Original Pre-WWII Turkish Contract Vickers Display Machine Gun with Original Tripod Military Audio Interestingly in the patch box

Interestingly in the patch box we found an old News Paper Ad from the Shotgun News dated July 1st 1969 showing this very rifle

We have sorted them according the model and the markings on the striker

A great dagger here for those who know naval pieces and enjoy studying all their attributes

Blade has around 40% of original finish

This included the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions just back from Holland and the 517th and other separate units up from the Mediterranean

Original Pre-WWII Turkish Contract Vickers Display Machine Gun with Original Tripod Military Audio Interestingly in the patch boxOriginal Item: Only One Available. Today examples of a true Turkish Contract Vickers gun are extremely hard to find. During World War One Turkey sided with Germany, but it was a close run thing. Turkey could have been swayed to the Allie's cause, however, Britain lost the initiative by withholding promised arms and warship consignments directly prior to 1914, as they were understandably diverted for British use. The Turks were furious and the Germans