RARE! WWI US MARINE CORPS " LEWIS MACHINE GUN " OPERATOR HANDBOOK 1917

Description: RARE! ORIGINAL! WWI U.S. MARINE CORPS LEWIS MACHINE GUN OPERATOR HANDBOOK 1917 RARELY ENCOUNTERED! WWI U.S. MARINE CORPS LEWIS MACHINE GUN HANDBOOK 1917 TITLED ON THE FRONT COVER AND OUTER SPINE : Operation and Tactical Use OF THE Lewis Automatic Machine Rifle D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY25 PARK PLACE. NEW YORK CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH NO WRITING OR BOOK PLATES, NO TEARS, A FEW SMALL DAMP STAINS, NO MISSING PAGES, BINDING HOLDING STRONG, RETAINS ALL ITS FOLD OUT DIAGRAMS. SOME LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 107+ YEARS 149 PAGES + FOLDOUTS + COVER PERIOD HAND NUMBERED ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER DIMENSIONS: Width 3 5/8" x Height 5 1/8" x Depth 1/2" GUNNER OPERATION AND TACTICAL USE OF THE LEWIS AUTOMATIC MACHINE RIFLE BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EUROPEAN WAR With an Introduction by COLONEL I. N. LEWIS D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1917 Introduced and endorsed by Col. Isaac Newton Lewis, the inventor of the Lewis Gun (1911), this is a very rare example of one of the earliest Lewis gun manuals. Written in 1917, and well illustrated with diagrams, drawings and pictures, it is a fascinating glimpse of the practicalities of Lewis gun use, maintenance and tactics in trench warfare during WW1. In two parts, covering Mechanism and Handling (including tactics to be used in Trench Warfare), the book explores all aspects of the Lewis gun, from initial training and handling to how it was being deployed in the context of trench warfare. The book includes several large, highly detailed, fold-out diagrams of the Lewis Gun, rangefinders and Lewis gun deployment in front line trench systems. The illustrations and fold-outs are in extremely fine condition. Published in 1917 with illustrations throughout. Cover and spine are red cloth with black printing. (please see pictures) PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.

Price: 295 USD

Location: New York, New York

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