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Lewis automatic machine gun : air-cooled, gas-operated ; by Savage Arms Company

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D) If separation recurs shortly, chang- bolt. 1. Examine ejection opening; if there is no obstruction, pull back charging handle, continue firing. If recurs, take out gas regumagazine lator cup, remove and fire one round; replace regulator cup large hole to rear. Clean o”t gas cylinder, oil Filea groo~earound cartridge case inch from base. Separated case telcscoped on to nrx~ cartridge. Ditto 1 inch ShOllldW. I ,I‘00 sharp extract- 1 Olh, which cut cartridge case at base. I Bolt has not gone 1 hack far enough ; to getbehind base I of cartridge.

1. ‘4 .. If 2 fails, change magazine. If stoppage recurs, examine feed paw1 and stop and rebound pawls. If feed paw1 is broken magazine will not rotate. 5. If 3 fails and trigger being pressed gun does not fire, examine mainspring. If light, tighten ; if broken, changegear If mainspring all and casing. right, change piston and rack. 6. If charging handle will not comrback,use charging handle rstension or belt. If stoppage recurs, examine chamber. / I~mptymagazine,no round inchamber. I I) Misfire.

The striker cut, This carries post enters the in the chamber, striker and fires the cartridge. The another firing cycle When the barrel, of the cartridge the bullet passes gas under high port into the gas regulator cup onto This drives non- develops the power For of operation. the chamber the and head the piston gas pressure port near is driven through the the muzzle through of the gas hole in the gas of the piston. 3 and produces the same oper- ation of parts made described by hand, The shell, in the with the bolt, bolt strikes scribed.

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