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THE KYNOCH

M,A CHINE GUN

(SCHWARZLOSE PATENT)

KYNOCH LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM

THE KYNOCH

MACHINE GUN
(SC H WA R Z L OSE P ATEN T )

KY N OCH LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM

September , r 90 7

THE KYNOCH MACHINE GUN

S C H TFA R Z L 0 S E

P A T EN T

H E AUT OMATl C MACHl NE GUl\' is a wea p o n wh ich h as no w we ll proved its utility in

wa d~u e and is an in d ispensabl e requirem ent of all th e armi es <! nd nav ies of th e worl d .
Th at bein g s-o, it is of th e hi g h est imp o rtance th at th e best g un sho ul d he ado pt ed hy any nati o n
w h o desires to k ee p in th e va ng uard of prog ress in military m att ers.
\ V hat constitutes th e bes t g un ? O bvio usly th e g un w hich shoo ts bes t; i ~ m us t eas ily han dled and
transpo rt ed; is least li abl e to ge t o ut of orde r; and in th e eve nt of br ea kdow n i ~ eas iest to repair.
T o fulfil th ese co nd iti ons, th at des ig n is clea rl y th e best vc hi ch, w hil e ~ h oo tin g vvell and a n ~we rin g
th e requirem ents as to handlin g and t ra nspo rt , h as t he sim ple::.t po~~ ihle m ec hani sm w ith pa rt s
of substanti al di m ensio ns, so th at littl e or no ad_iu ~ tm e nt is needed un de r va ryi 11 g co nd iti o ns
of ::.e r vice .
\ Ve claim th at th e g un Yvhi c h is th e ~ uhjec t o t' th i~ hook let fu]fi]:., all th ese co nd iti o ns, and 1ts
adva ntages m ay be enum erated as foll ow s :r . T he m ec hani sm i~ ex tr em ely simpl e and has very fe \\' p a rt ~.
2. Th e rate of fi ri ng i ~ fro m 350 to 400 ~ h ot:-. per m in ute , and 111 <1~ he Kep t at thi ~ :-peed t(>r
any leng th of tim e \\it ho ut li ab ilit y of _ia rnmin f,' . \ 'l'/ir' ...~1111 -;c//1 /l'rc 6oo .d1 r; t .1 p.r 11/lllltlc , h111 It
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4. A s th e re is ple nt y of e nergy fo r op e ratin g th e g un , th e p a rts a re m ad e ve ry str o ng and h av e

g oo d wea rin g surfaces, h e nce g r ea t dur a bility .
5 T h e re is o nl y o ne m ai n sprin g in th e w h ole g un , a n d thi s need s no adjustm e nt , unlike o th e r
g un s, i n w hi c h th e sprin g s need to be de lica tely adj usted fo r va ry in g a ng les of firin g .
6 . T h e g un w ill fi r e fro m 4 5 't eleva t io n to 70 n,, de pr ess io n w ith o ut a n y alt e rati o n o r adjustm e nt
in th e m ec h a ni sm.
7 Th e ba rrel is fi xed t o the bod y a nd d oes no t reco il w h e n th e g un fir es ; h e nce, as no po we r
is abso r bed in m ov in g th e ba rrel, its w e ig ht does n o t in a n y way affec t th e me c h a ni sm.
8 . F o r th e sam e reaso n th e wa ter j ac k et m ay be pro p erly j o int ed a nd no tro ubl e fro m leaky g la nd s
w ill occ ur , w hil e no e ne rgy is abso rbed by th e fr ict io n o f suc h g la nd s as in o th e r g un s.
9 Th e ca rtr idges a re li fted c hi efl y o n th e rec o il str o ke, h e nce th e sprin g need no t he so str o ng
as it o th e r wi se w o uld require t o be, a nd th e ca rtri dges ca n be li fted from th e gro und level.
I c. Th e g un ca n be co nstru c te d fo r ca rtrid ges o f a n y ca lib re in use in the c ivili sed armies of
th e w o rl d.
r I. Th e \<\' e ig ht of th e g un w ith wa te r j ac k e t is o nl y

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red uc ed if necessa ry, w hile the tri po d m o untin g we ig h s

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kil og ram s.

