Lewis gun - Wikipedia
The Lewis's popularity as an aircraft machine gun was partly due to its low weight, the fact that it was air-cooled and that it used self-contained 97-round drum magazines.
The Lewis Gun: A Forgotten Trench Warrior? - The Armory Life
Mar 9, 2021 · A common misconception is that the Lewis Gun was water-cooled. It wasn’t and instead an aluminum barrel-shroud caused the muzzle blast to draw air over the barrel and cool it.
The Lewis Gun — Seven Fascinating Facts About the Light Machine Gun …
Nov 6, 2024 · Each gun had its strengths: the Vickers was better for stationary positions due to its water-cooled design, which allowed for continuous firing without overheating. Meanwhile, the Lewis gun’s air-cooled system, lighter weight, and ease of mobility made it ideal for advancing troops and quickly changing battlefield conditions.
Lewis Gun Light Machine Gun (LMG) - Military Factory
Jul 31, 2019 · The shroud allowed the weapon to be an "air-cooled" machine gun which ran contrary to developments such as the storied Vickers model which required use of a water canister and hose attachment for its cooling.
The Lewis Gun Goes to Europe - Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Oct 20, 2016 · The Lewis gun help change machine gun tactics during the First World War. The gun weighed 28 pounds, compared to almost 100 pounds for a British Vickers Gun with its tripod and water filled jacket, and the Vickers was one of the lighter water-cooled guns at the time.
The Lewis Gun – Small Arms Defense Journal
Aug 15, 2019 · They didn’t have the time or resources to develop or copy the light machine gun so instead, using existing manufacturing facilities, modified and “lightened” the MG08 into the water-cooled MG08/15 – a heavy and clumsy alternative stop gap measure. There was nothing like the Lewis gun on the battlefield.
The Lewis Gun - Small Arms Review
Aug 1, 2014 · The Lewis gun is considered one of the classic machine guns of World War I and is recognized as the first practical light machine gun produced in large quantities used in a large armed conflict. Its distinctive profile, portability and general ease of operation ranks it as the true forerunner of later light machine guns.
Lewis Light Machine Gun Review | Traiblazing Through War
Jun 9, 2020 · The Vickers, Maxim, and Browning M1917 machine guns were water cooled and could be fired over long periods of time without the barrels overheating. This was an issue in the first World War because of poor battlefield tactics used by military brass.
Mark I Lewis Gun: The Allies’ Mobile Equalizer - HistoryNet
Feb 27, 2014 · The most successful light machine gun of World War I was the brainchild of Dr. Samuel N. McClean, who conceived a gas-operated, water-cooled machine gun, and Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis, a U.S. Army artillery officer, who in 1911 modified it into a much simpler, lighter and more reliable air-cooled weapon.
First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Lewis Gun
Designed in the United States in 1911 by U.S. Army Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis (and based upon an earlier overly-complex design by Samuel McLean), the Lewis gun comprised an early light machine gun widely adopted by British and Empire forces from 1915 onwards.