Bren Light Machine Gun - Description Use and Mechanism

THE
BREN
LIGH
DESCRimON, USE
MACHINE GUN
AND
MECHANISM
EXTERIOR VIEW OF GUN
SECTION OF GUN SHOWING
INTERIOR MECHANISM
IU<'IlONlO-~If
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
3 IT
l5 FED BY A MAGAZINE
holding 30 Rounds
AMMU mON Is removed from
chat~ua
GAS
REGULATOR
2
The MAGAZINE an be fill d by hand In 40 SkOnds
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.
or by the FlUE~ In 20 MCOnd•
4
LOADING ls a SIMPLE OPERATION
Th• front end Cl( the mapllne b l~rud
pressed downw dJ till the catch •np&u
5 THE
nt and then
GUN is shoulder controlled
and normally fired from the BIPOD
The TR IPOD can quickl y
made Into a scabfe
A.A. MOUNTING
b~
6
IT IS EASY TO STRIP
8UTT
C~OUP
To a
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
8
immune from STOP·
THERE IS ONLY ONE
"IMMEDIATE ACTION"
PAGES provided the firer atte nds to
If the cu n la tu to fir or ' 01» ll Ill-
the points in "PREPARE FOR ACTION"
PULL BACK COCKING HANDLE
MAGAZINE OFF
PRESS T1liGGER
MAGAZINE ON•
COCK GUN , AIM AND FIRE
which areEXAMINE Fores &hr, GAS REGULATOR, 81pod, Barrel Nut
Catch and IIKksiJht.
• Th. magulne which tw been removed Is exam ned to ste
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•
'I llPull 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.
rr empty :
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
C~kECT
n~ rim behind rim.
II
I ICOIUlECT
ELEVATION
Is
obtained
by
tumlng th
500 -~~
RANGE DRUM
REMEMBER!
IT
IS
LIGHT,
MOBILE
AN
9
Jt is capable of firing
u
I0
BURSTS ..
or .. SINGLE ROUNDS "
THE MECHANISM IS SIMPLE
I. Backward Action. Some of the cues fo!Jow n& th
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 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.
blodc until tu base mL< ts t he ejector. The cue If then
jectlon slot In t he pl•ton.
eJected dow!IWllrda through t
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 utom atic " 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 tr l~er ll pressed t he filii w ill connue 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.
W lch tfle chante lenr at " Rounds " the tr
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 uto-
bull
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 the presence of an
AUTOMATIC weapon.
RAPID FIRE (Four MAGAZINES per minute)
Is only for EMERGENCIES.
)
PRIMARILY
A
"ONE
n er
matic " and h n rel~ued
•nd trig r
p~ed
111, cun wlfl
Mt fire. The chan&e
I
r?.
<NE~
Q
er, therefore. w 11
not ~
alt red
lie
th trill r Is prustd.
MAN
ra~u
-
WEAPON "