Vickers Machine Gun (1912 Pattern)
Vickers Machine Gun on Mark IV Tripod (1912 Pattern)
Here she is, the Queen of Battle of the Great War, the reaper of No Man's Land, the ultimate development of the Maxim gun. The Vickers. Definitely the most iconic weapon I've drawn to date, it is synonymous with World War 1 and the slaughter of trench warfare. Virtually indestructible by mechanical means, these guns would fire for days and nights on end, consuming ammunition, water and men alike. The weapon in various forms served nearly 60 years from 1912 to 1968, and has never been surpassed in reliability and the sheer ability to endlessly put lead downrange of the operator. So I went all out on the drawing to pay proper respects to a weapon of such immense prowess.
Also, AG M/42 is now on my to-do list thank you for bringing it to my attention.