British WW1 Vickers Fluted Display Machinegun with Tripod Fusee Spring & Cover regimental stick or swagger stick

regimental stick or swagger stick

then Prime Minister of Nepal

These are seldom encountered for private purchase as the British Government discourages sales of police surplus and normally require all helmets to be destroyed

but other options were available on special order

The 19th Century proved a critical one for the advancement of firearms

British WW1 Vickers Fluted Display Machinegun with Tripod Fusee Spring & Cover regimental stick or swagger stickOriginal Item: Only one available. Repurchased from an IMA customer who bought this weapon from us over a decade ago. The Serial Number is in the B5 range indicating date of manufacture as March, 1918 at the Erith Factory in Kent, UK where all the earliest Vickers Guns were made. The fluted water jacket is unpainted and stunningly retains most of the original blued finish. The brass head tripod is of the earliest type without the raised nomenclature