British manual machine gun "Bezal"
Since the only supplier of light machine guns was the Royal Small Arms plant, and Enfield Lock was located close to London, which was subjected to German bombardment, Birmingham Small Armz (BSA) received a task to create a model that can be quickly put on production, if the plant in Enfield will be disabled.
G. Falkner developed the Bezal light machine gun (BESAL). Automatics of the Bezal machine gun worked due to removal of powder gases, locking was carried out with the help of two larvae, the rate of fire was 600 shots per minute, the Bezal store was unified with the Bren machine gun. The piston and bolt carrier had a rectangular section, the gas tube and the receiver were made by stamping, the sight had two positions on 300 and 500 yards, the bipods were not adjusted. However, the factory in Enfield did not stop production, and no orders were received for the Bezal machine guns. Despite this, the machine gun remained an example of successful sample design. weapons having the most simplified production that for wartime was important.
Specifications manual machine gun "Bezal":
Caliber - 7,7 mm;
Patron - 303 "British Service" (7,7x56 R);
The mass of weapons - 9,74 kg (no magazine);
The full length of the weapon is 1185 mm;
Barrel length - 558 mm;
Grooves - 4 right;
Initial bullet speed - 745 m / s;
Sighting range - 500 yards (457 m);
Effective range - 450 m;
The power supply system - a box magazine with a capacity of 30 cartridges;
The rate of fire - 600 shots per minute.
G. Falkner developed the Bezal light machine gun (BESAL). Automatics of the Bezal machine gun worked due to removal of powder gases, locking was carried out with the help of two larvae, the rate of fire was 600 shots per minute, the Bezal store was unified with the Bren machine gun. The piston and bolt carrier had a rectangular section, the gas tube and the receiver were made by stamping, the sight had two positions on 300 and 500 yards, the bipods were not adjusted. However, the factory in Enfield did not stop production, and no orders were received for the Bezal machine guns. Despite this, the machine gun remained an example of successful sample design. weapons having the most simplified production that for wartime was important.
Specifications manual machine gun "Bezal":
Caliber - 7,7 mm;
Patron - 303 "British Service" (7,7x56 R);
The mass of weapons - 9,74 kg (no magazine);
The full length of the weapon is 1185 mm;
Barrel length - 558 mm;
Grooves - 4 right;
Initial bullet speed - 745 m / s;
Sighting range - 500 yards (457 m);
Effective range - 450 m;
The power supply system - a box magazine with a capacity of 30 cartridges;
The rate of fire - 600 shots per minute.
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