April 11-13, 2023 Firearms and Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2023
This is a Lewis machine gun parts kit less the receiver which includes the desirable and hard to find .30-06 feed arm as well as the gas nut and muzzle piece. Kit also includes the shroud, aluminum cooling radiator, bipod, gas nut retention bar, gas piston, barrel, bolt, cocking handle, safety lever, spanner wrench, mainspring assembly, handgrip assembly, complete buttstock with buttplate, and action cover with palls and rear sight. Also included is a spare barrel out of the shroud and 2 vintage British illustrated “pocket” manuals on the Lewis gun, which both announce on front cover, “with notes on the .300 (AMERICAN) Lewis gun.” (1) “The complete Lewis Gunner” and (2) "Lewis Gun Mechanism made easy” CONDITION: Overall appearance and finish is generally very good overall original finish, mostly grey patina with some brown patina, particularly at the buttplate. Wood has a chip out of both right and left side and some handling marks but remains completely serviceable. Bore of barrel in gun is extremely fine, and the other barrel has somewhat shiny lands, dark in the grooves with moderate pitting, particularly towards the muzzle. Bolt face is extremely fine. This kit is just the thing for the owner of a high condition .30-06 Lewis machine gun who wants to have spare parts they can utilize at the range, or for the forward-thinking machine gun enthusiast who thinks they may encounter a deactivated .30-06 Lewis gun and will be needing some parts. JWK 2023-4-26