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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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