The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a World War I-era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War.
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length (km)
1.2827
weight (kg)
12700.8
width (mm)
0.1143
origin
United Kingdom, United States
type
Light machine gun
used in war
Irish Civil War, Korean War, The Troubles, Yugoslav Wars, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, World War II, Irish War of Independence, Banana Wars, World War I, Emu War
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