Description
Add a strong piece of Cold War-era Browning machine gun documentation to your collection with this Technical Manual Change 1 for TM 9-1005-212-12P. This change notice covers the .30 Cal M1917A1, M1919A4, and M1919A6 Browning machine guns, along with the M1917A1, M2, and M74 tripod mounts.
This is a Change 1 update for the original TM 9-1005-212-12P, issued July 22, 1964. It is not the full base manual. For collectors, that makes it a useful companion piece for completing a full TM 9-1005-212-12P manual set. The base manual is documented as an operator and organizational maintenance repair-parts and special-tools manual for these .30 caliber Browning machine guns and mounts.
Historical Significance
The .30 caliber Browning machine gun family is one of the most important American machine gun lines of the 20th century. The M1917A1 represents the water-cooled heavy machine gun tradition. The M1919A4 became the classic air-cooled tripod and flexible-use Browning. The M1919A6 added a more portable configuration with bipod and shoulder-stock features. Wartime field manuals documented the M1917A1, M1919A4, and M1919A6 together as a major .30 caliber Browning machine gun family.
This May 1966 Change 1 is especially interesting because it comes from the Cold War period, long after these weapons had already earned their reputation in World War II and Korea. It shows that the Army was still maintaining the official parts and maintenance documentation trail for Browning .30 caliber guns well into the Vietnam War era.
What This Change Covers
As Change 1 for TM 9-1005-212-12P, this publication updated the Army’s repair-parts and special-tools documentation for the covered guns and mounts.
This manual change is especially relevant for:
- M1917A1 Browning machine gun documentation
- M1919A4 Browning machine gun documentation
- M1919A6 Browning machine gun documentation
- M1917A1 tripod mount reference
- M2 tripod mount reference
- M74 tripod mount reference
- .30 caliber Browning repair-parts research
- U.S. Army technical manual collections
- collectors completing a TM 9-1005-212-12P manual set
Manual changes are often harder to find than base manuals. They were working updates, and many were separated from the original publication over time. A later Army maintenance manual shows that TM 9-1005-212-12P, dated July 22, 1964, including changes, was later superseded by the June 1969 manual in the same equipment family.
Key Features
- Technical Manual Change 1 for TM 9-1005-212-12P
- Covers Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1917A1
- Covers Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919A4
- Covers Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919A6
- Covers M1917A1 Tripod Mount
- Covers M2 Tripod Mount
- Covers M74 Machine Gun-Rifle Tripod Mount
- Dated May 1966
- Updates the original manual issued July 22, 1964
- Operator and organizational maintenance repair-parts subject
- Includes special tools list context
- Strong World War II, Korean War, Vietnam-era, and Cold War collector appeal
About This Manual Change
This listing is for Technical Manual Change 1 for TM 9-1005-212-12P, covering the .30 Cal M1917A1, M1919A4, and M1919A6 Browning Machine Guns and the M1917A1, M2, and M74 Tripod Mounts, dated May 1966.
This listing is for the Change 1 update only unless otherwise stated. No complete base manual, machine gun, firearm, receiver, barrel, tripod, ammunition, belts, links, tools, repair parts, storage case, or additional accessories are included unless specifically shown or noted.
Ideal For
This manual change is a strong fit for:
- M1917A1 Browning collectors
- M1919A4 Browning collectors
- M1919A6 Browning collectors
- M1917A1, M2, and M74 tripod mount reference collections
- U.S. Army technical manual collections
- World War II and Korean War small-arms displays
- .30 caliber Browning machine gun reference libraries
- collectors completing a TM 9-1005-212-12P manual set
Approx length 7", Approx width 4", Approx height .2", Approx weight .2lbs.
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