Vickers Gun Disassembly
Heavy MGs
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The Vickers Gun is an iconic weapon, developed from the Maxim and adopted by the British in 1912. It served for over 50 years in conflicts all around the world. In this video, Richard Fisher of the Vickers Machine Gun Collection and Research Association shows us how to disassemble a Vickers. Big thank you to Rich for taking the time to help with this video and provide the voice over explaining the process! We'll have more videos on the Vickers Gun in the future! Check out Richard's work over on the Vickers Machine Gun Collection and Research Association's site here: https://vickersmg.blog/ Check out the accompanying blog for this video here: https://armourersbench.com/2019/08/04/vickers-gun-disassembly/ If you enjoyed the video please consider supporting our work via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported, non-monetised channel and any help is very much appreciated! Check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://utreon.com/c/Armourers-Bench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc Don’t forget to like, comment, share and subscribe and help us spread the word!
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