“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
I'll add in a magazine ad that Savage ran during WWI.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
wyo1895 With Savage never say never. For a copy of my book on engraved Savage lever actions rifles send a check for $80 to; David Royal, p.o. box 1271, Pinedale, Wy., 82941. I will sign and inscribe the book for you. [email protected]
Years ago when Knob Creek rifle range in Ky. held its 1st. of many annual machine gun shoots. I was helping a gent that had a Quad 50 antiaircraft on a WWII half track. Had the opportunity to shoot various weapons and the Lewis was nothing but a grin. But 4 M2's firing together was the party gal. He would take it out ever so often and cut trees down at 400 yds. for the range. Another fun one was a full auto Uzi in 22 LR. Like a swarm of hornets in hand.
Oh no. Savage started out making Lewis guns for the Brits, and all of those were in 303 British. Canadians bought a bunch as well. The US 30-06 were a modification of the machinegun after it'd been in production for a while.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
I always thought the British SE5A was pretty cool looking with a Lewis strapped to the top wing
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." Dr. John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" - the man on the rocket sled in my avatar
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
It is a controlled round feed. It will fire sideways, or even upside down.
I know everybody was dying to know.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
I'm going to have to watch Passage to Marseille if it has Peter Lorre firing a Lewis machinegun... at 1:19.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
You ever notice how much the weapons portrayed in the first Star Wars movie looked at lot like broom handle Mausers and Lewis machine guns?
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." Dr. John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" - the man on the rocket sled in my avatar
At about 15 seconds into this you will see a Lewis in a rear turret in action. The way a Lewis worked would not allow it to be reliably synchronized to fire through the propellers which is why you see them mounted above the prop when used for forward fire, but the way they fed from the drum magazine made them preferable for turret use over belt fed machine guns. BSA made a lot of Lewis's - lewis-model-1914
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