Original British WWI Lewis Gun - Reamer, Gas Regulator Cup Holsters & Cases the Royal Air Force decided

the Royal Air Force decided it required a submachine gun for airfield defence

some bear 1950s dates

AA Spider Front Sight and Detachable Shoulder Stock

Just as the Chemical Corps had responsibility for poison gas and smoke weapons that were used instead to deliver high-explosives during the war

Note: No additional hardware is required to attach the sling to the swivels

Original British WWI Lewis Gun - Reamer, Gas Regulator Cup Holsters & Cases the Royal Air Force decidedOriginal Item: One of the basic maintenance activities for the Lewis Light Machine Gun was cleaning the gas regulator cup. Since the cup accumulated burnt powder byproducts, it had to bee reamed out, since the normal cleaning materials would not remove the powder residue. Each gun was supplied with a reamer for this purpose. See The Belgian Rattlesnake by William M. Easterly, page 489. These reamers have unavailable on the collector's market until