Original British WWI Pair of Vickers MMG Parabolic Flash Hider - Shrapnel Battle Damage U.S. Antique Guns The Later Years 1816 through

The Later Years 1816 through the Civil War

and the metalwork overall now displays a lovely worn gray patina

and this has made the markings faint

The top strap over the cylinder is stamped BRITISH / BULLDOG

and dated January 13

Original British WWI Pair of Vickers MMG Parabolic Flash Hider - Shrapnel Battle Damage U.S. Antique Guns The Later Years 1816 throughOriginal Items. Only One Set Available. This is a scarce set of very rare, early British parabolic flash hiders for the Vickers Mounted Machine Gun. This style of flash hider was basically a large round bulbous device with four vent holes, one on each side. It was designed to basically capture all the gas and firing residue inside this large bulbous area and then let the gas and flash slowly dissipate through these side vent holes. One of the two