The First World War Vickers MG! Our latest infographic is now on Patreon as a free access post. Head there to learn more about who did what and what equipment was carried. It is a great piece of work so, although free, please do subscribe to support the work we do. www.patreon.com/posts/vicker...

Field Engineering and Mine Warfare, Pamphlet No. 2 - Field Defences (All Arms), 1957, Amendments No. 1

Field Engineering and Mine Warfare, Pamphlet No. 2 - Field Defences (All Arms), 1957, Amendments No. 2

Field Engineering and Mine Warfare, Pamphlet No. 2 - Field Defences (All Arms), 1957, Amendments No. 3

Infantry Training, Volume II, Infantry Heavy Weapons, Pamphlet No. 21, Part 1 - 3-inch Mortar Technical and Battle Handing, 1963

Pocket Book for the .303 Vickers Machine Gun. Based on Official Text Books.

Field Engineering and Mine Warfare, Pamphlet No. 2 - Field Defences (All Arms), 1957

Training Regulations, 1934. Reprinted with Amendments (Nos 1 to 5), 1940

A preview of our next archive box to catalogue and share is now on YouTube. Propaganda leaflets, Christmas Cards, Home Guard notebooks, tank stowage diagrams and forms and much more! Check out the comments for where to find it.

The Thompson M1928A1 is the subject of our next Extra! Dispatches from the Dugout over on Patreon.

AP1641P Volume 6: Small Arms and Ground Defence Weapons: Repair and Conditioning Instructions V10557.1 item Air Publication 1641P, Volume 6. Small Arms and Ground Defence Weapons. Repair and Reconditioning Instructions. Air Ministry Includes amendments up to 1967. 1967 1 83 pp English

Head to YouTube for our latest video. It’s a long one but Rich explains the changes in machine gun use during the First World War. There’s something for all aspects from the logistics to the technical aspects of the Vickers MG and a bit about the Lewis and Maxim.

Infantry Training, Volume IV, Tactics, Training for Night Operations (Provisional), 1965, Amendments (No. 1)

Infantry Training, Volume IV, Tactics, Training for Night Operations (Provisional)

Machine Gun Training Centre - Lectures

Infantry Training, Volume II, Infantry Heavy Weapons, Pamphlet No. 21, Part 3 - Mortar Tactics and Battle Procedure, 1964

Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 13, Grenade, 1942.

Our latest video of the extras from Dispatches from the Dugout is now over on the VMGCRA Patreon. Dave and Rich take a closer look at the MP28 we fired during the range segments.

For those in the south of England, Rich will be giving a talk to the Wessex branch of the Western Front Assoc this Saturday 3 January 2026 in Pimperne, near Blandford, Dorset. It will cover machine gunnery during the First World War, the Machine Gun Corps, their training and the people in it.

Infantry Training, Volume II, Infantry Heavy Weapons, Pamphlet No. 21 - 3-inch Mortar, 1951

Infantry Training, Volume I, Infantry Platoon Weapons, Pamphlet No. 3 - No. 4 Rifle and Bayonet (All Arms), 1955

Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 12 (India) - Bayonet, 1944 (ROMAN-URDU)

Infantry Machine-Gun Company Training (Provisional) 1917

Infantry Training, Part VIII.- Fieldcraft, Battle Drill, Section and Platoon Tactics

Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 13, Grenade, 1942.

Another great cartoon inside of this Machine Gun Corps Christmas Card (47 Battalion, 47 Division) and we have also included a special Christmas gift offer for those who would like to trial our Patreon access. Head to the VMGCRA Patreon and find this post.

Today’s Machine Gun Corps Christmas card was sent from 149 MG Company in 1917. Inside is a great cartoon illustration capturing a pillbox with men wearing the company flash. Part of 149 (Northumberland) Brigade. Full card accessible on the VMGCRA Patreon.

Military Training Pamphlet No. 56. MOUNTAIN WARFARE.

Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 13, Grenade, 1942.

Vickers Automatic R.C. Gun Class E, for Aeroplanes

Infantry Training, Part VIII.- Fieldcraft, Battle Drill, Section and Platoon Tactics

An extra card today. ‘Almost MGC’ as it is a 1917 Tank Corps card sent by a former member of 24 Battery MGC Motors - Jack Harkness - for who we hold several pieces. @tankmuseum.bsky.social

A simple postcard but from a unit that had only a brief existence with the Machine Gun Corps. When Yeomanry troops found themselves on lorries for the last months of the war.

What’s more festive that a #VickersMG mowing down a group of Germans? 8 Battalion Machine Gun Corps thought this was fine in 1918. Head to our Patreon to see the whole card.

Our latest video: Extra! Dispatches from the Dugout taking a closer look at the PM1910 Maxim we fired and how it was to clean and maintain it. Only over on the VMGCRA Patreon. Join from £3 per month and access one of the biggest online military history archives.

Another in house design from the #MachineGunCorps. This time from their camp at Alnwick, Northumberland in 1917. Head to our Patreon to see all the pages with no subscription required.

Another card from the archive. This is #MachineGunCorps ‘adjacent’ as the Machine Gun School was staffed by men of the Artists’ Rifles and School of Musketry at the time.

The Home Guard Pocket Manual

Our Christmas card today is not just for the Machine Gun Corps but all of the regiments and corps of the 14th (Light) Division are listed around the central picture of Delville Wood and remembers their actions of August 1916 - one of the more ‘interesting’ Xmas perspectives!

Another MGC Christmas Card on the VMGCRA Patreon today (for everyone). This was drawn by Borlase Smart who was Artists’ Rifles and then an instructor in camouflage for the Machine Gun Corps.

Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 12 - Bayonet. 1942

Military Training Pamphlet No. 26. Notes on Concealment and Camouflage.

Military Training Pamphlet No. 54. GUERILLA WARFARE

Machine Gun Battalions in 1917? This Christmas card challenges our thoughts on that. Error or an area we haven’t really explored?

Another example of the #MachineGunCorps soldier’s name and company being printed inside this one. A great poem inside as well - not perhaps one of the ‘classics’ but pretty clever. Head to Patreon for free access to read it.

Another Advent Machine Gun Corps card today. One for New Year more than Christmas but interesting because the sender’s name is printed, rather than written, inside alongside their company. Yesterday do our Friday archives we shared some more regular postcards too.

Alfred Leete? You’ve seen his work before! His #MachineGunCorps Christmas Card is now on the VMGCRA Patreon.

Some niche #VickersMG knowledge has helped describe this Machine Gun Corps Christmas Card. Two machine guns on the front but neither are the Mark 1 gun! More detail and a new card every day over on the VMGCRA Patreon.

Today’s Machine Gunner Advent Christmas Card is for the Motor Machine Guns and has an amazing sketch inside of a motorcycle machine gun combination being chase by enemy cavalry! Available for free of the VMGCRA Patreon. #firstworldwar #militaryhistory

Infantry Training, Part VIII.- Fieldcraft, Battle Drill, Section and Platoon Tactics