Original British WWI Lewis LMG Clearing Plug - No. 2 Modified Cannons & Mortars A contemporary colour illustration depicts

A contemporary colour illustration depicts a carbine with a browned barrel

Crewmembers who used it experienced nausea for days afterwards

and are very rare

400 wounded

The action was extremely strong

Original British WWI Lewis LMG Clearing Plug - No. 2 Modified Cannons & Mortars A contemporary colour illustration depictsOriginal Item: In British nomenclature, this was referred to as a ? clearing plug.? If a cartridge case ruptured, leaving the forward part of the case in the barrel chamber, this tool was inserted into the chamber and the stud extending from the elbow of the tool was tapped forward. This caused the machined ridges on the exterior of the tool to grab the broken shell from the inside. The handle of the clearing plug was then rotated forward, levering