Vickers Machine Gun
Pewter Vickers Machine gun (1:6 scale)
on a solid light Oak wooden base, with ammo box, ammo belt and water tank. Item comes with an engraved brass coloured plaque containing a brief description of the gun.
Please note, there is no round with this plinth.
Plaque Reads :-
Is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled .303 British
machine gun produced by Vickers Ltd, originally for the British
Army. The gun was based on the successful Maxim gun of the late
19th century. After purchasing the Maxim company outright in
1896, Vickers took the design of the Maxim gun and improved it,
reducing its weight by lightening and simplifying the action and
substituting components made with high strength alloys. A muzzle
booster was also added. The British Army formally adopted the
gun as its standard machine gun on 26 November 1912, using it
alongside their Maxims. During World War I, it became the
standard weapon on British and French military aircraft. Although
heavier than the Lewis, its closed bolt firing cycle made it much
easier to synchronize to allow it to fire through aircraft propellers.
