DougStump Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 I just found this article from back in January. A-619 is alive and well and living in Louisiana! https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/1/15/irish-lewis-light-machine-guns-in-the-united-states/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Very informative article, I can add that the Irish army received there first Brens in 1937/8 with another batch from British stocks in 39/40. These were replaced in 1957 ish by Enfield made Mk3 guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINK Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Well, this explains a few things, but still leaves more questions. My Lewis has a Savage-made receiver (with Canadian proof mark) combined with a Brit parts set bearing replacement serial number A-22. It's a live gun registered under the original SN on the receiver, which is not lined out. I have never done a FOIA request to NFA Branch, but I think I will on this Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 DINK Does your Savage made Canadian issue reciver have a small crown with the number 24 stampted into the metal? This is a Canadian inspection mark. Regards AlanDSydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINK Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 Yes it does. It also has a "broad arrow" surrounded by a "C". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Thats unbelievable! Mine is A-55. It has some history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Always good to get more "good" info. I have A95. I have had several of them over the years, will have to go research the other SNs. Just had it out the other day and ran 3 drums through it. Fun old gun to shoot. Would love to find a Vickers tripod adapter..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougStump Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Here's something I came up with that really changes shooting the Lewis. Removing the rear sight assembly from the Body Cover reveals a male dovetail, so I milled an aluminum block to fit and mounted an AR-15 rail on top. Note that there is no alteration to ANY original parts, would I do such a silly thing? I have since acquired a NOS Body Cover so I can just swap them out. It’s insane how fast she gets on target and how accurate. Der Kaiser has filed a complaint with the Hague Convention! If necessary, I can also mount the starlight or thermal sight, but I’ll have to take them off the rail to change pans. Now that would make sausage out of some feral hogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINK Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Geez, Doug- I was thinking of doing that, but never got around to it. That looks amazing and I can only imagine how well it shoots. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougStump Posted April 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Dink, If this video works, I start out targeting & obliterating clay pigeons at 125 yards with short bursts. Note how close together the bursts are, that’s how fast she was on the next target. Then I walked fire down the 2-liter water bottles that were trying to attack our position. 2-liter-water-bottle-lives-don’t-matter! Lewis2A.wmv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINK Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gewehr Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 Hmm. I guess that's one advantage the Brit version has over the US m1917. My rear sight mount is on the receiver, not the cover plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrick Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I assume all the Irish Lewis guns are C&R classified since they are the original receivers. I know my BATF paperwork lists both the importer (International Armament Corp) as well as Birmingham Small Arms but nothing specifically that states C&R but there is no box for that either. The current BATF C&R list as of 2018 has both British and American made Lewis Guns as C&R approved. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gewehr Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Since I do not know of any Lewis guns that were manufactured after 1969, all of them should be C&R as they are over 50 Years old. It's possible that someone re-welded or scratch-made a receiver between 1969 and 1986. But I have not heard of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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