







Code: 10687
Very Rare surviving example of the World war one Pamphlet Handbook of the Lewis Automatic Machine Gun model 1915. 4th edition.
Manufactured by The Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd
A 49 page fully illustrated military manual detailing every part and use for the Machine Gun
Some bending to the top right corner but otherwise in very good condition.
Stamped on several pages :Armament Officer R.N. Station Westgate on Sea
The RN airstation in Westgate-on-Sea was a Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) seaplane base at St Mildred's Bay before and during World War I, used for anti-submarine and anti-Zeppelin patrols to defend the Thames Estuary. The base, also known as RNAS Westgate, had seaplane facilities like slipways and ramps, but closed in 1920.