Vickers Mk I
«Vickers Machine Gun»
Medium machine gunUnited Kingdom1912Historic
Water-cooled .303 British medium machine gun derived from the Maxim but much lighter; in British service for 56 years (1912–1968), legendary for reliability.
Medium machine gun//United Kingdom
ID — VICKERS-MK-I
Designation
Vickers Mk I
Vickers Limited
Caliber
.303 British
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Vickers Mk I
- Alias
- Vickers Machine Gun
- Manufacturer
- Vickers Limited
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1912
- Category
- Medium machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- .303 British
- Muzzle velocity
- 744 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~500 rpm
- Effective range
- 2000 m
- Maximum range
- 4100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 720 mm
- Overall length
- 1156 mm
- Empty weight
- 15 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Corto rinculo della canna (toggle lock)
- Bolt / action
- Toggle-locked, raffreddamento ad acqua
Feed
- System
- Nastro in tela da 250 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 250 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Adopted in 1912 as the Vickers .303 Machine Gun, replacing the heavier Maxim thanks to an inverted lock and a light-alloy receiver.
Backbone of British MG companies in WWI: a single Vickers fired over 1 million rounds in 12 hours on the Western Front (1916).
Remained in British service until 1968 and was used in every Commonwealth war up to Vietnam (Australian forces).
Variants
Mk I (fanteria)Vickers K (aviazione)Vickers .50 (mezzi)
Main users
United Kingdom · Australia · Canada · India · Sudafrica · Italia (preda bellica)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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