- Object name(s):
- Vickers Heavy Machine Gun - Whole Display
- Brief description:
- Vickers Heavy Machine Gun 1912-1968 British improvement to the max system. Used in most conflicts since ww1. used .303 rounds. Required a gun team of 3 men. Fired 500-600 rounds per minute. A medium machine gun .303 Vickers machine gun with fluted water cooling barrel shroud. SERIAL NUMBER H2165 Deactivated. Including tripod. Handle contains integral brass topped screw off cleaning brush marked RN. Tripod marked NO 489 MOUNT TRIPOD MG MK IV MA 1935
- Collection:
- Heugh Battery Museum
- Acquisition date:
- 27/02/2024
- Associated concept:
- British
- Associated date:
- 1912-1948
- Condition:
- Good Deactivated 5.6.1995 by The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House Cert No DA 63826 Deactivation certificate held on file.
- Condition note:
- Condition at acquisition
- Distinguishing features:
- v.s.m .303 (tripod: mount tripod mg mk iv m4 1935) Modes: Serial Number SERIAL NUMBER H2165 stamped on top rear of cooling jacket, VSM H2165
- Object name:
- Vickers Heavy Machine Gun - Whole Display
- Object number:
- HAPHB:2007.55
- Object status:
- Real
- Other number:
- N/A
- Other number type:
- Temporary number
- Other number:
- H2165, barrel serial: 56841
- Other number type:
- Serial number(s)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a4551bc8-1e69-3a11-8334-a8133e43ab61
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a4551bc8-1e69-3a11-8334-a8133e43ab61, Heugh Battery Museum, CC BY-NC
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