72 usmc Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 The whole thing is an unbelievable treasure. Thanks for posting. Most could never buy such a jewel. I hope it goes for display trips at gun shows or your local museum so others can enjoy. I just marvel at the demils that IMA offers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 Thanks 72 USMC, I have taken it to the state history museum, parades and to re-enactments. IMA does have some nice items, a little pricey sometimes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Here are some images of the Lewis Gun in action during WW1 by US Marines. These are from the National Archives. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Nice detailed image of Lewis guns in storage. I would love to have some of the ammo crates at the bottom of the image! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 WW1 US soldiers with the Lewis gun 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsmith89 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Hi, I recently found 4 of these brass lewis gun barrel jacks at an old British weapons depot. Would anyone have any idea on what they are worth? I can’t find any examples online. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 Never seen these before, I would be interested to see what you find out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsmith89 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 They where made to remove the cooling fins from the barrel and for protecting the breach in the wooden transit chest 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 Picked up some spare Lewis Gun oil brushes (marked VAC & VSM) that were carried in the butt stock and a 1918 dated small parts tin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Finally got around to filling the spare parts pouch, shown below are 2 charging handles, 1 bolt, 1 extractor, 1 ejector cover, 1 cartridge guide spring, 1 magazine pawl spring, 1 magazine catch, 1 feed pawl, 1 gear stop, 1 magazine loading tool, 1 pull through cleaning rod and string, 1 broken shell extractor and one spring scale. There a few more odds and ends I might add to this. But it's looking pretty good so far. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 WW1 era US Marines with the Lweis gun. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achtung Spitfire! Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 31/12/2023 at 21:37, Gildwiller1918 said: Finally got around to filling the spare parts pouch, shown below are 2 charging handles, 1 bolt, 1 extractor, 1 ejector cover, 1 cartridge guide spring, 1 magazine pawl spring, 1 magazine catch, 1 feed pawl, 1 gear stop, 1 magazine loading tool, 1 pull through cleaning rod and string, 1 broken shell extractor and one spring scale. There a few more odds and ends I might add to this. But it's looking pretty good so far. That’s impressive. Excellent detail, I’m sure a lot of time and energy went into putting that together 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Thank you Spitfire, I am still working on it, takes time to find all the parts and some are expensive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 WW1 Portuguese Soldiers with Lweis guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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