British Maxim M-1893 .303-in Firing Pin U.S. Ordnance and head wounds from the

and head wounds from the falling shrapnel generated by the new technique of indirect fire became a frequent cause of battlefield casualties

as the Gladiators began to be used to support allied convoys

He was stationed in New Guinea and flew numerous missions on B-24s during the summer of 1945 some of which are documented in his flight folder which contains pages of Individual Flight Records

Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

British Maxim M-1893 .303-in Firing Pin U.S. Ordnance and head wounds from theOriginal Item: WOW! Did you ever think you would see these for sale? Original firing pin assemblies for the British M1893 Maxim Machine Gun, the gun that became famous in the African wars. Unlike the later Vickers firing pins, which were machined from a single piece of steel, the Maxim firing pins consisted of three parts, the body, the striker, and the ? pin, fixing, striker.? IMA has only a handful of these firing pins for sale. Firing Pin Assembly