Lewis Machine & Tool Company
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Arms |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Eldridge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Products | Firearms |
| Website | lmtdefense |
Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT) is an American armaments company founded by Karl R. Lewis, in 1980. It manufactures weapon systems, including a variant of the M4 carbine and the M203 grenade launcher.[1] Its products are used by the military forces of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Estonia, Switzerland, Lebanon and the United States. It formerly produced forged FN FAL receivers for Illinois-based DS Arms. The company founder has several arms related inventions assigned to him.[2]
LMT does business as LMT Defense.[3]
History
[edit]LMT was established by Karl Lewis in 1980 from Milan, Illinois in order to manufacture firearm components.[4] In 1986, LMT began to manufacture small arms for overseas sale.[4]
Products
[edit]Bolt and bolt carrier groups
[edit]A patented AR-15-pattern is produced with a bolt design featuring a redesigned extractor intended to improve the extraction of cartridges under adverse conditions. The company also produces a redesigned bolt carrier intended to improve the reliable performance of the rifle's “internal piston” system by obtaining a similar timing sequence with 14.5-inch carbine-length barrels compared to 20-inch rifle-length barrels for AR-15-pattern arms.[5]
LM308MWS and CQB MRP Defender
[edit]The Monolithic Rail Platform (MRP)[6] was created by the company, a one-piece, Picatinny-topped AR-15-pattern upper receiver made from a forged aluminum block.[7] The MRP upper receiver has a quick-change barrel system.[8] Its top rail position matches with the M4 carbine and KAC SR-15/SR-16 E3, for optical and sights compatibility.[9]
In late 2009, LMT introduced the .308 Modular Weapon System LM308MWS, which uses the 7.62×51mm NATO round.[10]
In February 2012, the British Transport Police began to use AR-pattern short-barreled rifles produced by LMT.[11][12][13]
L129A1
[edit]LMT MARS
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The National-Military Muscle on Display
- ^ "Google Patents". patents.google.com.
- ^ https://newswire.ciras.iastate.edu/2021/04/01/lmt-defense-finds-bigger-role-in-government-contracting/
- ^ a b https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-rifles-of-karl-lewis/
- ^ "Firearm bolt".
- ^ "Lewis Machine & Tool Monolithic Rail Platform". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ Grassi, Rich (9 May 2009). "LMT CQB MRP Defender 5.56mm". Tactical Life. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "LMT's MRP 6.8 Battle Rifle". Tactical Life Gun Magazine: Gun News and Gun Reviews. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ US8234808B2, Lewis, Karl R.; Bargren, James Arend Seabold & Schafer, Jacob A. et al., "Monolithic rail platform and bolt assemblies for a firearm", issued 7 August 2012
- ^ "Multi-Mission LMT .308 MWS". Tactical Life. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "CQB 10.5 SBR". Lewis Machine & Tool Company. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Firearms used by British Transport Police - Freedom of Information Request 794-14" (PDF). British Transport Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Austin, Jon (17 October 2015). "Guns on the Underground: Armed police to routinely patrol Tube amid threat from ISIS". Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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