{"id":30016,"date":"2026-07-27T15:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/lewis-gun-the-machine-gun-that-hunted-pancho-villa\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:15:34","slug":"lewis-gun-the-machine-gun-that-hunted-pancho-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/lewis-gun-the-machine-gun-that-hunted-pancho-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Gun: The Machine Gun That Hunted Pancho Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9KBwoxhX3I?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Before it armed soldiers, vehicles, and aircraft, the Lewis Gun was a revolutionary concept that many military leaders failed to appreciate. Lightweight, portable, and decades ahead of its time, the Lewis became one of the most influential machine guns of the early 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>This exceptional Savage Arms example traces its story to the Punitive Expedition era and bears the highly desirable U.S. inspection markings collectors seek. From Pancho Villa&#8217;s raids across the border to the battlefields of World War I, few firearms represent such a fascinating chapter in military history.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Savage Lewis Gun Overview<br \/>00:33 \u2013 Lewis Machine Gun History<br \/>01:45 \u2013 World War 1 Lewis Gun Design<br \/>02:38 \u2013 Pancho Villa &#038; The Punitive Expedition<br \/>04:02 \u2013 Savage Arms Lewis Gun Features<br \/>05:18 \u2013 Lewis Gun Bipod Demonstration<br \/>06:18 \u2013 A Collector-Grade WWI Lewis Gun<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#LewisGun #MachineGun #PanchoVilla<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before it armed soldiers, vehicles, and aircraft, the Lewis Gun was a revolutionary concept that many military leaders failed to appreciate. Lightweight, portable, and decades ahead of its time, the Lewis became one of the most influential machine guns of the early 20th century. This exceptional Savage Arms example traces its story to the Punitive&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/lewis-gun-the-machine-gun-that-hunted-pancho-villa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lewis Gun: The Machine Gun That Hunted Pancho Villa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":30017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}