I have seen a m1919a4 30cal browning machine gun that i am interested in doing a deal with but i would like to know if its of ww2 manufacture, its made by saginaw and its serial no starts with the digits 260 etc. i have looked on the net and cannot find any lists of manufacture etc, can anyone help me please? also as i know nothing about these guns, can anyone tell me if the tripod is or should be dated / maker marked or not?
many thanks in anticipation
jamie

one more thing did these guns come with a wooden carrying handle? the one i have seen has one, but others i have seen pics of dont have one, was this a standard issue thing? or added by personal preference?