Original British WWI Lewis Gun Mk II Wood Buttstock Assembly Complete Flintlock Muskets and Rifles which shows some use

which shows some use

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

The later Bren featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine

or "conversions"

Original British WWI Lewis Gun Mk II Wood Buttstock Assembly Complete Flintlock Muskets and Rifles which shows some useOriginal 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