Machine gun manual : $b a complete manual to machine gunnery, containing details of Maxim, Vickers, Lewis, Colt, Hotchkiss, together with drill (elementary and advanced) fire orders, notes from the front and a mass of other useful informationDouglas, H. (Composer)
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Machine gun manual : $b a complete manual to machine gunnery, containing details of Maxim, Vickers, Lewis, Colt, Hotchkiss, together with drill (elementary and advanced) fire orders, notes from the front and a mass of other useful information
Douglas, H. (Composer)
Machine gun drill and tactics; Machine guns
12. Lever, firing.
13. Lever, trigger bar.
14. Catch, safety.
15. }
} Plugs, screwed.
16. }
17. Protector, screwed, condenser boss.
18. Plug, cork.
19. Guide, front barrel bearing.
20. Crosshead.
21. Cams, right and left.
22. Steps of cams, right and left.
23. Catch, front cover.
24. Pin, screwed, joint cover.
25. Pin-T, fixing, rear-crosspiece.
26. Pin, screwed, fixing, crank handle.
27. Slides, right and left.
28. Roller.
29. Pin, screwed, joint, rear-crosspiece.
30. Bracket, check lever.
31. Lever, check.
32. Bracket, elevating joint.
33. Stop, mounting.
34. Plate, bottom, breech casing.
35. Shutter, sliding.
36. Hooks of front cover catch.
37. Hole for keeper pin, front cover catch.
38. Lever of catch, front cover.
39. Grooves in front cover catch to clear “36.”
40. Plunger, front cover catch.
41. Bridge, rear cover.
42. { Spring tangent sight.
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{ Piston „ „
43. Grooves in rear cover for ribs on “5.”
44. Ramps, rear cover.
45. Spring, rear cover lock.
46. Spring, trigger bar.
47. Lug on trigger bar for “46.”
48. Base of tangent sight stem.
49. Hooks of rear cover lock.
50. Lug on rear cover lock for “45.”
51. Slot in trigger bar for “86.”
52. Lug on trigger bar for “13.”
53. }
} Thumbpiece, sliding shutter catch.
54. }
55. Plunger, sliding shutter catch.
56. Arms of rear-crosspiece.
57. Grips, rear-crosspiece.
58. Pawl, firing lever.
59. Spring, safety catch, with piston.
60. Pin, screwed axis, safety catch.
60A. Finger grips, safety catch.
61. Pin, screwed, axis, firing lever.
62. }
} Thumbpiece, firing lever.
63. }
64. Pin, keeper, check lever.
65. { Piston, check lever.
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{ Spring, „ „
66. Recess in check lever for “65.”
67. Barrel.
68. Casing, lock.
69. Plate, side, right.
70. Crank.
71. Handle, crank.
71A. Tail of crank handle.
71B. Knob of crank handle.
72. Rod, connecting.
72A. Stem of connecting rod.
73. Fusee.
73A. Chain, fusee.
74. Spring, fusee.
74A. Hook, fusee spring.
75. Box, fusee spring.
75A. Screw, adjusting, fusee spring.
76. Block, feed.
77. Cannelure in “67” for asbestos packing.
78. Trunnion block, barrel.
79. Lock.
80. Levers, side (pair).
81. Socket of side levers for “72A.”
82. Extractor.
83. Gib.
84. Spring, gib.
85. Cover, gib spring.
86. Trigger.
87. Lever, extractor, right.
88. Tumbler.
89. Spring, lock.
90. Pin, firing.
91. Sear.
92. Spring, sear.
93. Flanges of lock casing.
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