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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
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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 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 t~r <...:!(t'llt'rall)' arrn•t•r! t/wt .wc/1 a 111[!:11 rat,• r.f jt'r/m~ 1~1 tt.rdt 'JJ lll "ii.'tlt/rlr,· .) ..,. c.'"' ~ 3· It can he tI H k ;uHI put toge t he r aga in in l es~ th <1 n t\\' ent\' :-tco nds, \\' ith 11 t1t t he ll :--e 1>f t ook L
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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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The parts are as e numerated o n th e accompanyi ng ph o tograph : r. Barrel 2.
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 I2.
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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
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
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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 i·ts 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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