The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two unidentified members of a militia Light horse unit firing a Vickers .303 machine gun. which is mounted on a tripod. The gun is water cooled around the barrel, which allows for prolonged firing, by the metal container and hose attached to the front of the barrel. Note the large amount of empty ammunition clips at the feet of the soldier firing the gun.
Studio portrait of an unidentifed soldier posed as if firing a Vickers Maxim .303 machine-gun. The gun is displayed with ammunition belt and box and a handfull of "spent" cartridges have been arrange
Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group, Papua. 26 June 1943. Three Aerodrome Defence personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF digging gun pits for their tripod mounted .303 Vickers machine guns
BARREL NEEDS TO BE COOLED AFTER RAPIDLY FIRING 300 ROUNDS, IS HELD IN PLACE BY A BUTTON WHICH ALLOWS IT TO BE REPLACED IN AN INSTANT.
BARREL NEEDS TO BE COOLED AFTER RAPIDLY FIRING 300 ROUNDS, IS HELD IN PLACE BY A BUTTON WHICH ALLOWS IT TO BE REPLACED IN AN INSTANT.
Probably LEIGHTERTON, ENGLAND. C. 1918. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (PROBABLY NO. 8 TRAINING SQUADRON) TRAINING WITH MACHINE GUNS. THE GUNS ARE A LEWIS MK 1 LIGHT MACHINE GUN MOUNTED ON A V
FORD MODEL T UTILITY, ARMED WITH A TRIPOD-MOUNTED VICKERS .303 MACHINE GUN,MANNED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. WWI., PALESTINE.
