Vickers K machine gun
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:29 pm
This weapon is a derivative of the Vickers-Berthier imaged below:
This weapon is a derivative of the Vickers-Berthier imaged below:
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Vickers K machine gun
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This weapon is a derivative of the Vickers-Berthier imaged below:
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:17 am
When the 'K' guns became obsolete/redundant in WW II, Col. David Sterling scrounged some from the RAF and gave them a new lease of life as vehicle mounted guns. See 'The Phantom Major' by Virginia Cowles, William Collins, Sons & Company Ltd.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:27 am
That is a very good read as I remember. 
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:43 am
Vicker's K guns which had become redundant in the RAF were scrounged by David Sterling for his SAS and were given a new lease of life as vehicle mounted weapons. See 'The Phantom Major' by Virginia Cowles, William Collins, Sons & Company Limited. (abt 1957/8)
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:17 am
Somehow the first post, which hadn't worked, eventually did so 
Here's an interesting link to tho LRDG etc
http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/lrdg/mgs.html
Here's an interesting link to tho LRDG etc
http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/lrdg/mgs.html