British Vickers MMG Belt Repair Tool German Militaria The barrels were band fastened

The barrels were band fastened

which have a lug on the bottom of the barrel for the pin

or Model 38 and its variants were a series of official submachine guns of the Royal Italian Army introduced in 1938 and used during World War II

England has been full of such items but sadly in years since WW2 most everything has gone

Twelve days before the end of World War I

British Vickers MMG Belt Repair Tool German Militaria The barrels were band fastenedOriginal Item: The repair tool for the Vickers fabric ammunition belt is basically a rivet setter. Between each cartridge in the belt was a brass strip, and every third strip was longer and extended past the front edge of the belt. The extra length was provided as a gauge to identify where the tip of the bullet should be. The strips were fixed to the belt with small brass rivets IMA has a very few of the tools and some original rivets and long strips.