a selection of Equipment
VICKERS HEAVY MACHINE GUN (me rght )
Calibre: .303
Weight: 93Ibs 8oz, in fighting order
Practical Range: 880 yards
Trajectory Elevation: Man standing at 660yrds
Operation: Short barrel recoil, water cooled
Rate of fire: 550 rounds/min
Ammunition: Rimmed case, Nickel silver jacketed bullet
lead core.
Ammunition packaging: Wooden crates containing 2 boxes of one cloth 250 cartridge belt.
Crew:Lance corporal/gunner carrying the tripod, loader carrying the gun itself, sight, cooling jacket tube and spare parts. Ammunition number carrying two 250 round cases of ammunition and the water condensing can.
( i hate carrying this thing!!)
Our MG34 forms part of our knocked out German position.
Below, it dosnt take a lot of imagination to see how the machine
gun ruled 'No-Mans-Land' in ww1 and was the killer of Infantry.
Below, complete no18 radio set with all headphones & morse key. Below right, 4a mine detector, we also have another boxed unused.
Below, Infantry pedal cycle as used during the D Day landings.
I am currently restoring another for this year..i wonder how many ended up in bushes during the landings!!
Above, HQ tent with contents and below left
Andrews collection of personal kit out on display.
