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brinesharks · 20 April 2005, 08:14 PM

Ok - a bit of self-help has done wonders. I have tracked down a copy of the RAF Handbook of the Vickers Gun, May 1919. I found it in the (Australian) Defence Library Service catalogue.

It has fantastic pictures of the gun and associated parts. The pictures of cutaway and multiple-views of parts should make the job of making a replica gun a whole lot easier. If people would like a photocopy of the book (72 pages), please let me know. It shows both MkI and MkII with ring sight, heater, muzzle and hand grip variations. Lots of great detail. I will try to get it scanned (my scanner is broken) for overseas enthusiasts that would like a copy.

Now I'll be able to line up those Fokkers/Albatros in my sights.....

20 April 2005, 08:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
brinesharks Scout Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 383	Ok - a bit of self-help has done wonders. I have tracked down a copy of the RAF Handbook of the Vickers Gun, May 1919. I found it in the (Australian) Defence Library Service catalogue. It has fantastic pictures of the gun and associated parts. The pictures of cutaway and multiple-views of parts should make the job of making a replica gun a whole lot easier. If people would like a photocopy of the book (72 pages), please let me know. It shows both MkI and MkII with ring sight, heater, muzzle and hand grip variations. Lots of great detail. I will try to get it scanned (my scanner is broken) for overseas enthusiasts that would like a copy. Now I'll be able to line up those Fokkers/Albatros in my sights..... __________________ We have no effective screening methods to make sure pilots are sane. — Dr. Herbert Haynes, Federal Aviation Authority.