What's this Viet Cong Machine Gun?

[mackeebryanee13]

Hi I need help in identifying this tripod mounted machine gun

 

[mage2001]

Considering its Viet Nam, its most likely a foreign manufactured weapon. Which means either Japanese, French, Russian Chinese or American. If I'm not mistaken, the side mounted drum magazine was a distinctive french trade mark for medium machine guns. I would guess it is a French Reibel Machine gun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reibel_machine_gun

 

[TomS]

Concur. Here is a much better image of the same gun in Viet Minh service.

https://talesofwar.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F34115233524

I'm going to recommend this be moved to the Military subforum, since it's a known service weapon, not a project.