I'm looking for a WW1 Vickers parts kit. I have a WW2 kit that I would be happy to trade in part for the WW1 kit.
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The badly pitted fluted jacket that is on GB (Auction # 475400352) is a WWI jacket and suitable for a dummy gun only (IMHO).There's a fluted jacket dummy Vickers on gunbroker now - along with a pitted fluted jacket. You don't see them offered much.
.gunbroker Item=476756419
The jacket is NOT pitted, no heavy paint hiding stuff, one of the nicest jackets I've seen
My additional cost, not including the dummy gun, of starting with a dummy fluted jacket as compared to using an IMA Lithgow kit was:476756419 on GB was the dummy I was referring to - it has a steel feed block too - nice addition. Unfortunately you would still need a left side plate and unmodified internals. When all is said and done the parts to build a fluted jacket semi starting with with a dummy (costing $2100) would be $2500 at least. Notwithstanding the majority of parts on most Vickers kits will be WW2 Australian and quite possibly DP to begin with.
That being said there is something romantic about a fluted jacket Vickers on a pod.
The price is $1800 unless you do the "buy it now" or someone else raises the bid476756419 on GB was the dummy I was referring to - it has a steel feed block too - nice addition. Unfortunately you would still need a left side plate and unmodified internals. When all is said and done the parts to build a fluted jacket semi starting with with a dummy (costing $2100) would be $2500 at least. Notwithstanding the majority of parts on most Vickers kits will be WW2 Australian and quite possibly DP to begin with.
That being said there is something romantic about a fluted jacket Vickers on a pod.
I'm just curious, what's the SN?Anyone wanting better pictures let me know
The trunnion was manufactured in June 1916.L6251 is what's stamped at the top rear of the jacket/trunnion
I have a spare right and left.... I should add SA rsp.If I had a plate I would buy Brian's kit. I was so depressed when I had to build mine with a smooth jacket.
R