British Lewis LMG Return Spring Assembly Hand Select:Yes 27 inches (69 cm) wide

27 inches (69 cm) wide at the shoulders

a "step" was added to smaller helmets in order to make the base of the lugs an equal distance apart

Ottway & Co

These pieces represent the basic set issued to all British Infantrymen in WW2 and thereafter onto which can be added a host of other accessories such as wire cutter carrier

British Lewis LMG Return Spring Assembly Hand Select:Yes 27 inches (69 cm) wideOriginal Item: The distinctive profile of the Lewis Light Machine Gun is due in part to its return spring, which is a spiral spring such as one finds in clocks, unlike guns that use coil springs. This return spring is housed in a semicircular housing that projects below the receiver. The assembly consists of the spring itself, the return spring casing, and the return spring hub. Our return spring assemblies are supplied in an original screw top steel