Vickers MG Collection & Research Association

Vickers MG Collection & Research Association Established in 2011 to share and improve information about the Vickers MG and those that used it around the world. Company Registration No. 07855202 (England).

Registered Charity No. 1210266 (England and Wales). https://www.patreon.com/vickersmg

In today’s uploads for on Patreon for the Supporter Corps is this training manual for the ‘Ordnance Smoothbore’ Smit...
08/06/2026

In today’s uploads for on Patreon for the Supporter Corps is this training manual for the ‘Ordnance Smoothbore’ Smith Gun.

Made famous by an episode of Dad’s Army, there’s no mention of onions here.

Also used by parachute battalions in their early war establishments.

It’s a couple of days late for the anniversary but here’s the Order of Service for the service held immediately before O...
07/06/2026

It’s a couple of days late for the anniversary but here’s the Order of Service for the service held immediately before Operation OVERLORD D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. 

Free post on Patreon so take a look for an insight into the depth of the archive we have available. https://www.patreon.com/posts/160452686

07/06/2026

The being demonstrated.

Our next demo day is on Saturday 18 July 2026. If you want to see the Vickers and more firing up close then get in touch to come along. Early access and discounted tickets are available for members of the Vickers MG Supporter Corps: two months membership at £5 per month gets you £30 discount!

Possibly the longest serving (at the time) small arm that landed on Operation OVERLORD D-Day 6 June 1944!*The Mk 1 was...
06/06/2026

Possibly the longest serving (at the time) small arm that landed on Operation OVERLORD D-Day 6 June 1944!*

The Mk 1 was introduced in 1912 but was still an irreplaceable capability in the British Army. As such it went ashore with a number of units, from the MG Platoons in the motor, airlanding and parachute battalions, Divisional MG Battalions with the infantry divisions and Independent MG Companies in the Armoured Divisions. There was also Vickers GO (the ‘K’) with the Army Commandos and even 2nd Ranger at Pointe-du-Hoc had them on the Dukw ladders!

Maybe not suited to be movement needed to get off the beaches, it enabled consolidation of positions quickly and gave that 4,500 reach inland when it got into position. It became an active part of the Normandy campaign and units such as (as recorded in A CANLOAN Officer) expended many many rounds from this ‘Edwardian’ gun.

*Claymore swords and bows and arrows do not count!! Springfield M1903 rifles in use were variants introduced after 1912.

03/06/2026

Next demo day is on Saturday 18 July. Drop us a comment or message to find out more.

We are hosting another of our demonstration days in the Midlands on Saturday 18 July 2026. We will be showcasing a serie...
03/06/2026

We are hosting another of our demonstration days in the Midlands on Saturday 18 July 2026. We will be showcasing a series of firing fi****ms from the collection in a way you just can’t experience anywhere else.
Our event in 2025 was a huge success with a variety of fi****ms from a Second World War theme and this time the theme will be the ‘sidearms of the Emma Gees’ so tracking the fi****ms that machine gunners carried when serving with the Vickers machine gun, as well as the Vickers of course! And a few guest pieces, including those that we perhaps missed last time.
It will be similar to the demonstrations we have conducted for schools, like that shown here: https://youtu.be/Z1Ln4L0GS-8
To purchase tickets, you will need to go through our shop. Members of the Vickers MG Supporter Corps have exclusive access until late June so snap them up this month to secure your place.

29/05/2026

Here’s a reel of today’s archive uploads for the Vickers MG Supporter Corps on Patreon. British Army and RAF Forms, as well as personal photographs previously unseen of anti-aircraft guns being used in the desert, possibly for anti-tank fire.

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