The Vickers machine gun, also known as the Vickers gun, was a well-known British designed machine gun that saw extensive use by Australian forces during the early 20th century, including both World Wars Korea and Malaya.
The Vickers machine gun was chambered for the .303 British cartridge, which was the standard ammunition used by the Australian Army at the time. The Vickers gun operated on the principle of recoil, using a locked-breech, short-recoil action. It featured a heavy barrel that was water-cooled to prevent overheating during sustained fire.
It had a cyclic rate of fire of approximately 450 to 500 rounds per minute. However, the gun was typically fired in short bursts or single shots to conserve ammunition and prevent overheating.
In 1968 the Vickers Gun was given a full military funeral at Bisley!
Tomorrow the last of the Australian 54mm teams that I have.
Very interesting Dave, I didn’t know it lasted so long 👍🏻.
Yep. Some that I used looked like the were some of the originals.