Deactivated Vickers MKI HMG

Non EU sales Only. Can be redeactivated to EU/ UK spec. Deactivated British Vickers MKI .303 Heavy Machine Gun. H Prefix, VSM stamped parts, Vickers Armstrong, Erith, so 1918 production and in very good deactivated condition. Complete with very rare 1915 dated tripod with foot notches. The Vickers Gun was adopted in 1912 and retired from service in 1968, the Vickers Machine Gun can best be summed up by Ian V. Hogg, the well-known and respected small arms expert. He describes an action that took place in August, 1916, during which the British Army's 100th Company of the Machine Gun Corps fired their ten Vickers guns continuously for twelve hours. They fired a million rounds between them, using 100 new barrels, without a single breakdown. 'It was this absolute fool proof reliability which endeared the Vickers to every British soldier who ever fired one.' No more needs to be said! All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold London or Birmingham proof marks and a certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly. Can be redeactivated to EU/ UK spec.