Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fine Original USGI Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 Display Gun, made from genuine parts set reassembled onto a non-firing BATF compliant new made steel display receiver. As the receiver is completely inert, with sections made from solid steel, that makes this 100% legal to own without a license of any kind. It comes complete with the with a rare bakelite butt stock and flash hider, together with an original magazine. While the flash hider is the unmounted type, the display gun come with an original adjustable bipod, which has a wedge of wood inside the sleeve to keep it in place for display. Some internal components were placed inside to complete the look.

The display gun has a Korean War issue barrel marked H.S.A. / (Flaming Bomb) / 4 - 53, for April 1953 Manufacture by High Standard Arms. This company made many replacement barrels during WWII and later, and they are very well regarded. The barrel has not been deactivated, but has had a wooden dowel inserted through the chamber end to prevent anything from being loaded. The muzzle end shows crisp rifling, which we assume runs all the way through the barrel. All parts aside from the receiver are genuine U.S. issue parts, many of which have issue markings and part numbers.

This example is particularly nice, with a lovely parkerized finish that is still retained throughout, and it still retains both sling swivels. It is set up more like the WWI configuration, and while it has the heat shield under the barrel inside the grip, it does not have carry handle, and does not actually have the retaining studs to fit one. This probably explains why it has the early style flash hider that does not interface with the bipod. Magazine is included but will be deactivated where necessary.

This is a very fine display for the collector who might be contemplating one day constructing a semi auto or just to have as a genuine piece of U.S. Military history. BARs have become extremely hard to find today, as these are totally un-importable due to being American returned goods and the barrel ban. Ready to become a part of your collection!

History of the BAR- The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was a family of United States automatic rifles and light machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the U.S. Expeditionary Corps in Europe as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat and M1909 Benet-Mercie machine guns.

Final development of the M1918A2 was authorized on 30 June 1938, The FN-designed pistol grip and rate-reducer mechanism with two rates of automatic fire was shelved in favor of a rate-reducer mechanism designed by Springfield Armory, and housed in the buttstock. The Springfield Armory rate reducer also provided two selectable rates of fully automatic fire only, activated by engaging the selector toggle. Additionally, a skid-footed bipod was fitted to the muzzle end of the barrel, magazine guides were added to the front of the trigger guard, the handguard was shortened, a heat shield was added to help the cooling process, a small separate stock rest (monopod) was included for attachment to the butt, and the weapon's role was changed to that of a squad light machine gun. The BAR's rear sight scales were also modified to accommodate the newly standardized M2 Ball ammunition with its lighter, flat-base bullet. The M1918A2 walnut buttstock is approximately one inch longer than the M1918 BAR buttstock. The M1918A2 barrel was also fitted with a new flash suppressor, and fully adjustable iron sights. Late in the war, a barrel-mounted carrying handle was added.