Gun, machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 11MM CALIBRE
- DATE
- 1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0082.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Colts P.T.F.A. Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- VICKERS 1918
- LOCATION
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 17524
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- predom. steel; brass belt feed; oak hand grip on operating lever
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 112.0 cm
- Width
- 10.0 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Colt
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Hartford
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1918 TO 1940S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
mounted in fixed position for forward firing by Pilot - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering incised and painted at muzzle end of barrel jacket reads: "11 M/M CALIBER/VICKERS AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN/MODEL OF 1918/COLT'S P.T.F.A. MFG CO. HARTFORD, CT, U.S.A./NO. A 1780/1918 INSPR./cont'd. on other side: "17524/U.S.A. PATENT Nos/703859-1902/870497-1907/920832-1908/942167-1909/951999-1910/17524"; number stamped and painted on receiver directly above chamber reads: "17524"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- predom. black; brass belt feed; medium brown hand grip on operating lever
- Decoration
- none
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