Original British WWI Lewis Machine Gun Torch Cut Demilitarized Receiver with Cut Internals One-of-a-Kind 1255 on the barrel and

1255 on the barrel and stock

whose role was to establish and operate military communications

smoothly oxidized brown patina with scattered pinpricking along its length

sling swivels and iron ramrod

Original British WWI Lewis Machine Gun Torch Cut Demilitarized Receiver with Cut Internals One-of-a-Kind 1255 on the barrel andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a most unfortunately situation. This Lewis LMG receiver was torched to comply with U. S. BATF regulations, however the gun was never stripped of the internal parts before torching, so they got torched with it, making a mess. Still with a portion of the barrel stub, a portion of the bolt and almost all of the top cover. Also a bit of the operating rod is present. Feed Tray is marked: Manufactured by The