Original Item: Only One Available. According to the Beeman Blue Book of Airguns, the Mac Glashan Air Machine Gun Corp was formed in July 1939 and closed in November 1943. Manufactured in the early 1940's, these BB machine guns were used during WWII for aerial gunnery training. The manufacturer, model, and serial number are marked on a small rectangular plaque affixed to the left side of the gun.

TRAINER - AERIAL GUNNERY
TYPE E-3 SERIAL NO. 42-124
SPECIFICATION NO. 24733
MFR’S. ASSEMBLY DRAWING NO.
5000 F41
ORDER NO. W535 AC-22086
MAC GLASHAW AIR MACHINE GUN CORPS.
LONG BEACH, CALIF.

It has a 18” smoothbore barrel and was fully automatic and shot BBs at 500-600 fps at 300-500 rpm. It simulated the .30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine gun with dual wood spade grips and button trigger. The steel cylinder parallel to the top was a 1,100 round magazine.

It required hose fed compressed air (or CO2) at 180-200 psi and 24 volts DC. Air and power supply not included.

Used in WW2 to train gunners with model 2000N target carrier carrying 10” airplane models in a target plane circle of 30 feet. The US Navy purchased 424 examples of a Navy variant. The other variants were the Army Air Force Model E-3, and the similar E-13 remote control trainer, which had a 6in tall vertical cylinder magazine with rubber top plug.

This Is Mechanically Untested

This is a very interesting example of a crucial tool used to train soldiers in the art of Aerial Gunnery while in combat. Items such as this trainer truly helped win the war! Comes ready to display.

McGlashan Air Machine Gun
The McGlashan BB Machine Gun is a training weapon capable of firing BBs.
During World War II, the USAAF and US Navy used thousands of MacGlashan BB machine guns to hone the skills of aerial gunnery. This much larger gun is cycled by an electric solenoid and powered by compressed air. The air pressure is higher, at 180-200 psi, but the velocity is 500 to 600 ft/s (150 to 180 m/s)
The MacGlashan Air Machine Gun company also made a McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol for the carnival trade during the 1940s that would shoot American five cent pieces.