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that in 2015, a M2 machine gun was returned to an Army depot for refurbishment. It was found to have been the 324th M2 made, and that it had been in service since 1921.

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Fun Fact: that in 2015, a M2 machine gun was returned to an Army depot for refurbishment. It was found to have been the 324th M2 made, and that it had been in service since 1921.

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