The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun. Designed privately in the United States though not adopted there, the design was finalised and mass-produced in the United Kingdom, [4] and widely used by troops of the British Empire during the war.

2021年8月15日 · Though disdained by the U.S. Army, Lewis guns were purchased by the U.S. Navy for the Marine Corps. When the Marines went to France in 1917, they had their Lewis guns—the best light machine...

The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun.

During World War I, the Lewis Gun became one of the most widely used aircraft-mounted machine guns by Allied forces. It saw extensive use on aircraft such as fighter planes, reconnaissance aircraft, and light bombers.

2024年11月6日 · THE Lewis machine gun, known for its distinctive barrel shroud, top-mounted drum magazine, and reliable performance, is one of the most recognizable weapons of the First World War. At 28 pounds, the .303 caliber Lewis was light enough to be carried by a single soldier—unusual for the era.

I thought I would take the Lewis Gun out again to get the shooter's point of view video like the others I have done. This is a .303 British caliber BSA made Lewis Gun built in 1915. Rate of...

The Lewis gun was designed by an American, Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis. It was one of the first successful air-cooled light machine gun designs, and used an aluminum radiator to pull heat off the barrel. The gun was used extensively in both World Wars.

2021年3月9日 · The Lewis Gun provided the mobility badly needed in the trenches during the First World War, and the infantry version was used on all fronts. An aircraft version was also produced, lacking the aforementioned barrel shroud. The Lewis Gun proved itself to be powerful, capable and effective.

2014年8月1日 · The Lewis gun is considered one of the classic machine guns of World War I and is recognized as the first practical light machine gun produced in large quantities used in a large armed conflict. Its distinctive profile, portability and general ease of operation ranks it as the true forerunner of later light machine guns.

The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a World War I–era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a …