Vickers machine gun teams of the Manchester Regiment filmed in action against German AA defences by the River Aller near Rethen, Germany, 1945. Film: IWM A70 299-5 | Imperial War Museum London

15K views · 494 reactions | 'Stripping and assembling a machine gun. It is very easy when you know how.' Trainees strip and re-assemble a Vickers machine gun at the Machine Gun Corps Training School at Rombly, France, in June 1918. Film: IWM 243 | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

Fully Functional LEGO Vickers Mk. E Tank – Firing main gun with high range, power and recoiling effect – Spent shell casing ejection system into collection tray – Realistic, functional suspension (Leaf-Spring Bogies) – Nine motors in total - four PF XL Motors just for driving – Powered by two AA battery packs in the hull and one 7.4v LiPo in the turret – Powered by three SBricks – Full drive control with tracks – Track tensioners to remove or fit tracks – 360-degree, traversing turret – Straight

12K views · 360 reactions | In this clip from War Pictoral News, British workers test newly-produced Vickers, Lewis and Bren and Browning machine guns at a factory, 1942. © IWM WPN 41 | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook