GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
BSA LEWIS MODEL 1914 GROUND GUN (CURIO & RELIC).BSA LEWIS1914A344.303MODERN; NFA; C&RCal. .303 British. 28" bbl. Nice, solid representative specimen of a British Lewis gun manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company, Ltd. Includes one orig Mark III clamp on bi-pod, clamp on front sight and one 71-rnd British proof marked pan magazine. Gun is a re-number and this current re-number matches between the forward and back half of the gun. Numerous British and broad arrow proofs visible on different parts. Firing mechanism moves smoothly when operated by hand. This weapon appears fully functional. This is a National Firearms Act item and requires BATF approval for transfer. CONDITION: Good to very good orig finish. Mostly thinning to a grey patina with scattered light pitting getting somewhat more pronounced in places such as the flat table of the receiver next to the rear sight and along the outer edge of the shroud at the muzzle. Magazine also has about 80% coverage thinning to grey but appears completely serviceable. Wooden buttstock and hand grip in good serviceable condition with oil staining around the oiler reservoir and numerous nicks and bruises with a loss of about 3/8 of an inch of the wood at the toe of the buttstock. Noticeably heavy scale and pitting at very bottom of pistol grip. Bore has strong rifling but with some significant pitting at the forward 1/3 of bbl approaching the muzzle. Lewis guns are fun to shoot! This would be a perfect addition to ones collection to take to the range. 49296-19 JWK35 (10,000-15,000)