Lewis Automatic aerial machine gun and camera (scarfe mounting)

Made:: circa 1914 in Birmingham

Lewis Automatic aerial machine gun and camera (scarfe mounting), serial number 58145, barrel length 670 mm / 26.4 in and calibre 7.924 mm / .303 in, by Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, United Kingdom, c. 1914

Details

Category:: Photography

Object Number:: 1923-1072

Materials:: leather, steel (metal), wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall: 220 mm x 982 mm x 115 mm,

type:: registered firearm (section 5), aerial gun and aerial camera

credit:: Imperial War Museum

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