Sgt. 1st Class M. Fineberg of the is shown in the photograph, taken on October 5, 1918, during World War I. The image features 2nd Lt. Val A. Browning in position to fire the Browning Automatic Rifle while Lt. Julian Prade holds magazines. The rifle weighs 15 lbs and the magazine holds 201 shots. It was used by the Infantry and there were 16 rifles per company. The location is in Thillombois, Meuse, France. The photograph was approved by the Censor, but the specific date is unknown.

---

Size: 8391px × 5637px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., ..., 10-5-18, 11-25-18, 111-sc, 111-sc-27473, 15, 16, 201, 2nd, activities, american, automatic, browning, censor, company, date, description, fineberg, fire, france, holding, infantry, issued, lbs, lt., , magazine, magazines, meuse, military, notes, photographer, photographs, position, prade, reco, rifle, rifles, , shots, sumber, takes, thillom-bois, val., war, weight, world