A Stinger machine gun in WWII Which is precisely how a few United States Marines designed and built the “Stinger” light machine gun (LMG) during the lead-up to the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945.

30-cal. machine gun—also known as the “Stinger.” The origin of the .30-’06 Stinger dates back to a military requirement issued for an aircraft machine gun shortly after World War I.

A Stinger machine gun in WWII Which is precisely how a few United States Marines designed and built the “Stinger” light machine gun (LMG) during the lead-up to the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945.

The machine gun alone weighed over 30 pounds or 14 kilos ... Further modifications were done to the AN/M2, producing the final, ultimate Stinger. Few of the motley rifles were produced.

Further modifications were done to the AN/M2, producing the final, ultimate Stinger. Few of the motley rifles were produced. They mated an AN/M2 receiver to a sawed-off M1 Garand buttstock ...