Original British WWII Vickers Machine Gun Night Sight Military Maps Common nicknames are "pe-pe-sha" from

Common nicknames are "pe-pe-sha" from its three-letter prefix and "papasha" (Russian:

and the hacking mechanism

The most exciting marking

Ammunition can is not included

but may show minor tears/wear

Original British WWII Vickers Machine Gun Night Sight Military Maps Common nicknames are "pe-pe-sha" fromOriginal Item: You're Not Going To Believe This: IMA has found a few of these night sights for the Vickers Mk I Medium Machine Gun. The first two types were luminous, using small glass vials of radium. After World War 1, the machined attachment bases for both front and rear sights were converted from the original luminous sights of World War 1 to the nonluminous sights of World War 2, so very few of the original sights survived.