[airservice]

hello
funnel for vickers or artillery ? British military proof and some marking
thanks

 

[cantrell]

I’d vote Vickers with the broad arrow but I’m not sure. I’d be interested if you are selling it (I’m not sure what they go for). It would be an improvement over what I use for a funnel now

 

[pa123guns]

I use plastic funnel from harbor freight.. works great! Haha
I have seen that style of funnel advertised as a Vicker funnel. Others can confirm.. price..Last ones I saw were sub $100

 

[Mr.Maim]

Does that say "2.95 INCH" ?

Powder funnel?

In any event, I don't believe it is for the Vickers. I believe the Vickers leather funnels all had a metal spout/nozzle that was affixed to the leather funnel. That leather spout/nozzle would get chewed up pretty quickly if inserted into the fill hole of a Vickers water jacket.

Paging @redroth . Redroth to the white courtesy phone please....

 

[redroth]

I have seen those before and according to Richard Fisher they were used on WWI Vickers MG as well as the ones with the metal tubes. I only have the ones with the metal tubes.

the one shown above does say 2.95

 

[airservice]

hello , thanks for reply , better pics when l have in hand
look like same here Spare parts and tools - The Vickers Machine Gun

 

[airservice]

hello , better pic of marking , brass tube inside leather

 

[L999here]

Might the leather have been worn/taken off the early funnels...?

 

[redroth]

Might the leather have been worn/taken off the early funnels...?

Hard to understand exactly what you mean but I think the answer is no. The later/other Vickers funnels have a bend in the metal portion of the funnel’s tube.

 

[L999here]

Since it was stated that there was a brass/copper tube inside the leather of the funnel tube,it does not seem out of the ordinary that with use the leather was prone to damage,especially during combat. Therefore,because there was likely to be haste in filling the water jacket,a bend in the brass/copper tube might have been thought to be a better modification on the later funnels and eliminate the leather covering.

 

[airservice]

fit water jacket