The Vickers MkI machine gun entered British service in 1912 and was retired in 1968, having served in two world wars and a list of conflicts as long as your arm. To reduce its legacy to just a couple of dates in a history book would be an extreme disservice, as it was one of the most important pieces of small arms history of the 20th century, with an impact far beyond what could be originally envisioned by its maker.
The Vickers company was the General Dynamics of the British empire’s twilight years. Capable of producing everything from battleships to locomotives to cars and small arms, it was one of the first
