Bought a Browning 1918 Belt Loader on eBay

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Well you never know what you will find on eBay and sometimes you just get damn lucky. I know I did a couple weeks ago, when I stumbled on a listing for a Browning 1918 brass top belt loader in the transit box.
There were 3 days left to the auction and no bids. Worked out a deal with the seller and he ended the auction early. Paid around $220 Cnd for it and that included shipping.

I don't think it had been used as there is no signs of wear and the internals are still coated in cosmoline.

I won't be selling her for any price, so don't even ask... LOL

Here is a photo of the beauty.

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I think I saw that one on ebay....it's missing the long piece you feed the cases into if I recall correctly. I don't see it in your photo.

If you find one of the adapter kits to use 7.62 ammo, it will come with a new feed piece. Ohio ordnance used to make them....not sure who does now. Seems like the M1919 craze in the US has settled down a bit.
 
stencollector said:
I think I saw that one on ebay....it's missing the long piece you feed the cases into if I recall correctly. I don't see it in your photo.

If you find one of the adapter kits to use 7.62 ammo, it will come with a new feed piece. Ohio ordnance used to make them....not sure who does now. Seems like the M1919 craze in the US has settled down a bit.
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Yeah it is missing the feed tower, but I was able to locate one in the US along with the 7.62 conversion kit and instruction manual. Just waiting for them to arrive.
 
yep u stole it i sold a few on ebay never less the $1000.00 also did some great trades for guns and 1919 tripods from Johonne at marstar ...look close you should find a Cbroadarrow on it ..the brass ones were canandian check your box too my box was made in st Catherines ont
 
36 hamon said:
...look close you should find a Cbroadarrow on it ..the brass ones were canandian check your box too my box was made in st Catherines ont
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I will look for the that marking when I get home. Where abouts on the loader would I expect to find it?

My box did have a stamp on the inside in black ink that was for a company in St. Catherines. I tried to research the company but couldn't find anything that seemed to match.
 
Beezer said:
I will look for the that marking when I get home. Where abouts on the loader would I expect to find it?

My box did have a stamp on the inside in black ink that was for a company in St. Catherines. I tried to research the company but couldn't find anything that seemed to match.
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top left on brass cover in photo?
 
cool eh..when i was able to use my 1919A4 and my A6 before this country went to crap the belt loader made filling the belts easy ...you should see if you can find a soarce for the needle like pins that open the clothe belt they sometimes get bent and hook on the belt ...sarco used to have them
 
36 hamon said:
cool eh..when i was able to use my 1919A4 and my A6 before this country went to crap the belt loader made filling the belts easy ...you should see if you can find a soarce for the needle like pins that open the clothe belt they sometimes get bent and hook on the belt ...sarco used to have them
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I haven't had a change to load any belts with it yet but once I receive the feed tower I plan to give it a try. I did find a source for the needle sets in the US. There is also a conversion you can get that does away with the needles. They call it the Shuttle conversion.
 
I have the same markings on mine, which came directly out of Cdn service. And NO, I am not that old. It had languished on the shelves of the spare vehicle parts section until the mid 90s.

The C/l\ Should also be on the other bronze part:
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I had the loader mostly apart the other day to clean the cosmoline out of it and put the .308 conversion parts in.
Didn't find anymore of the "C Broadarrow" markings on any of the other brass parts. It seems to move much nicer now that all the cosmoline is gone and it has been lubed up.
 
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