Original British Vickers MMG Oil Can - Mk I Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly This artillery carbine features 24"

This artillery carbine features 24" barrel of heavy construction and is marked WHITWORTH PATENT directly in front of the infantry rear sight

These early variants are distinguishable from the later ones by having a curved radiator grille

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together with the hilt

southeast of Wicca

Original British Vickers MMG Oil Can - Mk I Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly This artillery carbine features 24"Original Item: This is the first oilcan issued with the Vickers Medium Machine Gun. The can is constructed of plated steel with a brass screw cap. Ours are the early version with a brush attached to the cap. The capacity is 0. 5 pint. The official name is CAN, OIL, MG, MK I, and it was introduced in February of 1915. See Dolf Goldsmith, The Grand Old Lady Of No Mans Land (Collector Grade Publications, 1994), page 506. These very early WW I oil cans