CODE – 04-132-915
NAME – Model 1915 Lewis Gun (Savage)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1915
CALIBER – 7.7x56mmR (.303 British)
OVERALL LENGTH – 129.5 cm (51 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 66.8 cm (26.63 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove, Left-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (1 turn in 10 in)
LOAD – Mk VII Composite Jacketed Spitzer
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.90 mm (0.311 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 11.34 g (175 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 748 m/s (2454 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3173 j (2340 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 12.02 kg (26 lb 8 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 13.87 kg (30 lb 9 oz) loaded with 47 rounds Mk VII Ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 15.2 kg (33 lb 8 oz) with Mk II Bipod, loaded with 47 rounds Mk VII Ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Mk III Folding Bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable – Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Screw-ladder type with aperture, Graduated from 183 to 1829 m in 91 m increments (200 to 2000 yards in 100 yard increments)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 805 m (880 yards)
OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 120-150 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 500-600 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 47-round pan-type drum magazine
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.68 kg (1 lb 8 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.85 kg (4 lb 1 oz) with 47 rounds Mk VII Ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eight 47-round magazines (312 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 14.8 kg (32 lb 10 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Savage Arms Co., Utica, New York USA
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – British military forces
