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Vickers-Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual

$7.00 USD $33.00
Vickers-Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual is the first in a range of Haynes crew-served heavy weapons manuals. Firearms expert and acclaimed author Martin Pegler, a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, describes the concept of an automated machine-gun and its potential use for land forces.
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By Martin Pegler

Vickers-Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual is the first in a range of Haynes crew-served heavy weapons manuals

The Maxim gun was the first fully automated machine gun to be introduced into military service at the end of the 19th century. Gradually refined to become the Vickers 0.303in medium machine-gun, it was used widely by British and Commonwealth forces in both world wars. Operated by a three-man crew, it was popularly known as 'the Vickers'.

Firearms expert and acclaimed author Martin Pegler, a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, describes the concept of an automated machine-gun and its potential use for land forces; its genesis, design, development and early trials; and the introduction by the UK military of the Vickers machine gun and its adoption for infantry, aircraft and armoured vehicles in the world wars of the 20th century.

This book is Hardback.

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S.M.
Maxim Machine Gun

Typical Haynes manual, well illustrated and a good read. Nuff said !.

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P.H.
inside job

the history of automatic guns how we arrived at the Vickers machine gun and a good help if modelling it

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M.J.
Haynes Vickers mg

A great book on the Vickers gun. great value and a always a pleasure to deal with the tank museum well done as always AAA+

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G.C.

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Vickers-Maxim Machine Guns (Haynes Manual)

Very interesting read. Purchased as a "wild card add on" to my main order. Proved a wise buy.

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Vickers-Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual

$7.00 USD $33.00

By Martin Pegler

Vickers-Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual is the first in a range of Haynes crew-served heavy weapons manuals

The Maxim gun was the first fully automated machine gun to be introduced into military service at the end of the 19th century. Gradually refined to become the Vickers 0.303in medium machine-gun, it was used widely by British and Commonwealth forces in both world wars. Operated by a three-man crew, it was popularly known as 'the Vickers'.

Firearms expert and acclaimed author Martin Pegler, a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, describes the concept of an automated machine-gun and its potential use for land forces; its genesis, design, development and early trials; and the introduction by the UK military of the Vickers machine gun and its adoption for infantry, aircraft and armoured vehicles in the world wars of the 20th century.

This book is Hardback.

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