THE BREN LIGH

DESCRimON, USE AND

MACHINE GUN
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 3 IT l5 FED BY A MAGAZINE
Som of tit ps, form by the .xploslon of the holding 30 Rounds
cartrlclga, puJ.G throe~gh the GAS REGULATOR
and operates the pl"on AMMU mON Is removed from chat~ua

GAS
REGULATOR The MAGAZINE an be fill d by hand In 40 SkOnds

JT IS AIR COOLED
2 AAtt flrlltJ ten m1pnncs u th RAPID rac.
the blrrd ahould boa d1ngad. This operuloll
takes a trained mMI 6 to 8 seconch.

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

The TR IPOD can quickl y
and normally fired from the BIPOD b~ made Into a scabfe
A.A. MOUNTING
 6 To a
IT IS EASY TO STRIP 8UTT C~OUP

NEXT
J.move PISTON GP.OUP

&MA El 600Y
C OUP
(TopVI w)

ASSEMBLE IN THE REVERSE ORDER JT CANNOT BE ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY

7 lt is practically immune from STOP 8 THERE IS ONLY ONE
PAGES provided the firer atte nds to "IMMEDIATE ACTION"
the points in "PREPARE FOR ACTION" If the cu n la tu to fir or ' 01 ll Ill-
PULL BACK COCKING HANDLE
which are- MAGAZINE OFF
PRESS T1liGGER
MAGAZINE ON
EXAMINE Fores &hr, GAS REGULATOR, 81pod, Barrel Nut COCK GUN , AIM AND FIRE
Catch and IIKksiJht. Th. magulne which tw been removed Is exam ned to ste
rr empty : If noc, that tho top rounda aro corrtty pocltloned.
TEST m chanhm to emure frM worlcln&. If the roanda In the mapdne lro corr a and lt Is re:uot1ably
full, tht same magulne will be usecl.
EX AMINE. EACH MAGAZINE to see that the top cart r dCt If. altarapplyln& I.A., the sun flres ont orcwo round and ttop
la correctly pol loned. 'I ll-
Pull bade coclclng lruldlt and remove matazlne, preu
IMPOAT.WT-f.mure that ca.rtrldfes u n~ rim behind rim. 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.

C~kECT I ICOIUlECT
II
ELEVATION
Is obtained by
tumlng th 500 -~~
RANGE DRUM

REMEMBER! IT IS LIGHT, MOBILE AN

 9 Jt is capable of firing u BURSTS .. I0 THE MECHANISM IS SIMPLE
or .. SINGLE ROUNDS " 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
by moving the change lever to " A " or .. R " com presses t he r " "' pri ng until th piston la stopped
by the piston b ufF r . The empty QSe, beln: .tripped by the
utractor, ls cu td to the rur on the face et the breect.
OS)
blodc until tu base mL< ts t he ejector. The cue If then
eJected dow!IWllrda through t jectlon slot In t he plton.
1. Fo rwa rd Action. The pl1ton, arrylfl! br edl
blodt , having ~~~ \top~d by the pisto n 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 forw~ rd drlv~ the firing pi n
agalnn the a p ol the arttid&e. thus flrln& the round.
l. Trtner A ction. With the c~nt lever a t " A uto-
m atic " p sure on the trlger cfiAn&<~gu the sear from
the bent 011 the plnon, and the piston IS allowed CO &0 (or-
ward. AJ IOfll as me tr l~er ll pressed t he filii w ill con-
" 5" lS SAFE nue eo fire. out I the tnuer b- ~leased the bent wlll
'-"PlO Wi t h the sear the next me pilton QOmes eo che
re:ar stopplnt lu forward movement.
The NORMAL rate of AUTOMATIC ts S
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
bursts of -4 or 5 rounds, or one MAGAZINE h held ba after dl round.
W it die chance leYer at " W e " t e t rigger ls dtunga&ed
per minute. from t~ sear, and tht cun cannot bo fl red.
If prenure on rhe t riger b malna.lned while c dtana
SINGLE ROUNDS are used eo economise lev r ls tered from c 4NU u A
" S;afe " to " A uto-
ammunftJon and conceal the presence of an matic " and h n re-
AUTOMATIC weapon. l~ued nd trig r
p~ed 111, cun wlfl r?. <NE~ Q
Mt fire. The chan&e
RAPID FIRE (Four MAGAZINES per minute) I er, therefore. w 11
Is only for EMERGENCIES. not ~ alt red lie ra~u -
th trill r Is prustd.

) PRIMARILY A "ONE MAN WEAPON "