Vickers Rear Cover, Stripped, WW1, SELECT Russian/Soviet Militaria As the Snider became more

As the Snider became more common in the field

the Italian government - as with other world powers - found itself desperately short of many viable war-making products including service rifles

It is equipped with a square base blade front sight

Lucy-le-Bocage and Vaux were laid flat by the Boche

A new production run was ordered

Vickers Rear Cover, Stripped, WW1, SELECT Russian/Soviet Militaria As the Snider became moreOriginal Item: The Vickers guns made during WW1 show some differences from later versions, although the basic model designation of the gun remained Mk I. On early models the ramps on the rear cover were milled out to save weight. We have a few rear covers with the early ramps.