British Vickers Medium Machine Gun Brass with Steel Strip Feed Block Martini-Henry Parts WW1 issue Mess tins sets

WW1 issue Mess tins sets (aka meat cans) comprising of oval aluminum tin with steel fold out handle

All have markings stenciled across nape of neck

These tumblers were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company

or 32 g at 1

British Vickers Medium Machine Gun Brass with Steel Strip Feed Block Martini-Henry Parts WW1 issue Mess tins setsOriginal Item: The most commonly found type of feed block for the Vickers gun is the brass block with the steel belt ramp riveted into the bottom of the feed way. The original version has a brass feed ramp cast as part of the feed block, but it was found to wear out too fast from friction with belts passing over it. The solution was to replace the brass ramp with a steel strip, which is riveted in place. In Very Good to Excellent Condition.