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  1. Tom OBrien
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    TOBRUK 1941 - 1 ESSEX Regt

    Hi all, A way back I picked up some of the 1 Essex Regt war diary for the period of their time in Tobruk during October - December 1941. I've...
    Thread by: Tom OBrien, Apr 14, 2025, 10 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
  2. SteveB
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    Help to identify sub machine gun

    Hi Can anyone make out the gun he is holding please? Thanks Steve
    Thread by: SteveB, Apr 2, 2023, 3 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  3. Fatboy Coxy
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    Training of Infantry on crew served weapons

    Hi all, during WW2, how were soldiers already serving in infantry battalions given formal trained on the smaller crew served weapons, ie Boys...
    Thread by: Fatboy Coxy, Mar 25, 2023, 5 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  4. Marco
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    Unknown Light MG

    Can anyone identify this stubby looking MG? Used by the Dutch in Asia. Thanks! [ATTACH]
    Thread by: Marco, Mar 15, 2023, 4 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  5. Smudge
    Thread

    Stuart tank .30 ammo box

    Hi all Does anyone have any info on this ammo box, as fitted to Stuart's? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Designation, dimensions, clear...
    Thread by: Smudge, Jun 7, 2022, 9 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  6. 14/264
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    Besa, why 7.92mm?

    Something I've wondered about for some time, why the Besa machine-gun used in British tanks was chambered for the 7.92mm round. Why wasn't it...
    Thread by: 14/264, May 17, 2022, 15 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  7. TTH
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    Aircraft MGs in the ground role

    The title of the thread is more or less self-explanatory. In the course of the war, many belligerents found themselves short of ground MGs and...
    Thread by: TTH, Feb 18, 2022, 12 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  8. Richard Fisher
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    Information on the Bren gun - new page on the #VickersMG website

    For those who want more information on the Bren light machine gun, we've started to collate information we have in the archive here on a new...
    Thread by: Richard Fisher, Jan 10, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  9. Richard Fisher
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    Evolution of the #VickersMG spare parts box, case and wallet contents 1914-1960

    In this long video we track the development of the spares and tools carried with the Vickers machine gun (in British, Empire and Dominion service)...
    Thread by: Richard Fisher, Jan 5, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  10. Richard Fisher
    Thread

    Vickers MG study: H 5529 (and the Vickers machine gun mechanism)

    Here we take a closer look at one specific gun in the collection. This time it's H 5529 - a 1918 gun with a smooth barrel casing. An added bonus...
    Thread by: Richard Fisher, Nov 3, 2020, 7 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  11. Richard Fisher
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    The Vickers Gas-Operated machine gun - the Vickers K

    The Vickers K was used extensively across the British and Commonwealth forces during the Second World War, but as I discuss in the video, it also...
    Thread by: Richard Fisher, Jan 16, 2020, 18 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  12. Richard Fisher
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    The Vickers machine gun monopod

    Earlier in the summer, we did some blank firing from one of the monopods for the Vickers machine gun. These were issued so that the guns could be...
    Thread by: Richard Fisher, Dec 10, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  13. TD.
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    GREAT BRITAIN - THE TOMMY GUN STORY

    My name is Tom Davis, Jr. and I am a new member of WW2talk.com. I recently authored a book on the Thompson submachine gun. It is titled, GREAT...
    Thread by: TD., Mar 22, 2016, 2 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
  14. TTH
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    TO & E for US .50 Cal Browning M2HB heavy machine gun

    Despite my best efforts at sites like bayonetstrength150.com, I am still unclear on the allotment of the M2 HB .50 caliber HMG to US Army and USMC...
    Thread by: TTH, Nov 17, 2014, 9 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  15. DavidW
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    Thompson Sub Machine guns

    Were "Tommy" guns ever issued as part of the Weapons Establishment of Field Companies/Squadrons or Field Park Companies/Squadrons in 1942?
    Thread by: DavidW, Oct 10, 2014, 41 replies, in forum: Royal Engineers
  16. The Cooler King
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    LF Museum 95

    Uploaded by: The Cooler King, May 26, 2014, 0 comments, in album: The Fusiliers Museum - Bury, Lancashire
  17. The Cooler King
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    LF Museum 94

    Uploaded by: The Cooler King, May 26, 2014, 0 comments, in album: The Fusiliers Museum - Bury, Lancashire
  18. The Cooler King
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    LF Museum 93

    Uploaded by: The Cooler King, May 26, 2014, 0 comments, in album: The Fusiliers Museum - Bury, Lancashire
  19. The Cooler King
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    LF Museum 998

    Uploaded by: The Cooler King, May 26, 2014, 0 comments, in album: The Fusiliers Museum - Bury, Lancashire
  20. The Cooler King
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    LF Museum 2

    Uploaded by: The Cooler King, May 26, 2014, 0 comments, in album: The Fusiliers Museum - Bury, Lancashire
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