Description
Technical Manual Change 3 (TM 9-1005-224-25) for 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun and M122 Machine Gun Tripod Mount February 1970
Add a strong Vietnam War-era M60 machine gun manual update to your collection with this Technical Manual Change 3 for TM 9-1005-224-25. This change notice covers the 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun and the M122 Machine Gun Tripod Mount.
This is a Change 3 update for the original TM 9-1005-224-25, issued December 21, 1967. It is not the full base manual. For collectors, that makes it a valuable companion piece for completing a full TM 9-1005-224-25 manual set.
Historical Significance
The M60 Machine Gun became one of the defining U.S. general-purpose machine guns of the Vietnam War and Cold War period. It served with infantry units, machine gun teams, defensive positions, vehicles, and support elements that needed portable 7.62mm belt-fed firepower.
Army technical documentation describes the M60 family as air-cooled, gas-operated, and firing from the open-bolt position. It also notes the fixed-headspace design and quick barrel-change concept used to support cooling, maintenance, and extended firing.
This February 1970 Change 3 falls directly in the Vietnam War period. It reflects the continued Army maintenance and support documentation for one of the most recognizable American machine guns of the era.
The M60 and M122 Tripod Connection
The value of this manual change comes from the complete equipment pairing. The M60 was the portable 7.62mm machine gun. The M122 tripod gave it a more stable crew-served platform for controlled fire, defensive positions, base security, and sustained-fire use.
Later Army field manuals describe the M122 tripod as providing a stable mount for the M60 and allowing a high degree of accuracy and control. They also describe the use of the pintle assembly and traversing-and-elevating mechanism when mounting the M60 on the tripod.
This makes the manual change especially relevant for collectors interested in:
- M60 machine gun documentation
- M122 tripod mount reference
- Vietnam War infantry weapons
- 7.62mm NATO machine gun systems
- U.S. Army support maintenance manuals
- repair parts and special tools references
- crew-served weapons displays
What This Change Covers
As Change 3 for TM 9-1005-224-25, this publication updated the Army’s maintenance manual for the M60 Machine Gun and M122 Machine Gun Tripod Mount.
This manual change is especially relevant for:
- TM 9-1005-224-25 revision history
- M60 maintenance documentation
- M122 tripod mount maintenance reference
- Vietnam War-era technical manual collections
- U.S. Army machine gun reference libraries
- museum and archival reference displays
- collectors completing an M60 technical manual set
Later Army repair-parts documentation continued to list the Machine Gun, 7.62-mm, M60 and Mount, Tripod, Machine Gun, 7.62-mm, M122 together, showing the long-running official support relationship between the gun and tripod system.
Key Features
- Technical Manual Change 3 for TM 9-1005-224-25
- Covers the 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun
- Covers the M122 Machine Gun Tripod Mount
- Dated February 13, 1970
- Updates the original manual issued December 21, 1967
- Vietnam War-era U.S. Army technical manual update
- Organizational, Direct Support, General Support, and Depot Maintenance manual update
- Related to repair parts and special tools list documentation
- Strong reference for M60 machine gun collectors
- Important companion piece for M122 tripod mount displays
- Excellent fit for U.S. Army technical manual, Vietnam War, and Cold War small-arms collections
Why This Manual Change Matters
The M60 represents a major chapter in U.S. machine gun history. It carried the 7.62mm NATO machine gun role through the Vietnam War and became closely associated with patrols, firebases, defensive positions, helicopter-era warfare, and Cold War infantry tactics.
This change notice preserves part of the official Army documentation trail behind that weapon system. It is not a commercial guide or modern collector booklet. It is Army technical paperwork from the period when the M60 was one of the best-known American machine guns in service.
Manual changes were working updates. Many were separated from the original base manuals over time. That makes this Change 3 update especially useful for collectors trying to complete the full TM 9-1005-224-25 publication set.
About This Manual Change
This listing is for Technical Manual Change 3 for TM 9-1005-224-25, covering the 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun and M122 Machine Gun Tripod Mount, dated February 1970.
This listing is for the Change 3 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:
- M60 machine gun collectors
- M122 tripod mount reference collections
- Vietnam War small-arms displays
- Cold War crew-served weapons collections
- 7.62mm NATO machine gun reference libraries
- U.S. Army technical manual collections
- repair parts and special tools manual collectors
- museum and archival reference displays
- collectors completing an M60 technical manual set
Approx length 10", Approx width 8", Approx height .1", Approx weight .2lbs.
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