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 …

Aug 15, 2021 · 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 …

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, …

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 …

Nov 6, 2024 · 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 …

Jul 31, 2019 · Throughout its career, it served as a fixed defensive weapon, an aerial machine gun and as a Light Machine Gun (LMG) at the infantry level. The Lewis Gun went on to serve …

Aug 1, 2014 · 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 …

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 …

Designed in the United States in 1911 by U.S. Army Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis (and based upon an earlier overly-complex design by Samuel McLean), the Lewis gun comprised an early …