GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
WILSON SIDEPLATE FLUTED JACKET VICKERS MACHINE GUN ON TRIPOD WITH NUMEROUS ACCESSORIES (FULLY TRANSFERABLE).WILSON (SIDEPLATE)VICKERSVSA-115303MODERN; NFACal. .303 British. 30-1/4" bbl. Extremely fine and very attractive VSM marked fluted jacket Vickers machine gun on a Wilson registered sideplate. In addition to an orig Australian manufactured fuzee cover is a very attractive reproduction brass fuzee cover, currently on gun. Bronze .303 feed block with Australian marked feed arm also in gun. Accessories include, spare bbl and lock, broad arrow marked spanner and reproduction combination tool as manufactured by Dolf Goldsmith, reproduction steel sight bracket with long pins for placement on side of receiver, clamp on windage front sight, orig lubrication and water cans, bulbous flash hider shell in ZB26 mag can, low profile rotating spout water can and high profile water can, orig black rubber steam hose, rare orig wooden with brass hardware ammo box with tabless 1964 dated belt with approximately 200 live rnds of commercial Boxer Primed ammunition, five white steel ammunition cans, four wooden ammunition boxes, four aluminum Turkish Vickers belts, four green cloth brass tabbed Vickers belts, two tabless Vickers belts, and approximately 800 boxer primed .303 cartridges empty cases by S & B and PPU. There are also 120 rnds of commercially loaded Boxer Prime cartridges in this lot. Three very desirable books included; The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land by Dolf Goldsmith, .303 Vickers Medium Machine Gun by Ian Skennerton, and a 1943 from C.O.C. Training Center Instructions for Armourers. Also included is a WWII era brass headed tripod and orig Vickers transit chest with steel and brass cleaning rod and oiler inside. External numbers not matching. This is a National Firearms Act item and requires BATF approval for transfer. This item is fully transferable on an ATF form 3 or 4. CONDITION: Overall appearance extremely fine upon remanufacture with white filled lettering and matte finish on blue parts with extremely attractive polished brass fuzee cover and more of a matte finished feed block. Top of jacket marked "VSM" with broad arrow and military proof marks. Wooden handles extremely fine and attractive with a grain check on the left handle. Oil caps of spade handles have very nice sealing washers. Brass chains at muzzle and steam cork appear vintage. Tools and cans are in fine to extremely fine condition with orig vintage wood and brass box having a cracked lid but still very attractive and serviceable. Belts appear in good condition as does transit chest, tripod also in fine and serviceable condition. Mechanics of gun are crisp. Spare bbl and lock extremely fine showing little if any use. Fine strong bright bore of bbl in gun, extremely fine bore in spare bbl. Boxer Primed brass in orig paste board boxes. A very attractive and as documented in consignors home video provided to this cataloger, "A fine running gun". Fluted jacket Vickers tend to bring favorable comments from all and this one is especially nice with its accessories. 52516-1 JWK94 (12,000-18,000)