Vickers machine gun

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A British machine gun team using the Vickers machine gun during the Battle of the Somme

The Vickers machine gun (also known as the Vickers gun) was a machine gun that was used by the British Army.[1][2] It was made by Vickers Limited.[1] The machine gun was used by the British Army from 1912 to 1968.[2] It was very reliable.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vickers Gun". Spartacus Educational. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWvickers.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "THE VICKERS MACHINE GUN". Vickers Machine Gun Collection and Research Association. http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/. Retrieved 2011-10-17.