British Vickers MMG Belt Repair Tool German Militaria Twelve days before the end

Twelve days before the end of World War I

president of the National Rifle Association

Sweden obtained a license to manufacture a variant of the design for domestic use as the Husqvarna m/1907 and began production in 1917 to meet both military needs and civilian demand

The barrels were band fastened

British Vickers MMG Belt Repair Tool German Militaria Twelve days before the endOriginal Item: The repair tool for the Vickers fabric ammunition belt is basically a rivet setter. Between each cartridge in the belt was a brass strip, and every third strip was longer and extended past the front edge of the belt. The extra length was provided as a gauge to identify where the tip of the bullet should be. The strips were fixed to the belt with small brass rivets IMA has a very few of the tools and some original rivets and long strips.