THE REXER AUTOMATIC MACHINEGUN.

Northland Age, Volume 2, Issue 50, 17 July 1906, Page 8

THE REXER AUTOMATIC MACHINEGUN.

The Rexer machine-gun is really a shoulder-arm, and resembles a large rifle of the ordinary type. Its weight is about and while this is considerable in comparison with that of the common rifle, it is a vast decrease from the 601b5., of other machine guns.

The operation of the weapon is very simple. The gunner lies flat on the ground with the stock pressed against his shoulder. Two light legs forming a support, are attached near the muzzle end of the outer casing and the special joints with which these are provided permit the weapon to be trained into any position and to be elevated or depressed within generous limits.

When not in use the supports are folded back against the barrel. The cartridges, contained in curved clips or magazines in batches of 25, are fed into the top of the breech casing *by *ho ,1/eft hand of the. gunner- A single pull of the trigger, and the 25 cartridges in one clip are discharged in less than two seconds. A rate of 300 shots a minute can be maintained with little trouble, and as the supporting legs and a perforated casing surrounding the barrel proper obviate any handling of the same, the gunner is not troubled with the heating of the weapon.

The position of the operator—-flat on the ground—affords the greatest protection with minimum “cover" ; and this, together with the inability of an enemy to distinguish the Rexer gun, even at short distances, from an ordinary rifle, gives this type of weapon a preponderating advantage, over many other kinds of rapidflre guns.