Original British WWI Lewis Gun - Reamer, Gas Regulator Cup Hand Select:Yes Original Item: These are unissued

Original Item: These are unissued

the Continuation War until the 1960s when they were taken out of service and put into military storage

No longer importable to the USA

Over the course of time

Slight rust and scratches should be expected

Original British WWI Lewis Gun - Reamer, Gas Regulator Cup Hand Select:Yes Original Item: These are unissuedOriginal 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