Original WWI British Lewis Gun LMG Bolt

Description

Original Item: WWI British Lewis Gun LMG Bolt offered in good to very good condition, will require cleaning. These have unmatched serial numbers, so they have definitely seem service and possible armorer servicing.

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 number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War. It is visually distinctive because of a wide tubular cooling shroud around the barrel — often omitted in World War I when used on aircraft — and a top-mounted drum-pan magazine. It was commonly used as an aircraft machine gun, almost always with the cooling shroud removed, during both world wars.