Vickers Machine Gun (Deactivated)

Made by Vickers Limitedc. 1916Wellington, New Zealand

Representative record: the collection's holdings in this category are publicly documented, but this specific object is an illustrative example of the documented type rather than an individually confirmed holding. A deactivated Vickers medium machine gun — the water-cooled workhorse of British infantry in the First World War — held within the collector's documented WWI militaria collection. Deactivated to specification.

Provenance

c. 1916

Manufactured by Vickers

attributed

2021

WWI equipment documented in press coverage of the collection

documented

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Sir Peter Jackson

Wellington, New Zealand

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryMilitary History

MaterialsSteel, brass, water jacket, tripod

Dimensions1.1 m length

ConditionDeactivated; complete

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 79/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (c. 1916). Vickers Machine Gun (Deactivated) [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1916-007045.