Original British WWI Lewis Automatic Display Machine Gun with Magazine - Lewis Gun Original Display Machine Guns 577 cartridge

577 cartridge

This is what we call a “sleeper" recently found at a country estate sale

Overall length: 11 5/8”

a final rehearsal before D-Day

Original Item: According to the Quartermaster QM 3-4 Catalog the Bag

Original British WWI Lewis Automatic Display Machine Gun with Magazine - Lewis Gun Original Display Machine Guns 577 cartridgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. With the exception of the German FG 42, this is one of the most difficult World War One or Two Display Machine Guns to find on the market today. Developed in 1914, this example is clearly marked Lewis Auto Gun and shows the manufacturer The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., ENGLAND. It also bears the marking of Armes Automatique Lewis, BELGIUM. It is mounted with a well marked original bipod, and would be the