Technical Specifications

Type	Light machine gun
Country of origin	United States (design) · United Kingdom
Designed	1911
Produced	1913–1942
In service	1914–1953
Used by	See
No. built	152,050 in World War II · 50,000 chambered in .30-06
Variants	See
Unit cost	£62 in 1918
Weight	28 lb
Length	50.5 in
Barrel length	26.5 in
Width	4.5 in
Action	Gas-operated long stroke gas piston, rotating open bolt
Feed	47- or 97-round pan magazine
Muzzle velocity	2440 ft/s
Rate of fire	500–600 rounds/min
Range	880 yd
Maximum range	3500 yd

Data from Lewis gun (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0 — Acabashi.

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