This is a fine example of an assembled British Mark I Vickers type medium machine gun as assembled by the FAKTS Company of Houston TX., using a combination of vintage Vickers and new-made components. The Vickers machine gun was basically an updated/improved version of the original German Maxim, and was used to great and brutal effect during World War I and beyond. While inter-war doctrine would shift to favor light machine guns like the Bren and air-cooled weapons like the Browning, the Vickers remained in British service into the 1960s. Blade front and elevation adjustable rear sights, the latter marked on the staff for the ".303 VII/No 2 MkI" cartridge, recoil booster on the green painted steel water jacket, and the FAKTS address and serial number on the right side of the receiver box, beneath the mainspring housing. Fitted with a set of smooth hardwood grips with integral oilers, a "butterfly" safety and thumb trigger.