British Vickers Medium Machine Gun Lock Martini-Henry Rifle Dates in the 1940s

Dates in the 1940s

It soon became apparent that such an outfit would need load bearing equipment that would support long-range independent operation

Gebruder Bohler & Co

Original Item: Standard infantry leather equipment at the close of the 19th century was either buff white or brown

British Vickers Medium Machine Gun Lock Martini-Henry Rifle Dates in the 1940sOriginal Item: The Vickers Gun was a major advance over earlier Maxim type designs, and one of the innovations that had the biggest effect was the changing of the direction in which the locking elbow unlocked. This allowed a great reduction in the size of the receiver and also resulted in a much more compact lock design. Although once plentiful, Vickers locks have now become scarce. IMA has only a few left in stock. Each of these locks has been