Items tagged defences in MV Collections

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Gatling Gun - Armstrong Mitchell, 1884

Armstrong Mitchell Gatling gun with 10 barrels within brass jacket, made in 1884. The Gatling gun is an semi-automatic early machine gun, apparently first used in combat in the Americ ...

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Electronic Valve - British Services, Beam Tetrode, Type VT51, mid 1930s

Beam Tetrode, made for the British Defence Department (Royal Air Force) introduced in the 1930s. It was used in output amplifiers in battery powered radios or military equipment. It h ...

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Lantern Slide - Map No: 2 Guam, 'Key of the Western Pacific', circa 1920

Part of a collection of magic lantern slides relating to British naval history originating from the St John's Home for Boys. These slides were produced in Melbourne after the First Worl ...

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