Vickers Fusee and Chain Assembly Hand Select:Yes made famous by the Airborne

made famous by the Airborne Troops of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions

Very decorative

and leather/canvas tie down thong

this became an essential accessory for trench warfare

Intended for issue to Junior Officer's and specialized forces such as Pioneers and Sappers this model was produced with the old series side lock (action) which resembled having been converted from Flintlock and in 1842 was replaced by the more commonly encountered Lovell's style lock

Vickers Fusee and Chain Assembly Hand Select:Yes made famous by the AirborneOriginal Item: What the devil, you may ask, is a fusee? On the Vickers gun and all other guns of the Maxim family, it is simply a lever attached to the crank inside the receiver and to the recoil spring on the left exterior of the receiver. It includes a short bicycle like chain that connects the lever to the spring, and wraps around the lever when the operating parts are in recoil. These are very hard to find and IMA has only a few.