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The parts are as e numerated o n th e accompanyi ng ph o tograph :

r. Barrel
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Body Cover with Oi l Pump and Safety Pin

3 Main S prin g
4 Feed Drum
5 Hinge Pin for Cover
6. Ejec tor
7 Bell Crank Lever
H. G land Washer
9 Crank and Handle
l o. Bo ttom Cover of Feed Drum
1 1. Trigger R od

Breech Bl oc k
I 3 L ocking Pin fo r No . I O
I 4 Seat Lever
I 5 Feed Drum Escapement
I 6. Firing Pin
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7 Spring Block

8. Rear Cover with H a nJles, Tri gger and

L oc king Pin
I 9 Side Cover f(x Feed Drum
20. Main Body
2 I. \Vater Casing comp lete with Sighb

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GUN MOUNTING
The Kyn och Aut omati c IVIa chine Gun may be fixed nn any kind of mountin g ; but th e one
illu strated ha s been designed and suc cessfully pro ved as convenient anJ ~ imple fo r land ~ ervice.
\\'h en the g un ha~ ro be tran sported , it is taken oR- th e m ountin g , and then can he easily carried
by on e man, whi le the m o untin g i ~ su d e~ i g ned that by shlckening the j oint s of the leg:-- it can
be folded up compactly <l nd al so ea sily carrie d by o ne man .
The m ountin g all o ws of aver: large r.1n ge of adju stment 6n ang le 11f tire and tll g i,e a firm stand
o n uneven o r hilh g ro und.
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CA RTRIDGE BELTS
The cartrid ge belt s are carri ed in \\ood e11 h ux c ~ w ith lid :-, ea ch h i, J d i11 ~ a hclt co ntaining z)-o
C<lr t ridge ~, "'hiLh ~1 r e pl aced \\'h en in lhe (l !l th e t!Tt ll ii H l in th e m o:-- t co n\enie nt p(l:-- iti o n for
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The prin c ipl e of ac ti o n is an entire ly novel o ne , a nd is ve ry simple.

\ V hen a ca rtrid ge is fired

the press ur e in th e g un barrel w hi c h propel s th e bullet al so fo rces back the cartridge a little o ut
of th e chamber, th e reb y in'lpa rtin g to th e breec h bl oc k a smart blovv, in co nseyuen ce o f which
the bl ock is driven so me d ista nce back int o th e body of th e g un again st the press ure o f the m a in
spring. 1 n its tr ave l it ope ra tes th e mechanism w h ereby th e ex pl od ed ca rtri dge case is withdrawn
fr om th e ba rrel and ejected. A. fre sh cartridge is elevated a nd ,.v ithdrawn fr o m the belt , a nd the
firin g m ec hani sm is go t in re ad in e~ s fo r a no ther sh o t . Th e fo rce of th e blow h av in g been
expended, th e sprin g re-ac ts a nd pu sh es th e b reec h bl oc k fo rw ard aga in , returnin g abo at the
sa me tim e th e o th e r mech a ni sm to its no rm al pos iti o n. :\t th e m om e nt w hen the breech bloc k
h a~ pu shed a fres h ca rtri dge h o me int o th e ba rr el, the firing m ec h a ni sm is a ut o m aticall y released
and th e g un fl res o nce m o re.
Thi s cycle of operation s is repeated a t eac h sho t, a nd firin g m ay be co ntinued in thi s manner as
lo ng as th e tri gge r is kept pressed b y th e thumb . On releas in g it the g un at o nce stop s. Thu s
sin g le sh o ts o r a ny numb er 111<1}' be tired a t the will of the oper a tor and according to the len g th
of time h e ke ep s the tri gger pr essed .

Furtl1er detailed information 'tr.:ill be gi7.'e!l w !Ie!l required 011 application to tl1e manufacturers, Kynocl!
Limited, !Fitton, Birmi11glwm, and a practical trial at the s/woting range may be wt'tnr!SJ"ed by
appointment.

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