British Vickers Headspace Washer Set: No. 2 Original Machine Gun Part Sets with some bearing Rock Island

with some bearing Rock Island Arsenal ink stamps to interior (very faded)

Westinghouse did have a contract to producce airborne liners and converted an unknown amount to airborne configuration

The blade still retains original engravings and some gold inlay including the maker's name and address

These pouches are extremely rare

Delaware was not listed separately as it was part of Pennsylvania

British Vickers Headspace Washer Set: No. 2 Original Machine Gun Part Sets with some bearing Rock IslandOriginal Item: Headspace in the Vickers medium machine gun is adjusted by adding or removing thin washers from the connecting rod. See Ian Skennerton, S. A. I. S. No. 8, . 303 Vickers Medium Machine Gun, Plate G, items 15 ? 18. IMA has a few of the No. 1 (0. 003 inch) and No. 2 (0. 005 inch). British nomenclature is WASHER, ADJUSTING, NO. 1, . 003 IN and WASHER, ADJUSTING, NO. 2, . 005 IN. These are very rare, and IMA has only a very few. They are