MACHINE-GUN, 'Lewis', .303 Mk VII, British

W1970.381

.303 calibre Mk VII light automatic Lewis machine gun.
Engraved to cover plate; 'Lewis AUTO Gun/ MOO. 1914 - Pat/ A/ 35600' and 'Manufactured by/ The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd./ ENGLAND for/ 'Armes Automatiques Lewis/ BELGIUM'.
Rear sight; 'arrow up/ .303/ Mk VII'. Sights; fore - bridge; rear - leaf. Calibre; .303. Ignition; centrefire. Action; automatic magazine fed.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.381
Accession Date: 6 Feb 1962

Measurement

length1300mmoverall
length670mmjacket/barrel

 

 

The WA Museum is in the process of digitising its collections. This record may not have been reviewed by curatorial staff and may be inaccurate or incomplete. Research departments are continually working on these collections by adding new objects and reviewing existing content when new information is made available.

Enquiries can be emailed to reception@museum.wa.gov.au

 

 

Share
Facebook Twitter

Cite this page
Western Australian Museum Collections https://museum.wa.gov.au/online-collections/content/W1970.381
Accessed 12 Aug 2024

Rights
We support the open release of data and information about our collections.

Text content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Image content on this page is copyright WA Museum.