The Marks of Bren basically comprised the Mk1, Mk1m, MkII, Mk3 (introduced 1944 for jungle fighting) and the Mk4 also introduced in 1944. Postwar saw the Mk2/1 and the L4 7.62mm version. Further reading and more information can be found in Ian Skennerton's '.303 Bren' and 'The Bren Gun Saga'.

The Besal or Faulkner light machine gun was a Bren-inspired emergency design developed in the aftermath of the French campaign and the Dunkirk Evacuation in which the British Expeditionary Force lost almost 30,000 Brens and given the vulnerability of a single, well known, manufacturing site for the Bren at Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield.

Mar 31, 2017 · The BREN is a gas-operated, air cooled, select fire light machine gun. It has a quick-detachable barrel which would be replaced every 300 rounds. It fires the .303 British round from an open bolt. The action of gun is powered by a long-stroke gas piston, which is located below the barrel.

Dec 1, 2021 · The Bren is the largest item in my collection and as such, sadly rarely sees the light of day. However, this morning I thought it'd be fun to get it out of it's case and photograph it with some of the Bren-related bits'n'pieces which I've acquired over the years. It's a 1941-dated, Inglis-built Mk1m in very clean condition.

The Bren Light Machine Gun. The Bren is an air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed LMG, with a 30 round box magazine or 100 round drum, automatic or single shot, firing a 215 gr bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2440 fps with an effective range of 600 yards.

Mar 3, 2021 · First was a MkI Modified Bren (which was not marked any differently than the original MkI), and this was followed by a MkII design. These patterns simplified many of the machining operation required to produce the Bren, significantly reducing the number of required machining operations.

deactivated mk1m bren gun dated 1943 and made at the inglis factory, has matching numbers to upper receiver,lower receiver and barrel nut , cocks strips and dry fires comes with deact cert dated 1996

Dec 27, 2013 · You have a Bren Mk1 Pattern A or as it's known 'Mk1m'. The only manufacturer to actually use the 'm' was Inglis of Canada, the other manufacturers of the Bren Mk1 (Enfield and Lithgow) never marked them as such. The ED logo is actually EFD but most people refer to …

Here`s a great looking British Enfield made Bren Mk1, `43 dated, original condition complete with mk1 hump stock, alloy barrel and carry handle, strips, cocks and dry fires and comes with sling, canvas cover and correct certificate of deactivation.

A superb condition WWII Bren MK1m. Originally manufactured in Canada by Inglis in 1942, this Bren would have been shipped over to Europe for issue to Allied troops. Then in 1954 it was "Factory Through Repaired" by the Australians and stamped MA/54/F.T.R.