Did British Soldiers Really Make Tea With Machine Guns?

More Tea, Vicker? The water-cooled Vickers machine gun was a stalwart of British and Commonwealth forces, but there's a persistent story that soldiers used the hot water from its cooling jacket to brew tea. In this clip from Myths & Misconceptions, Royal Armouries firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson explores how the Vickers kept its barrel cool, and considers whether soldiers might really have used it as an improvised kettle. #RoyalArmouries #JonathanFerguson #VickersMachineGun #WW1 #MilitaryHistory #HistoryMyths #Shorts Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.