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This section is simply for
photo's of Vickers Guns (and related Maxim family), in service and
preservation. If you want to submit any photo's they would be extremely
welcome, if they are of Vickers in your own collection then please let us have
the serial number to include with the item description. The same applies if you
have any unusual/rare accessories e.g. Sangster Emergency tripod, original
canvas water bag, early ammo boxes etc. Pictures of Nordenfeldt's, Gatlings
& Maxim's are also welcome here |
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| November 1917, Canadian Vickers crews in front of
Passchendaele, almost all of them except for the man nearest camera became
casualties in 'the slough of despond'. |
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| The Gun Room at Colchester, a Garrison town in Essex,
England. Date probably in the early 1930's |
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| B Series Vickers made 1917 which we sold, complete with its
box, after we had cleaned and fitted VSM marked sights etc. |
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| Vickers at the hill 60 museum near Ypre, note the Mk1 Sight
and Sangster Tripod. |
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| IWM Photo q52551 of a group with a Maxim gun, the photo has
no caption info |
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| One of two Moir pillboxes designed for the Vickers gun near
the Lille Gate at Ypres (Ieper), Belgium. Only a handful of these survive, it
was accessed from trench level, an armoured steel 'dome' was suspended under
the roof allowing the gunners to be protected while having 360 degree traverse.
These examples were built when the German attack of 1918 was anticipated and
actually point towards British held lines which were perceived to be
threatened. |
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| The Second Moir Pillbox near the Lille Gate Ypres, its field
of fire now obscured by the rampart wall and houses |
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| Exercise Parting shot run on behalf of the MGC OCA a few
years ago at Bisley, complete with WW1 reenactors. |
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| Exercise Parting shot run on behalf of the MGC OCA a few
years ago at Bisley, loading ammunition as fast as possible! |
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| Exercise Parting shot run on behalf of the MGC OCA a few
years ago at Bisley |
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| Nice picture of Vickers guns firing in WW1, IWM photo Q53896,
no caption |
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| IWM OKA496 photo taken in the Middle East of a Royal Scots
Vickers crew. Note the Blank Firing Adapter on the guns muzzle, and the unusual
bayonet cover. |
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| Nice picture taken in 1934 captioned 'Machine Gun Sections
from various units have already arrived in Warminster, Wilts, where they go
through a course of training on the ranges in the Wiltshire Downs.' This photo
shows a 'Vickers machine-gun crew in action under the natural cover of a pair
of stately elms on the outskirts of the camp'. Not posed at all of course, no
ammo in the belt! |
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| Nice official photo of what appear to be Gurkha gunners on
the Western Front late in WW1 |
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| Nice picture of a Colt manufactured (?)gun on tripod |
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| Probably one of the best and most famous photo's of the
Vickers in WW1, IWM photo Q3995 captioned ' A Vickers Machine Gun crew near
Ovilliers on the Somme in July 1916'. Vickers Gunners often wore their gasmasks
while in action because with smoke and steam from firing, by the time a gas
attack was detected it would be too late. Gas shells were fired frequently and
routinely by both sides, so this was a sensible precaution. |
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| L4500 was particularly interesting, virtually untouched from
its WW1 configuration, including the sight grad. plate, as the paint came off
it was possible to make out sand and green camouflage from the Western Desert.
It was too late to save that as the paint stripper had bitten, but underneath
on the original phosphate was the clear wear marks of a Sangster tripod.
Without a doubt this gun had spent at least two wars in the front line! It is
now in the hands of a private collector. |
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| Crayford built Vickers C9339, built
December 1917, very nice gun on a WW1 tripod belonging to John Lansdowne of
Lock-n-load armoury in Canada |
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| Unusual C Mark found on the tripod of
C9339 at left, anyone any ideas? did the Canadians build any tripods? John's
second tripod has a similar mark |
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| New aquisition in July 2006 Vickers
B2091 dates the gun as Jan/March 1918 manufacture, very rare Crayford gun with
a smooth jacket, one of the first produced with this type of water jacket.
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| This appears to be a WW2 era pencil drawing of an MG08 on
Schlitten mount, however the barbed wire and pickets make us wonder if it a WW1
scene? Anyone any thoughts? it is shown about 2/3 rd actual size. |
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| Marisue Crystal sent us this great photograph of her
Grandfather, she advises that "Camp Kearney, CA sometime in October of 1918. I
don't know who the guy behind the gun is, but the one on the right is my
Granddad, Chester M. Overocker." |
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| Tim Thurlow kindly sent us these photo's of his L
series Vickers, note the interesting markings around the serial number, he
tells me that "My 1916 L6826 gun. Crosshead dated 1915 and made by G & B.
Tripod 1916 dated on rear leg. The small crosshead pin at the rear also bears a
1917 date! For info the brass tripod also has a C with arrow through it like
the one illustrated in your gallery". |
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