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Summary
.303inch Vickers Machine Gun
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| Title |
.303inch Vickers Machine Gun
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| Description |
Standard Vickers machine gun with tripod mount and associated ammunition belt, ammunition box plus petrol can (as a condenser can) with hose. The Vickers Gun was the standard British machine gun from 1912. It was heavy and mounted on a tripod, requiring a team of six men to transport it to and operate it on the battlefield. Although difficult to use on advancing troops, machine guns were used to deadly effect from defensive positions.
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| Date | between 1914 and 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Social History
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| Accession number |
YORCM : CA78.a-c
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| Credit line | Courtesy of York Museums Trust | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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