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Original 1944 Dated WWII Webley Matching Drum Magazine Pouches for the Vickers ‘K’ Machine Gun used by the S.A.S & L.R.D.G in North Africa, Italy and the Balkans by Maker B.H.G. 22127. - 22127 The Vickers K machine gun, known as the Vickers Gas Operated (Vickers G.O.) or Gun, Machine, Vickers G.O. .303-inch in British service, was a rapid-firing machine gun developed and manufactured for use in aircraft by Vickers-Armstrongs. The high rate of fire was needed for the short period of time when the gunner would be able to fire at an attacking aircraft. The weapon was adopted for land use during World War II. The Special Air Service adopted the weapon for their hit and run tactics, mounting it in pairs on their jeeps. Over the years, it was assumed by some that they took the phased-out VGO because they could obtain no other suitable machine guns, but with its high rate of fire and low-friction locking design. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War who also made use of the gun during their raids. Dated 1944 with the manufacturers mark B.H.G Ltd (Barrow Hepburn & Gale is a British luxury leather goods manufacturer best known as the producer of the despatch boxes used by the Government of the United Kingdom. In the Second World War, the company aided the British war effort as they had done in the First World War, producing leather goods for the government. The tanneries at the Grange in Bermondsey were destroyed during the Blitz. George Odey, the director of Barrow Hepburn and Gale since 1933, would be appointed a CBE for his company's contributions). Worn as a set of two pouches facing forwards in conjunction with the 37 pattern web braces and waist belt, in excellent condition the pouches measure; 30 x 24cm and are in un-issued condition. The stitching, straps and buckles are in perfect order. Both wide straps bear the code ‘AE 0220’. The price for this piece of history includes UK delivery. 22127. £295.00
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