Name/Title
1915 British Army Vickers-Maxim Machine-GunEntry/Object ID
1966.19.1aDescription
1915 British Army Vickers-Maxim Machine-Gun, s/no. L-786. Twin hardwood grips, blued steel trigger levers. Rectangular blued steel receiver with left fusee spring cover, right cocking handle/pivot. Detachable top feed block. Caliber .303-inch blued steel barrel 76cm (30 in) long surrounded by 55cm long/11cm diam fluted cylindrical barrel jacket. Blued steel muzzle brake/compensator 7.3cm long x 5.7cm diameter. Leaf rearsight ramp 200-2000 yards. Rearsight a barleycorn post.Made/Created
Date made
1915 - 1965Notes
Date: 1915Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Presentation plate on receiver stamped: "Presented by Maharajah Sir Chandrasum Shere Jung, R.B., G.C.B, G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., D.C.L., of Nepal, 1915." Stamped rear barrel jacket: "L 786 V.S.M." Stamped rearsight: "V.S.M. .303 VII No.2 Mk I. Accession number on underside.Dimensions
Height
16 inWidth
13 inLength
110 in
