Burton LMR

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The Burton Light Machine Rifle was an early assault rifle developed by Frank Burton in 1917. It was intended to utilize incendary ammunition for its role as an aircraft observer’s weapon against baloons. The weapon became obsolete before it could be introduced as Vickers machine guns were already being fit to aircraft at the time of its completion. Only one weapon was ever produced and now sits in the Cody Firearms Muesum in Wyoming.

The weapon was notible for its dual top-mounted magazines, each holding 20 rounds. There was no automatic transition between the magazines. The user would have to pull the empty magazine back to the second locking position and then push the second magazine down into feeding position. The second magazine was mounted next to the other to simply allow for easy access to it when reloading.

Battlefield 1
The Burton LMR is a weapon featured in Battlefield 1. It is currently in testing in the Community Test Environment.