light machine-gun
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19390002-268
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Birmingham Small Arms Co.
- Date Made 1914-1919
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - United KingdomContinent - Europe, Country - United Kingdom, Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, firearm
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1914/01/01
- Latest 1919/12/31
- Brand Name / Model 1914
- Inscription A81 (BROAD ARROW);LEWIS AUTO GUN MOD 1914 PAT;MANUFACTURED BY BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO LTD, ENGLAND FOR ARMES AUTOMATIQUES BELGIUM
- Pattern Name Lewis
- Materials Steel, Aluminum, Walnut, Brass
- Service Component Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Measurements Height 36.8 cm, Length 128.5 cm, Width 20.3 cm
- Related activity Machine-Gunner
- Caption Lewis Light Machine-Gun
- Additional Information The Lewis gun provided an infantry section or platoon with added fire support and was light enough to carry forward rapidly in an attack. Issued to British, Canadian, and Commonwealth troops in the summer of 1915, the Lewis was air-cooled and fed by a 47-round magazine.