M60 GPMG Spare Barrel

Accession Number REL35265
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm component
Physical description Steel
Maker Saco Lowell NE Division Maremont Corp
Place made United States of America
Date made c 1965
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
PNG [Bougainville] (PMG), 1998-2003
Description

M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) spare barrel made from ordnance steel. Attached to the barrel are the bipod, gas cylnder, front post sights and cage flash suppressor. The barrel is painted phosphate black. Markings - 69638.

History / Summary

M60 GPMG spare barrel issued to Australian Army M60 machine gun crews.