Description
eagle on the left breast along with a genuine CBI patch on the left shoulder along with a set of Captains bars
three pockets for the spare lenses
overall it is very sound but someone obviously wanted it smooth devoid of any imperfections
Surplused in Jabalpur India in 1996
The bands are all matching and all retain their original screw keeper at the end of the tension screw
British Vickers-Berthier Butt Stocks: Exotic w/ Recess Sales eagle on the left breastOriginal Item: One Only! The Vickers Berthier light machine gun was a very close contender in the interwar trials that led to the adoption of the BREN gun by Great Britain. Britain? s colonial Indian Army, however, decided to adopt the V B rather than wait for the British Army? s BREN gun requirements to be completed. (Ian V. Hogg, Machine Guns, Krauss Publications 2002, pp. 106 107) IMA has found three only butt stock woods for the Vickers Berthier