The loneliness of the V-B collector...

[tom]

Hi Folks

since Richard is humouring me I'll say a little bit about my collection of Vickers-Berthier kit.

Currently I have 3 deactivated guns, a Model 1925-1926, model 1928-1929 and a bitsa job with various interesting components but is mainly one of the later Vickers made smooth barrelled jobs, not quite a Mk II let us say. I'll inflict pics on you in due course.

Accesories wise I haven't much, 4 monopods, a mag loading guide and several magazines of two types, one interestingly made from factory altered Bren mag components, I have scanned in the following documents , some from my own collection, the rest from the Pattern Room Library. If anyone should want e copies just let me know...


Gale & Polden "The Armourers Handbook Part III Light Machine Guns" circa 1942, covers Mk I and II Bren, VB Mk III, Hotchkiss and .30 and .303 Lewis (word document)

1938 Indian LMG SAT (Vickers Berthier)

Instructions for Armourers 1936 India Part V Vickers-Berthier LMG (incomplete)

Light Machine Gun System Vickers-Berthier Model 1922

SAT Volume I Pamph No. 4 .303 Light Machine Gun (India) 1942

Instructions for Armourers 1936

Provisional commercial Vickers-Berthier Handbook circa 1930-34

Handbook for the Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun Model 1923

Handbook for the Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun Modele 1924-25 (was in French - Plates Only)

Handbook for the Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun Model 1925-26

Handbook for the Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun Model 1928-1929

Handbook for the Vickers-Berthier M.11

Some Vickers-Berthier Indian List of Changes entries

Some other odds and sods, I think I may still need to scan in a 1922 handbook, but I digress.

if theres anyone else out there with a interest in the V-B, drop us a line!

ATB

Tom

[britplumber]

Tom, your not alone, I've got one!!!












Just having you on!!

[tom]

snif!

not nice, you got me all hot and sweaty then!

;-{D)

ATB

Tom

[Tim]

Tom, Know a chap with one for sale , ser no 2339 , bout 90-95 % finish. Simply marked
VICKER BERTHIER ( DO THEY NOT PUT DATES ON THESE THINGS )
Wood work is pretty good but the stock is a litle strange as it is only wooded below the return spring tube , barrel is the fluted infantry type.
Any good to you or are you sorted ?

[tom]

Uw! Hellooo!
It's hard to say, without seeing pics of it, it could be either the Model 25-26 or 28-29 which I have or yet another varriation.

They were b*ggers for making minor varriations at the customers request, or to get rid of stock.

Any chance of him doing a couple of Pics?

ATB
Tom

[Tim]

Ok tom will contact and see if he can send pics of the beast , or a scan of info if he has any ?
regards
tim

[tom]

Any info would be good, but pics will clinch it.

Ta

Tom

[Tim]

Hey tom , cheers for the pics mate ,
the gun i mentioned is the same one as your top pic.
regards
tim

[tom]

Ah, well, cheers for the tip off anyway.

ATB

Tom