Pvt. Lubbe is seen demonstrating the Lewis Machine Gun with a new attachment at Camp Hancock, Augusta, GA. The attachment, invented by Major Pierson and Major R. Fordyce, allows the gun to be fired from the shoulder with greater accuracy. This photograph was taken on September 26, 1918, and received on October 2, 1918. It is for official use only and not for publication.


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