Original British Vickers MMG Receiver Bottom Plate Hand Select:No Two shades were used

Two shades were used

These are what the Germans used to sight and fix positions on the closing Allied Battleships in the English Channel

Heavy wear areas inside the cover are protected with leather

Most also have a very nice W

to complete the aiming adjustment

Original British Vickers MMG Receiver Bottom Plate Hand Select:No Two shades were usedOriginal Item: The Vickers receiver bottom plate joins the left and right receiver sides. The front is open to allow fired cartridge cases to be ejected. IMA offers the bottom plate in two configurations: as a complete assembly including the shutter (a sliding cover that closes the ejection port when the gun is not firing) and the bottom plate alone, without the shutter. British Vickers Medium Machine Gun Mk I