
Naval & Military Press
R.A.F. Instructional Notes on the Lewis Gun, 1918
Product Code:
9781847348289
ISBN13:
9781847348289
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New
$11.94

R.A.F. Instructional Notes on the Lewis Gun, 1918
$11.94
Issued in April 1918 - the very month that the R.A.F. was founded out of the Royal Flying Corps - this booklet is an instructional manual on the use of the American-made Lewis Gun, which was fast becoming the standard British machine gun of the Great War - in the air as well as on the ground.The booklet contains instructions for stripping the gun; notes on its mechanism; its care and cleaning; the likely causes of jams and stoppages; minor repairs; spare parts; ammunition and aiming. This booklet is a facsimile reprint of the copy held in the War Office Library and contains amendments and additions typed and pasted into the original.
Author: The General Staff |
Publisher: Naval & Military Press |
Publication Date: Feb 09, 2009 |
Number of Pages: 56 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1847348289 |
ISBN-13: 9781847348289 |