I got an email from a fellow a few days ago asking if there is a good book out there on the Vickers gun, so I figured it would be a good time to do a review of Dolf Goldsmith’s gold standard work, The Grand Old Lady of No Man’s Land. The good news is that it covers pretty much everything you would want to know about the Vickers in all its iterations…the bad news is that it’s very difficult to find these days. Any price under $200 is very good, and worth buying at.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/book-review-the-grand-old-lady-of-no-mans-land/
At Forgotten Weapons I think the most interesting guns out there are the most obscure ones. I try to search out experimental and prototype weapons and show you how they work, in addition to more conventional guns that you may not have heard of before. You’re much more likely to find a video on the Cei Rigotti or Webley-Fosbery here than an AR or Glock. So, do you want to learn about something new today? Then stick around!
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