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This object is on display in World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

Object Details

Date

1918

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

ARMAMENT-Guns

Manufacturer

Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company

Physical Description

Colt manufactured Vickers 11 mm aircraft machine gun with rectangular riveted box receiver with sheet metal fussee spring cover on left side and cocking handle on right side; ejection port on bottom and two hinged covers on top with feed block under front cover; fluted water jacked with punched louvers for air cooling; Colt-style muzzle booster. 1918.

Dimensions

Overall: 6 x 6in., 20lb., 44in. (15.24 x 15.24cm, 9.1kg, 111.76cm)

Materials

Steel blued and in the white, brass, wood

Inventory Number

A19690200000

Credit Line

Transferred from National Museum of American History, Division of Military Technology

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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