The iconic pan-magazine light machine gun of WWI, designed by American Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis but manufactured by BSA in Britain after the US Army rejected it. The distinctive 47-round pan magazine and radial cooling fins made it instantly recognizable. Used on aircraft (double drum 97 rounds), by infantry, and mounted on vehicles. British infantry sections were organized around the Lewis gun as their firepower center. Type: Machine Gun Action: Full-Auto Caliber: .303 British Capacity: 47 Year introduced: 1915, United Kingdom Weight: 256 oz Overall length: 47.5" Status: Discontinued Military use: Yes Intended use: military