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=Additional | =Additional Images= | ||
[[File: | [[File:97 Round Lewis Gun Magazine.jpg|thumb|none|200px|97-round magazine]] | ||
[[Image:Lewis-Savage.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun, produced by Savage Arms Company, on Light Ground Mount support - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:Twin Lewis.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Soviet twin "Lewis Model 1924" on Tur-6 mounting on TB-1 bomber. "Model 1924" is a Soviet designation of infantry Lewis machine guns, converted for aircraft service.]] | |||
=Discussion= | =Discussion= | ||
While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun. The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --[[User:Charon68|Charon68]] 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC) | While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun. The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --[[User:Charon68|Charon68]] 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Bren magazine compatibility? == | |||
I read somewhere the Bren magazine could be used on the Lewis, but I can't find any information on this. Is this true? It would make sense to design the Bren's magazine to be compatible with the Lewis, but it seems improbable for a conventional box magazine to work with the Lewis' feed mechanism. --[[User:Maxman|Maxman]] ([[User talk:Maxman|talk]]) 19:13, 12 November 2016 (EST) | |||
== Variants == | |||
As far as I can find, while the Mk I is the standard version, all the other Mk variants seem to apply only to the aerial Lewis guns; do the later ground variants have proper designations, like the two with the barrel shroud removed (one with carry handle, one with Thompson grip) on this page? [[User:Alex T Snow|Alex T Snow]] ([[User talk:Alex T Snow|talk]]) 17:52, 20 January 2019 (EST) | |||
Latest revision as of 22:52, 20 January 2019
Additional Images
Discussion
While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun. The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --Charon68 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
Bren magazine compatibility?
I read somewhere the Bren magazine could be used on the Lewis, but I can't find any information on this. Is this true? It would make sense to design the Bren's magazine to be compatible with the Lewis, but it seems improbable for a conventional box magazine to work with the Lewis' feed mechanism. --Maxman (talk) 19:13, 12 November 2016 (EST)
Variants
As far as I can find, while the Mk I is the standard version, all the other Mk variants seem to apply only to the aerial Lewis guns; do the later ground variants have proper designations, like the two with the barrel shroud removed (one with carry handle, one with Thompson grip) on this page? Alex T Snow (talk) 17:52, 20 January 2019 (EST)