Gun, machine

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OBJECT TYPE: Light automatic aircraft
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1200.001

MANUFACTURER: Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Lewis 1914
LOCATION: Unknown

More Information

General Information

Serial #: 71801
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. steel; non-ferrous metal (possibly aluminum) barrel jacket; wood panels on pistol grip

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 98.0 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 12.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aviation armament
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: BSA
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWI (1914-18)
Canada: Unknown
Function: mounted on swivel on airplane for defence against attacking enemy airplanes
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on top of receiver (under magazine) reads: "A527/A 19/7180[1]"; lettering on top of receiver near rear sight reads: "Lewis Auto Gun/Mod 1914 Pat/71801/A 19/Manufactured by/The Birmingham Small Arms CO LTD/ENGLAND/for/Armes Automatiques Lewis/BELGIUM"; numbering stamped on bolt reads: "C 2830"; lettering stamped into mechanism on left and right sides above trigger reads: "LEFT" & "RIGHT"
Missing: see condition report
Finish: predom. black; brass locking ring; silver bolt, barrel & unidentified metal component where stock (missing?) joins to receiver; dark brown wood grain pistol grip
Decoration: none

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Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., Gun, machine, 1914, Artifact no. 1970.1200, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1970.1200.001/

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