Gun, machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AIRCRAFT/.303 IN. CALIBRE/DRUM/FEED/GAS OPERATED
- DATE
- 1935
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.1145.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Vickers Armstrong
- MODEL
- VICKERS G.O. MK.I
- LOCATION
- Crayford, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 6210
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- steel; wooden hand grip
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 101.0 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 15.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Vickers Armstrong
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Crayford
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945); this model first produced in mid 1930's; considered obsolete by end of WWII
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
when used on aircraft, usually mounted on swivel on 2 & 3-seater airplanes such as Fairey Swordfish or Fairey Battle & fired by Observer, or in turrets of larger airplanes - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering incised on right side of receiver reads: "VICKERS G.O. MARK 1/No. 6210"; number incised on barrel mounting ring: "2805"
- Missing
- front & rear sights; revolving drum magazine
- Finish
- black with dark brown hand grip
- Decoration
- none
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Vickers Armstrong, Gun, machine, after 1935, Artifact no. 1970.1145, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1145.001/
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