Lewis List of Changes entries

[tom]

Now, before I start to scan them in has anybody already collected/compiled the LoCs for Lewis and Hotchkiss Portative?

While I was harvesting the Pattern Room Library, before it was gifted to the Armouries and photocopying went from free as a guest of MoD to 10p a A4 sheet, I had a chance to copy them all, I think, up till the things were made obsolete emediately post war (I'll have to check the later ones, I've certainly covered up to 1937 fully and I'm pretty sure I went through the 37 to 47 books again).

Anyway in due time I will get them done and distributed like the Bren and L4 LoCs we have compiled but if it's already been done, please say!

Please see the list of scanned material I posted else where as I was fortunate to find some rather interesting Lewis related documents. I've got one more to scan in, WWII UK illustrated parts lists for US .30 cal air gun with the UK and US parts numbers.

Ah, I'm being lazy, I'll do a seperate Lewis scanned list and post it up here. If anyone has any others they care to share, please let us know.

Sad thing is I don't even have a Lewis!

ATB

Tom

[tom]

Scanned Lewis docs.

Instructions for Armourers 1931 1939 printing
(Word document with inserted jpgs.) Has a chapter on the Lewis and Several related sheets of drawings.

SAT Pamph No. 20 .303-inch Lewis Machine Gun 1939 (jpgs)

Gale & Polden "The Armourers Handbook Part III Light Machine Guns" circa 1942, covers Mk I and II Bren, VB Mk III, Hotchkiss and .30 and .303 Lewis (word document)

1942 .303 Lewis Illustrated Parts List

S.A. Identification Lists C.I. American Guns, Machine, Lewis, .30-in U.S.A., Mk.1 Dec 1941 C.O.D. Weedon (Technical Branch) IIt would seam I've alreadyy done one of it!)

Handbook for the .303-IN Lewis Gun, Marks I and II February 1918 40/W.O./4279

Handbook of the Lewis Automatic Machine Gun Model 1914 (from Digi-cam Pics)

Notes on the Employment of Lewis Guns During recent operations in Palestine 40/WO/5997 1918

Notes on the Employment of Lewis Guns in Dersart Warfare in Egypt 40/WO/3515 December 1917

Some Notes on Lewis Guns and Machine Guns 40/wo/3312 S.S. 122 September 1916

The Tactical Employment of Lewis Guns S.S, 197 O.B./1432/B January 1918

Handbook of the .303” Lewis Machine Gun Prt I (Provisional) 1915

Handbook of the Lewis Automatic Machine Gun Model 1915

Lewis Gun Training (Ground) 1931 Edition Small Arms School Press Hythe

Handbook (Provisional) for the .303-in Lewis Machine Gun (Magazine Rifle Chamber) 1915

Methods of Instruction in the Lewis Gun, Machine Gun School GHQ SS 488 1916

Small Arms Training Volume II 1931 (365pages!) Mainly on the Lewis.

Theres probably some other bits, I have a few copies of DD(E) of Lewis related kit I dug out.

[rich]

Tom,

I'd love to get a copy of your Lewis CD.
I've got one of your (earlier) Bren discs and it's a great reference.

I'll look forward to it's (eventual!) release.

Cheers,

Rich

[tom]

Hi Rich
theres some excellent pics there, cheers.

Drop us a line off forum

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And I'll sort you a disc with the Lewis (and Hotchkiss for your mate) stuff. Doing the LoCs is on hold until the house is fixed up and I can always send on a update mini disc later.

I've also harvested a few Lewis related SAID and DD(E) from the P Room as well as some interesting photos...

ATB

Tom