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THE KYNOCH M,ACHINE 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

T H E AUT OMATl C MACHl NE GUl\' is a weapon wh ich has now we ll proved its utility in wad~ue and is an in d ispensable requirem ent of all th e armi es <! nd nav ies of th e worl d .

That bein g s-o, it is of th e hi ghest importance th at th e best g un sho ul d he ado pted hy any nati on

w h o desires to keep in th e va ng uard of prog ress in military matters.

\Vhat constitutes th e bes t g un ? O bviously th e g un w hich shoo ts bes t; i ~ m us t eas ily han dled and

transported; is least li abl e to ge t out of order; and in th e eve nt of brea 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 nsport , has t he sim ple::. t po~~ ihle m ec hani sm with pa rt s

of substanti al di m ensions, so th at littl e or no ad_iu ~tm e nt is needed un de r va ryi 11 g co nd iti ons

of ::.e rvice .

\Ve claim th at th e g un Yvhi ch is th e ~ uhjec t o t' th i~ hook let fu]fi]:., all th ese co nd iti ons, and 1ts

adva ntages m ay be enum erated as follows :-

r . T he m ec hani sm i~ ex trem ely simpl e and has very fe \\' pa rt ~.

2. Th e rate of fi ri ng i ~ fro m 350 to 400 ~ h ot:-. per m inute , and 111 <1~ he Kep t at thi ~ :-peed t(>r any leng th of tim e \\·it ho ut li ab ility 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,· .)

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3· It can he t<lke n to p i ece~ <b t~11· a~ ll :- ll a ll ~ · req uired i11 l e~ ~ t ha11 ten ~t:L-I>I Hk ;uHI put toge the r aga in in l es~ th <1 n t\\' ent\' :-tconds, \\' ith 11 t1t the ll :--e 1>f took

4. As th e re is plenty of energy fo r op eratin g th e g un , th e parts a re m ade ve ry stro ng and have

good wea rin g surfaces, he nce g rea t durability .

5· T h ere is onl y o ne m ai n sprin g in th e w hole g un , and thi s needs no adjustment , unlike o th e r

g un s, i n w hi c h th e sprin gs need to be de lica tely adj usted fo r vary in g a ng les of firin g .

6 . T h e g un w ill fi re from 45 't eleva t ion to 70 n,, de press io n w ith out any alt e rati on o r adjustm ent

in th e m ech a ni sm.

7 · Th e barrel is fi xed to the body a nd d oes no t reco il w hen th e g un fir es ; hence, as no po we r

is absor bed in m ov in g th e barrel, its w e ig ht does no t in a ny way affec t th e mecha ni sm.

8 . F o r th e sam e reaso n th e wa ter j ac ket m ay be properly j o inted a nd no tro uble fro m leaky g land s

w ill occur , w hil e no e nergy is abso rbed by th e fr ic t io n of suc h g lands as in o th e r g un s.

9· Th e ca rtr idges a re li fted chi efl y o n th e reco il stroke, hence th e spring need no t he so strong

as it o th e rwi se w ould require to be, and th e ca rtri dges can be li fted from th e ground level.

I c. Th e g un can be construc ted for ca rtrid ges of any ca lib re in use in the c ivili sed armies of

th e w orl d.

r I. Th e \<\' e ig ht of th e g un w ith wa te r j ac ket is o nl y 22 · 6 kil og ram s, a nd thi s could he

red uced if necessa ry, w hile the tri pod m o untin g we ig hs 20 ·4 kil og ram s.

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The parts are as enumerated on th e accompanyi ng ph o tograph :

r. Barrel

2. Body Cover with Oi l Pump and Safety Pin

3· Main Sprin 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. Bottom Cover of Feed Drum

1 1. Trigger R od

I 2 . Breech Block

I 3 · L ocking Pin fo r No . I O

I 4· Seat Lever

I 5· Feed Drum Escapement

I 6. Firing Pin

I 7· Spring Block I 8. Rear Cover with H anJles, Trigger and

L ocking Pin

I 9· Side Cover f(x Feed Drum

20. Main Body

2 I. \Vater Casing complete with Sighb

It v: ill he found by l'lllnpa ri :o.tJ II with 11 th e r g un :- llll\\- 111 u ~e t h. tt the K y nc1c h \laL·hin e (;lilt h a~

() nl y u nc :-. pring <tnt! u nl~ 21 Cc1mpun e nt part ~ , a ~ a gai n ~ t <h man y a~ 1 + "Pring:" allll 52 l '< llllpnttent

!'art :- in c1 thcr o ttll :- no w irt 11 :-.e ; \\'hil ~ t ib \\· ei~ ht j., c1 11h· 22·{1 k i l n~ r ; llth a~ al! ;ti n ~ t ~ .._ I.. ",

z-; · :; kil c1g ram -..

GUN MOUNTING

The Kyn och Automati c IVIachine Gun may be fixed nn any kind of mountin g ; but th e one

illustrated has been designed and successfully proved 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 gned that by shlckening the joints of the leg:-- it can

be folded up compactly <l nd al so easily carried by one man .

The m ountin g all ows 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 or hilh· ground. L

CA RTRIDGE BELTS

The cartridge belts are carri ed in \\·ood e11 hux c ~ w ith lid :-, each h i, J d i11 ~ a hclt containing z)-o C .._ L

C<lr t ridge~, "'hiL·h ~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 on for

feed i Il l.!," int o the gllll. '- '

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The prin c iple of ac ti on is an entire ly novel one , and is ve ry simple. \ V hen a ca rtrid ge is fired

the pressure in th e g un barrel w hi ch propel s th e bullet al so fo rces back the cartridge a little out

of th e chamber, th ereby in'lpartin g to th e breec h bloc k a smart blovv, in conseyuen ce of which

the bl ock is driven so me d ista nce back into th e body of th e g un again st the press ure of the m a in

spring. 1 n i·ts travel it opera tes th e mechanism w h ereby th e ex pl od ed ca rtri dge case is withdrawn

fr om th e barrel and ejected. A. fre sh cartridge is elevated and ,.v ithdrawn fr om the belt , and the

firin g m ec hani sm is go t in read in e~ s fo r a no ther sho t . Th e fo rce of th e blow havin g been

expended, th e sprin g re-ac ts a nd pushes th e b reec h bl ock forward aga in , returning abo at the

sa me tim e th e o th er mech a ni sm to its normal pos iti o n. :\t th e m om ent w hen the breech block

h a~ pushed a fres h ca rtridge home into th e ba rrel, the firing m ec h ani sm is autom aticall y released

and th e g un fl res o nce m o re.

Thi s cycle of operations is repeated a t each sho t, and firin g m ay be co ntinued in thi s manner as

long as th e trigge r is kept pressed b y th e thumb . On releas in g it the g un at o nce stops. Thus

sin g le sh o ts o r a ny number 111<1}' be tired a t the will of the opera tor and according to the len g th

of time h e keeps the tri gger pressed .

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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