THE BREN LIGH

MACHINE GUN
DESCRimON, USE AND MECHANISM
EXTERIOR VIEW OF GUN
SECTION OF GUN SHOWING
INTERIOR MECHANISM
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OAU 6 POLOIN UHI'RD, AI.DUSHOT
' '''e 1/- net (rer Pon 1/1)
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THE GUN IS GAS OPERATED
Som of tit ps, form by the .xploslon of the
cartrlclga, puJ.G the GAS REGULATOR
and operates the pl"on
GAS
REGULATOR
2
JT IS AIR COOLED
AAtt flrlltJ ten m1pnncs u th RAPID rac.
the blrrd ahould boa d1ngad. This operuloll
takes a trained mMI 6 to 8 seconch.
3 IT l5 FED BY A MAGAZINE
holding 30 Rounds
AMMU mON Is removed from
The MAGAZINE an be fill d by hand In 40 SkOnds
or by the In 20 MCOnd
4 LOADING ls a SIMPLE OPERATION
Th front end Cl( the mapllne b l ~ r u d nt and then
pressed downw dJ till the catch np&u
5 THE GUN is shoulder controlled
and normally fired from the BIPOD
The TRIPOD can quickl y
b ~ made Into a scabfe
A.A. MOUNTING
6
To a
IT IS EASY TO STRIP
NEXT
J.move PISTON GP.OUP
&MA El
ASSEMBLE IN THE REVERSE ORDER
600Y
C OUP
(TopVI w)
8UTT C ~ O U P
JT CANNOT BE ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY
7 lt is practically immune from STOP
PAGES provided the firer attends to
the points in "PREPARE FOR ACTION"
which are-
EXAMINE Fores &hr, GAS REGULATOR, 81pod, Barrel Nut
Catch and IIKksiJht.
TEST m chanhm to emure frM worlcln&.
EXAMINE. EACH MAGAZINE to see that the top cart r dCt
la correctly pol loned.
IMPOAT.WT-f.mure that ca.rtrldfes u n ~ rim behind rim.
C ~ k E C T
I ICOIUlECT
REMEMBER! IT IS
8 THERE IS ONLY ONE
"IMMEDIATE ACTION"
If the cu n la tu to fir or ' 01 ll Ill-
PULL BACK COCKING HANDLE
MAGAZINE OFF
PRESS T1liGGER
MAGAZINE ON
COCK GUN, AIM AND FIRE
Th. magulne which tw been removed Is exam ned to ste
rr empty : If noc, that tho top rounda aro corrtty pocltloned.
If the roanda In the mapdne lro corr a and lt Is re:uot1ably
full, tht same magulne will be usecl.
If. altarapplyln& I. A., the sun flres ont orcwo round and ttop
'I ll-
Pull bade coclclng lruldlt and remove matazlne, preu
trtner, coc:lt &un, dlaconnect t he barrel, and adjun the
ps reculator to the next larsest hole-r1!place tht barrel
-PI- mi(Ulne on. aim and nMD.
I I
ELEVATION
Is obtained by
tumlng th 500 ~ ~
RANGE DRUM
LIGHT, MOBILE
AN
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9 Jt is capable of firing u BURSTS ..
or .. SINGLE ROUNDS "
by moving the change lever to " A" or .. R"
OS)
" 5" lS SAFE
The NORMAL rate of AUTOMATIC ts S
bursts of -4 or 5 rounds, or one MAGAZINE
per minute.
SINGLE ROUNDS are used eo economise
ammunftJon and conceal t he presence of an
AUTOMATIC weapon.
RAPID FIRE (Four MAGAZINES per minute)
Is only for EMERGENCIES.
PRIMARILY A
"ONE
I 0 THE MECHANISM IS SIMPLE
I. Backward Action. Some of the cues fo!Jow n& th
bull pu1 throuah the lal V nt d ps r ulator Into
th ps cylind r . This forus c.ho pi ston to tlte rear and
compresses t he r " "' pri ng until th piston la stopped
by the piston bufF r . The empty QSe, beln: .tripped by the
utractor, ls cu td to the rur on the face et the breect.
blodc until tu base mL< ts t he ejector. The cue If then
eJected dow!IWllrda through t jectl on slot In t he plton.
1. Fo rwa rd Action. The pl1ton, arrylfl! br edl
bl odt , having by the piston butrer 11 forc:ed
forward by the neurn sprlna. The f ed piece tnf!@ts t he
bas of c, e fim round In e map:dn and fon:es it forward
Int o the chamber, the tractor dosing ov r the rim.
The piston post In Tu final move the firing pi n
agalnn the a p ol the arttid&e. thus flrln& the round.
l. Trtner Action. With the lever a t " Auto-
matic " p sure on the trlger the sear from
the bent 011 the plnon, and the piston IS allowed CO &0 (or-
ward. AJ IOfll as me ll pressed t he filii will con-
nue eo fire. out I the tnuer b- the bent wlll
'-"PlO Wi t h the sear the next me pilton QOmes eo che
re:ar stopplnt lu forward movement.
Wlch tfle chante lenr at " Rounds " the tr ner muat be
prossed caech t me a s oc Is to be 1red, b!!GUSll the plJtOn
h held ba after dl round.
Wit die chance leYer at " W e " t e t rigger ls dtunga&ed
from sear, and tht cun cannot bo fl red.
If prenure on rhe t riger b malna.lned while c dtana
lev r ls tered from c 4NU u A
" S;afe " to " Auto-
matic " and h n re-
nd trig r
111, cun wlfl r?. Q
Mt fire. The chan&e
I er, therefore. w 11
not alt red lie -
th trill r Is prustd.
MAN WEAPON "