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Lewis Gun: The World s First LMG (Light Machine Gun)
It’s a weapon that lives up to a nickname earned during The Great War “The Belgian Rattlesnake.”
It must be an automatic rifle, Robert Jordan thought. “How much does it weigh?” he asked.
“One man can carry it, but it is heavy. It has three legs that fold. We got it in the last serious raid. The one before the wine.”
“How many rounds have you for it?”
“An infinity,” the gypsy said. “One whole case of an unbelievable heaviness.”
Sounds like about five hundred rounds, Robert Jordan thought. “Does it feed from a pan or a belt?”