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Lewis gun

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Lewis gun
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a light air-cooled drum-fed gas-operated machine gun used chiefly in World War I
[named after I. N. Lewis (1858-1931), US soldier]
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He was the number two in the Lewis gun team and his role was to carry and assemble the spare parts for the machine gun.
OBITUARY; Harry Patch by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
CAPTION(S): Troops in the trenches, probably near Ypres, firing a Lewis gun Wounded heroes of Jutland in 1916
Ypres haunted by the echoes of war by Birmingham Mail (England)
A zealous student of history and the inner workings of firearms, Mark is also the only guy I know who can identify Lewis Gun extractors, by manufacturer, blindfolded.
Uncertain ground by Venola, Richard / Guns & Ammo
 
 
 
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