USMC Stinger Machine Gun: Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima March 9, 2020 Unipro2013main Featured Military Videos </p> <h2>Stinger Machine Gun</h2> <p> The Stinger was a Browning aircraft machine gun adapted to use an M1 Garand buttstock and BAR bipod, used as a light machine gun by the US Marine Corps during the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945.<br /> <br /> The gun was the creation of Sergeant Mel J Grevich oof the 5th Marine Division. Six were built and used on the attack on Iwo, including one by Corporal Tony Stein, whose outstanding bravery is documented in the Medal of Honor citation above.<br /> <br /> None of the original guns survive today, but I have the privilege of showing you this reproduction created by the Canadian Historical Arms Museum with the assistance of O’Dell Engineering.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Forgotten Weapons</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
