Vickers H Series Machine Gun WW1 .303 Machine Guns

Deactivated H Series Vickers Gun. This is a lovely example of the classic British Machine Gun of the Great War. It has the fluted jacket, rather than the latter smooth versions.

This example was made in 1918 and has seen extensive service. After WW1, this gun has re-issue/service stamps for 1922 and 1936. The gun was therefore one of the first that were overhauled as Britain prepared for the Second World War in 1936. The gun itself has at some point been converted to fire 7.92, the standard German ammunition. I think it is strongly possible that this gun was captured in WW2 and re-used by the Germans, a known practice. Possibly this gun was left in France after Dunkirk in 1940, if only it could talk!

At a later stage in its life, the gun was proof stamped to .410, most likely to allow it to fire blanks for re-enactment purposes. Having said this, it has the correct .303 brass feed block made by VSM and is as it should be.

The tripod is a 1942 dated example, which is common with a gun with a service history such as this. Tripod still has traces of storage grease.

This is an old spec deactivated, done in 1989 making it a lovely desirable version with moving parts and field strippable.

Also included is the wooden transit boxes for both the gun and the tripod. These are rather worn, and the tripod box has a damaged top.

Complete with original deactivation certificate.