Vickers All-Steel Feed Block Body Hand Select:Yes These are the flares that

These are the flares that would have been used in IMA's Leucht Pistole 42 during the War

Collectors know that M1 helmet liners produced in Belgium are the best of the post war WWII style liners because

- There should also be a dome stamp (under the paint)

and may have minor defects

the base is hinged to allow manipulation of light beam

Vickers All-Steel Feed Block Body Hand Select:Yes These are the flares thatOriginal Item: While the vast majority of Vickers machine gun feed blocks were made of brass, a few were made of steel because of the improved wear characteristics. The manufacture of the steel blocks was discontinued, however, because of the greatly increased time to machine them. Consequently, all steel blocks are hard to find today. IMA has found a few of these steel blocks. The blocks are in good to very good condition.