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*English Vickers Machine Gun SN: ET82

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD
*English Vickers Machine Gun SN: ET82
"Fully Transferable" Water cooled belt-fed medium machine gun chambered in either 8mm Mauser or .303 British(present configuration). This Vickers Gun was #82 of 200 imported from Egypt according to Dolf Goldsmith and was completed with a FAKTS sideplate. Featured a blued finish, 28" .303 barrel with muzzle booster & cone protector, corrugated water jacket with shrouded blade front sight & tan canvas cover, No 2 Mk I flip-up aperture rear sight graduated to 2,900 meters, Australian MK II* dial sight with brass base, brass .303 loading block, .303 lock assembly, polished brass fusee spring cover, sliding dust cover on the underside of the receiver, reciprocating crank handle and wood handle spade grip with integral storage compartments, grip safety & central trigger. Includes a Mk IV adjustable tripod with wood transit case, wood transit case for the machine gun, brass belt loading tool marked "Machine Filling Belts/Maxim .303 inch/Mark II L& M" with wood transit case, two spare .303 barrels, a 8mm barrel, red steam hose, tool box with combination tools, torn case extractors, sighting tools, five spare .303 locks and an 8mm lock. Serial numbers match on the sideplate and water jacket. The receiver exhibits approximately 90% of it's blued finish showing light wear and a patch of surface rust on the top cover with a few small spots of light surface rust observed elsewhere. Action is sound, the bore is excellent and the green painted water jacket is fine.
Condition is Very Good+.
***NFA Firearm***
From The John F. Sukey Collection