{"product_id":"british-vickers-mmg-rear-sight-assembly-range-scale-mkiii-type-2","title":"British Vickers MMG Rear Sight Assembly \u0026 Range Scale: MKIII** (type 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003eOriginal Item\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e: As with any long-serving military arm, design changes will occur over time, especially as the methods of use of the weapon change.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe British Vickers Mk I Medium Machine Gun served for over 50 years in environments as different as the trenches of the Western Front in the First World War to the jungles of Southeast Asia and the deserts of \u003c?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/\u003e\u003cplace w:st=\"on\"\u003eNorth Africa\u003c\/place\u003e in the Second World War.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe basic design of the gun was so sound from the beginning that it was not modified significantly during its service life.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eOne feature that did evolve, however, was the design of the rear sight.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe basic component is a long (over 9 inches) folding sight stem hinged to the top of the receiver.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough the sight is normally used with the stem erect, there is an aperture for use when the leaf is folded.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis aperture is sighted for 400 yards.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eA range scale is screwed onto the face of the leaf.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese scales are of the No. 2 Mk I variation, graduated for the .303 Mk VII ball cartridge.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eThe major differences in rear sights on the Vickers MMG is the design of the slide assembly.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe following models are available from IMA (The Mk III** was by far the most common issue):\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eSight Assembly Model\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eStem Model\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\"\u003e                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eSlide Model\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003eSight, Tangent, Mk III\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003eMk II\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\"\u003e                             \u003c\/span\u003eMk II V-notch\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSight, Tangent, Mk III**\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003eMk II\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\"\u003e                         \u003c\/span\u003eMk II* aperture \u0026amp; knob\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003eSight, Tangent, Mk IV\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eMk II\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\"\u003e                             \u003c\/span\u003eMk III enclosed aperture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Item is: Sight Assembly Mk III**, With Stem Mk II \u0026amp; Slide Mk II*, W\/friction spring and large butterfly wings on the knob.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26168201349,"sku":"VMK1F1D","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/VMK1F1D.jpg?v=1600801960","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/british-vickers-mmg-rear-sight-assembly-range-scale-mkiii-type-2","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}