Mk 19

M3 Tripod: A weapon mount for M2 and Mk 19

The M3 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. The M3 tripod has a total weight of 20 kilograms (44 pounds).

3 years ago

by Eric Sof

US Navy sailors fire a Mk 19 40 mm grenade launcher during a training exercise in March 2003

Mk 19: A reliable Grenade Launcher since the Vietnam War

Mk 19 grenade launcher is a powerful 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher developed by Saco Defense Industries that entered service in 1968, in the middle of the Vietnam War. Mk 19

3 years ago

Grenade Launchers