Lewis gun, 1915


Although designed by an American this gun predominantly saw service with the British army and was in use from 1915 until 1939. It was designed with an aluminium barrel casing to use the muzzle blast to draw air into the gun and cool down the internal mechanism. It could fire 550 .303 rounds per minute. The gun weighed 26lbs.


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