{"product_id":"british-lewis-lmg-magazine-tool","title":"British Lewis LMG Magazine Tool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003eOriginal Item\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e: The Lewis Light Machine Gun (LMG) uses an unusual drum magazine.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe entire under side of the magazine is open, and the outer shell of the magazine rotates to feed cartridges into the gun.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe central core of the magazine does not rotate but is latched to the receiver.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe outer rim of the magazine supports the base of the cartridge, while the cartridge neck is held in position by steel pins.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIf the outer rim of the magazine becomes distorted or if any of the pins is bent, the magazine will not feed properly.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eTo address this requirement, a magazine gauge device and a magazine repair tool were issued at battalion level.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe gauge indicates whether the outer rim is distorted and whether any of the pins are bent.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eThe tool is two-ended, one end being designed to reshape the magazine rim and the other end to straighten bent pins.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is marked:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 2.0in\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGUN LEWIS .303\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eH.W \u0026amp; S. 1930\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 2.0in\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOOL ADJUSTING MAGAZINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 2.0in\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 2.0in\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tool is not described in any of the current literature available on the Lewis gun.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is the first place where the tool is described outside original ordnance manuals.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26168424581,"sku":"LMK1AC8","price":94.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/LMK1AC8.jpg?v=1600817505","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/british-lewis-lmg-magazine-tool","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}