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.

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.

Lewis light machine gun is a gas operated, air cooled, full automatic only weapon that fires from open bolt. It has a non-removable barrel with aluminum radiator, enclosed into tubular barrel jacket of relatively large diameter; jacket was opened from both front and rear.

Mar 3, 2021 · The Lewis light machine gun was developed by U.S. Army Col. Isaac Newton Lewis in 1911, based off the inner working of a previous machine gun attempt invented by Samuel McClean.

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 throughout World War 1 (1914-1918), World War 2 (1939-1945) and was in limited use during the Korean War (1950-1953).

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 …

Jan 15, 2019 · The Lewis light machine gun dates back to the early years of the 20th century, when Col. Isaac Newton Lewis, formerly of the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Corps, capitalized on the experimental...

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 armed conflict. Its distinctive profile, portability and general ease of operation ranks it as the true forerunner of later light machine guns.

Dec 30, 2020 · It was the Lewis Gun, an all-but-forgotten weapon today that was ubiquitous on the battlefields of The Great War because it could be carried, mounted on vehicles and even placed on...

WEAPONS OF WAR: Lewis Light Machine Gun Nicknamed ‘the Belgian Rattlesnake’ this American-designed machine gun became a staple support weapon in the British arsenal in the Great War. Rob Langham profiles the multi-role arm that provided incredible mobile firepower.