British WWI Lewis Gun Mk II Wood Buttstock Assembly Complete with Patent Dates Hand Select:Yes The photographed example was cleaned

The photographed example was cleaned to show details

Original Item: Made of heavy canvas and leather

Inductance is adjustable by means of a dust core trimmer assembly

faster firing models: the MG 34 and then later the MG 42

The high rate of fire of the MG 42 sometimes proved a liability

British WWI Lewis Gun Mk II Wood Buttstock Assembly Complete with Patent Dates Hand Select:Yes The photographed example was cleanedOriginal Item: Very limited availability. When originally issued, the butt stock of the Lewis ground gun consisted only of a wooden stock, a butt plate with screws, and the butt cap with its screw. This was the Mark I. There was no provision for a sling, nor was there an oil bottle. In July, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, the addition of a swivel and oiler was approved, creating the Mark I*. Six months later, in January of 1917, a reinforcing