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

Today’s working day and we’re sorting spares in the sunshine. All components that were left with the British Army unti...
05/09/2026

Today’s working day and we’re sorting spares in the sunshine. All components that were left with the British Army until the 1990s. Some great individual items but fascinating quantities too. Literally tonnes!!!

The surplus is available for the Vickers MG Supporter Corps when catalogued.

A denim paybook? Well an officer’s record of service: the AB439. This is an Indian example and we’re currently uploading...
04/09/2026

A denim paybook? Well an officer’s record of service: the AB439. This is an Indian example and we’re currently uploading several dozen complete and blank examples to our Patreon as part of the Alistair ‘AB64’ Taylor legacy archive.

You can view all the variations and examples as part of the Vickers MG Supporter Corps for just £5 per month and support us.

Have you got plans for the first weekend in October? Want to learn about the ? Come along to our brand new Vickers MG E...
28/08/2026

Have you got plans for the first weekend in October? Want to learn about the ? Come along to our brand new Vickers MG Exhibition at The Pavilion Bisley.

It’s free entry and no need to book. If you want something extra though, book in on one of our guided tours for just £15 per person, or join the Vickers MG Supporter Corps and get a free place!

National R***e Association The Pavilion Bisley - Guest Rooms, Bisley, Woking

Inspired by Lynndon. 🇺🇸 and their malfunctions. Here’s a broken lock spring from the fired today. Possibly caused by a...
25/08/2026

Inspired by Lynndon. 🇺🇸 and their malfunctions. Here’s a broken lock spring from the fired today. Possibly caused by an overpowered round that the gun didn’t like at all. Thankfully a quick replacement and away we go.

1916 at High Wood on the Somme, did the 100 MG Company Machine Gun Corps fire one million rounds from their ten . Ric...
24/08/2026

1916 at High Wood on the Somme, did the 100 MG Company Machine Gun Corps fire one million rounds from their ten . Rich Fisher and Rich Willis investigated this back in 2017 and you can read their research at the VMGCRA Patreon (free access) or in our reprint of the history of the unit.

Full article by Richard Fisher now available on Patreon as Open Access (free). Head there to read (or check out the link...
23/08/2026

Full article by Richard Fisher now available on Patreon as Open Access (free). Head there to read (or check out the link in the comments). This article describes the changes enabled by the introduction of the Mark 8z am******on for the .

Reviews are on our sale page for the new book on the Bren Gun in the early years of the Second World War. If you’ve got ...
22/08/2026

Reviews are on our sale page for the new book on the Bren Gun in the early years of the Second World War. If you’ve got a copy, let us know what you think. Order from our website for a discounted copy.

14/08/2026

The SLR (Part 3): We recently added an L1A1 to our firing collection. More commonly known as the ‘SLR’ (self loading r***e) it was an FN design adopted by the British Army in the 1950s and was actually the last personal weapon of British Vickers machine gunners - who fancies carrying that with a tripod on your back?!?

Here’s a brief video showing several of our SLR variants and their accessories.

14/08/2026

The SLR (Part 2): We recently added an L1A1 to our firing collection. More commonly known as the ‘SLR’ (self loading r***e) it was an FN design adopted by the British Army in the 1950s and was actually the last personal weapon of British Vickers machine gunners - who fancies carrying that with a tripod on your back?!?

Here’s a brief video showing several of our SLR variants and their accessories.

14/08/2026

The SLR: We recently added an L1A1 to our firing collection. More commonly known as the ‘SLR’ (self loading r***e) it was an FN design adopted by the British Army in the 1950s and was actually the last personal weapon of British Vickers machine gunners - who fancies carrying that with a tripod on your back?!?

Here’s a brief video showing several of our SLR variants and their accessories.

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