The First M60 Prototype: FG42 + MG42 = T44 скачать в хорошем качестве

The First M60 Prototype: FG42 + MG42 = T44

The FG-42 caught the attention of a lot of countries at the end of World War Two. The British and Swiss both used it as the starting point for some developments. The US went one step simpler, and simply cut up a captured FG-42 to make into the T44, the first prototype of what would become the M60 machine gun. This project was done in 1946 by the Bridge Tool & Die Company, who spent about six months reinforcing an FG42 and adding an MG42 feed system to it to create an unholy hybrid kludge of a gun. It was, however, successful enough to justify continuing the project. Only this one example was made before moving on to much more practical models built from the ground up instead of hacking up captured German guns. Thanks to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site for giving me access to this truly unique specimen from their reference collection to film for you! Don't miss the chance to visit the museum there if you have a day free in Springfield, Massachusetts: https://www.nps.gov/spar/index.htm British Korsac E.M.1 FG-42 derivative:    • The Korsac EM1 - a British/Polish Bullpup ...   Swiss Bern FG-42 derivatives: WF-51:    • WF-51: A Swiss Intermediate-Cartridge Copy...   WF-54:    • WF-54: The Swiss FG-42 Scaled up to 7.5x55   The best firearms reference books: https://www.headstamppublishing.com   / forgottenweapons   http://www.floatplane.com/channel/For... Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com