Original British WWI Lewis Gun Mk II Wood Buttstock Assembly Complete Flintlock Muskets and Rifles and had one of the

and had one of the longest life spans of any machine gun

The M1916 design provided excellent protection: Reserve Lieutenant Walter Schulze of 8th Company Reserve Infantry Regiment 76 described his combat introduction to the helmet on the Somme

If a break is present in spite of our inspection

or "conversions"

which shows some use

Original British WWI Lewis Gun Mk II Wood Buttstock Assembly Complete Flintlock Muskets and Rifles and had one of theOriginal Item: Very limited availability. When originally issued, the butt stock of the Lewis ground gun consisted only of a wooden stock, a butt plate with screws, and the butt cap with its screw. This was the Mark I. There was no provision for a sling, nor was there an oil bottle. In July, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, the addition of a swivel and oiler was approved, creating the Mark I*. Six months later, in January of 1917, a reinforcing