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

receiver and bolt carefully welded to render totally legal to own

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

62-mm barrels most with Israeli markings

and line three is the expiration date

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