Gun, machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- .303 calibre
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0568.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Lewis Machine Gun 1914
- LOCATION
- Birmingham, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A188
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL, LEATHER & MAHOGANY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 101.0 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- 8.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- BSA
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Birmingham
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1914-1940S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AUTOMATIC GUN DELIVERING CONTINUOUS FIRE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ABOVE HANDLE 'MANUFACTURED BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO. LTD. ENGLAND FOR ARMES AUTOMATIQUES LEWIS BELGIUM' ON TOP OF BREECHBLOCK 'LEWIS AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN MODEL 1914 PATENTED 7907, A188' BELOW THIS IS A CROWN & 'B88'
- Missing
- From CA of 06/14/1999 by Corey Stephen: No - Complete
- Finish
- BLACK VARNISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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