that old due to it having been sent to be upgraded to a new spec.

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that a Browning M2 50 caliber machine gun (AKA “Ma Deuce”) was in active US Army service for 87 years. It was only discovered to be that old due to it having been sent to be upgraded to a new spec.

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