Brownfield in Oxford County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
The Colt-Browning M1895
Photographed by Conrad Ward, May 23, 2024
1. The Colt-Browning M1895 Marker
Nickname (Potato Digger) because of its unusual operating mechanism.
The Colt-Browning is an air-cooled, belt-fed gas operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute.
Based on a John Browning and Matthew S. Browning design dating to 1889, it was the first successful gas-operated machine gun to enter service.
Erected by Brownfield Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 43° 56.282′ N, 70° 54.68′ W. Marker is in Brownfield, Maine, in Oxford County. It is on Main Street east of Dugway Road, on the left when traveling east. Located next to the Brownfield Historical Society & Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 258 Main Street, Brownfield ME 04010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brownfield: The Forest Fires of 1947 (a few steps from this marker); Brownfield Historical Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownfield Korea & Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel A. Bean Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brownfield War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brownfield World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brownfield World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Denmark Civil War Soldiers' Monument (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownfield.
Also see . . . M1895 ColtBrowning machine gun (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 6, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, May 23, 2024
2. Colt-Browning M1895
Photographed by Conrad Ward, May 23, 2024
3. The Colt-Browning M1895 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
