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)

I THE GUN IS GAS OPERATED Som of tit ps, form by the .xploslon of the cartrlclga, puJ.G throe~gh 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 d•1ngad. 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 chat~ua

The MAGAZINE an be fill d by hand In 40 SkOnds

or by the FlUE~ In 20 MCOnd•

4 LOADING ls a SIMPLE OPERATION

Th• front end Cl( the mapllne b l~rud nt and then pressed downw dJ till the catch •np&u

5 THE GUN is shoulder controlled and normally fired from the BIPOD The TR IPOD can quickly

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~OUP

JT CANNOT BE ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY

7 lt is practically immune from STOP·

PAGES provided the firer atte nds 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&.

EX AMINE. 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~kECT 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 corr«tty 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•

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Pull bade coclclng lruldlt and remove matazlne, preu trtner, coc:lt &un, dlaconnect the 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

)

9 Jt is capable of firing u BURSTS ..

or .. SINGLE ROUNDS "

by moving the change lever to " A" or .. R"

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" 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 the 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 th rouah the lal V nt d ps r u la tor Into th ps cylind r . This forus c.ho piston to tlte rear and com presses the 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 jectlon slot In the pl•ton. 1. Fo rwa rd Action. The pl1ton, arrylfl! • br edl blodt , having ~~~ \top~d 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 Into the chamber, the tractor dosing ov r the rim. The piston post In Tu final move forw~rd drlv~ the firing pin agalnn the a p ol the arttid&e. thus flrln& the round. l. Trtner A ction. With the c~nt• lever a t " A uto­matic " p sure on the trlger cfiAn&<~gu the sear from the bent 011 the plnon, and the piston IS allowed CO &0 (or­ward. AJ IOfll as me trl~er ll pressed t he filii w ill con-

nue eo fire. out I the tnuer b- ~leased the bent wlll '-"PlO Wi th the sear the next me pilton QOmes eo che re:ar stopplnt lu forward movement. W lch tfle chante lenr at " Rounds " the tr n er muat be prossed caech t me a s oc Is to be 1red, b!!GUSll the plJtOn h held ba after dl round. W it die chance leYer at " W e " t e t rigger ls dtunga&ed from t~ 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 " A uto­matic " and h n re­l~ued •nd trig r p~ed 111, cun wlfl r?. <NE~ Q Mt fire. The chan&e I er, therefore. w 11 not ~ alt red lie ra~u -th trill r Is prustd.

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