Antique & Militaria

**EXCELLENT**COMPLETE**Cast Metal Alloy Scale Model Of The Iconic British WW1 Machine Gun Corps (MGC) Vickers .303 Calibre Heavy Machine Gun Set Up With Moving Parts On Plinth with MGC Badge & Identification Plaque. Sn 23312 - 23312

The Vickers machine gun was the British Army's standard heavy machine gun during WWI, gaining a legendary reputation for its near-total reliability and ability to deliver sustained fire. Adopted in November 1912, it was a water-cooled, belt-fed weapon that fired the same .303 British cartridge as the Lee-Enfield SMLE rifle. The Machine Gun Corps (MGC): In October 1915, Vickers guns were withdrawn from individual infantry battalions and grouped into the specialised Machine Gun Corps. This allowed for concentrated, multi-gun barrages and sophisticated tactics like "overhead fire" to support advancing troops (a period image of a Vicker’s HMG in use with gun crew at the battle of Menin Road Ridge 1917 is reproduced in image 1). This is an excellent scale model of a complete Vickers HMG complete with tripod ammo box ammo belt, cooling can with hose fluted cylinder & cylinder cover. The model made of cast metal alloy parts with faux webbing belts, straps, cylinder cover and plastic water hose is a true representation of the original in miniature form. A nice feature of this model is that it has moving parts (cocking handle, breech cover, ammo tin lid & flip up rear sight). The Vickers set is mounted on a wood plinth with engraved identification plaque and crossed Vickers below King’s Crown depicting the Regimental badge of the WW1 MGC. The model including plinth measures 6 1/4" x 4 3/4"x 6 1/4". The price for this excellent scale model of an iconic WW1 weapon includes UK delivery. Sn 23312 (corridor shelf near hand bells)

£225.00