Drum brake having a load measurement device

A drum brake comprising:

• a brake drum;
• two brake shoes, which can be applied to the brake drum, are secured on the brake shoe side of a carrier plate and each have a pressure end and an abutment end;
• a spreader device situated between the pressure ends;
• an abutment having a cylinder in which two pistons are guided, on the outer end faces of which the abutment ends of the brake shoes rest and the inner end faces of which are each supported by a spring on a step in the cylinder;
• a load measurement device situated between the abutment ends wherein, the load measurement device determines the load prevailing at the abutment;
• and
• a hollow peg which projects from the outside of the cylinder and penetrates an opening in the carrier plate, such that it can be received in a receiving space located in one of a steering knuckle resting against the carrier plate and in a reinforcement element fixed on the steering knuckle.