Portuguese 5 Round En-bloc clip of 6.5×53mmR Inert Ammunition Machine Gun It has a beautiful cut

It has a beautiful cut swag design and a start cut base

The design philosophy of the gun was that it should have a restricted rate of fire so that it could be installed in relatively light armoured vehicle turrets but still fire accurately enough to deliver a sufficiently lethal projectile to destroy APCs and similar vehicles at ranges of over 1

There is gilding to the rim of the top and handle and to the base rim but this is quite rubbed

Manufactured by Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Radway Green (RG) and dated 1983

This ensures that the lightweight barrel has a low wear rate

Portuguese 5 Round En-bloc clip of 6.5×53mmR Inert Ammunition Machine Gun It has a beautiful cutThe 6. 553mmR is a late 19th century rimmed centerfire military rifle cartridge similar to other early smokeless powder designs. Portugal's Navy adopted this cartridge for the Mannlicher Model 1896, officially known as "Espingarda Portuguesa Mod. 1896". It was also used by artillery and cavalry units of the Esercito. It was used only shortly until the adoption of the Mauser Vergueiro, and most were then sent to the colonies. These inert rounds are