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Savage M1918 Aircraft Lewis Gun

Savage M1918 Aircraft Lewis Gun

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Published on April 9, 2021
Duration: 16:01

This video from Forgotten Weapons showcases the Savage M1918 Aircraft Lewis Gun, a specialized variant of the iconic Lewis machine gun. Designed for flexible mounting on World War I aircraft, this particular model is chambered in .30-06. Key features highlighted include a single rear spade grip, the absence of a cooling shroud, a gas piston protection cylinder, a muzzle brake to increase the rate of fire to 800-850 rounds per minute, and 97-round double-height pan magazines. The video also details the Norman wind vane sights, engineered for automatic deflection compensation. By the war's end, Savage had produced 32,231 of these final-pattern aircraft Lewis guns.

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