Lewis machine-gun plans/sketches/technical drawings

[Lynn Eades]

Nice carrier. Well done! Welcome to the forum!

[Big D]

Thanks Lynn.

Its good to be here after all this time looking!

[Treadhead]

This a small sample plan at 20% of the larger plan size I have.
Is this of any help to you, If so I can upload the full sized drawing (which I think is actually about 75% scale) however it is just over half a meg, I'll have to upload it to rapidshare, not only will this take time (dial-up) but I also seem to be having a devil of a time accessing this forum, so don't be surprised if you don't hear back from me till tomorrow.

[Treadhead]

see what I mean, it didn't even upload the damn photo ARGH!!!!!!!

http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ssamplerc7.jpg

[Big D]

Hi Col,

Yeah, that is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. I found something similar on the net but I don't think it was anything like the half-meg size of the one you have. If you could upload at your convenience, that would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Darryl

[Big D]

Tony,

I spoke to Rod Woods yesterday and he is putting together the tooling to produce replica Lewis guns. He says he won't be starting until mid-next year and these will be full replicas that will dry-fire. He hopes to add a gas component at a later stage to allow firing. Indicative price at this very early stage is around $2000. He borrowed a Lewis gun from another NZAAA member to get all the dimensions.

There is a guy here in the engineering field who is interested in helping me put together a replica from scratch so I'll keep pursuing any plans for one. Hopefully that diagram from Col will go a ways towards this but if anyone else has anything, I'd be keen on a look.

[Rob Beale]

Nice to see another LP2 in NZ. I hope you keep those Aussie markings on it, to show the cooperation between NZ and OZ in producing them.

I'm sure Lynn will be interested in seeing that aerial bracket!

Rob
LP2, Gisborne

[Story]

Originally Posted by Big D

I spoke to Rod Woods yesterday and he is putting together the tooling to produce replica Lewis guns. He says he won't be starting until mid-next year and these will be full replicas that will dry-fire. He hopes to add a gas component at a later stage to allow firing. Indicative price at this very early stage is around $2000. He borrowed a Lewis gun from another NZAAA member to get all the dimensions. .

Let Mr Woods know that those would go over big in the US, between reenactors and history buffs. I'm about to send the passage above and link to this thread to one professor I know, as a 'heads up'.