During the gun's life, its reliability earned it the nickname "Digger's Darling" by Australian troops, and it was rumoured to be highly favoured by US troops.
I maskinpistolens levetid gjorde dens pålidelighed, at den fik tilnavnet "Diggers Darling" af de australske tropper, og den skulle efter sigende være stærkt efterspurgt blandt amerikanske tropper.