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Extremely Rare Fabrique Nationale U.S. M240B “Bravo” Belt Fed Medium Machine Gun,
Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun - Serial no. U27302, 7.62x51mm NATO (308) cal.,
22 inch round bbl., phosphate finish, synthetic stock. Rock Island Auction Company is privileged
and honored to offer this extremely rare fully transferable Fabrique Nationale U.S. M240B belt
fed machine gun; an iconic U.S. military machine gun that is in widespread active military service
today. Reportedly, there are as few as 11 fully transferable FN M240 machine guns in the registry,
making this an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire one. Otherwise, there are approximately 17
pre-86 dealer samples, and the remainder are government property and will never be released to
the public for sale. We cannot stress enough how rare of an opportunity this is to be able to acquire
one! M240 is the official U.S. military designation for the FN MAG family of belt fed gas operated
medium machine guns. This rare transferable example is marked on the left of the receiver with
“U.S. M240B/MACHINE GUN 7.62MM” above the serial number and FN Columbia, South Carolina
maker marking. The U.S. Marine Corps had previously adopted the M240G variant in 1991 for
infantry use, with the M240B variant, commonly referred to as the M240 “Bravo,” officially adopted
by the U.S. Army in an infantry role in the mid 1990s and intended as a replacement for M60 series
of machine guns, although it is still used alongside a limited amount of them in the present day.
The M240B has some improvements over the M240G, including a dust cover over the ejection port,
heatshield hand guard, a hydraulic buffer system, a non-adjustable gas plug with a single rate of
fire of approximately 750 rpm, and an integrated feed cover with a Picatinny rail that allows for
optic mounting. Also features a blade front sight and folding ladder rear sight, folding bipod, lower
handguard with Picatinny rail sections on either side, quick change barrel, synthetic checkered grip
panels and synthetic buttstock. Includes a modern plastic hardcase.