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Oatmeal Savage
12-05-2006, 07:35 PM
Is this a Bren or a No4 transit box/case?

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7188/milsurpqs2.jpg
Stevo
12-05-2006, 07:40 PM
A Bren transit case is wider.
Son
12-06-2006, 05:18 AM
I have a complete set of plans for a No4T transit box somewhere. That looks to be the same IIRC. Will try to find the drawings if anyone interested.

On the same subject, if anyone has a pic or diagram of a Bren box, I would like to see it. The Lithgow snipers were stored and transported to issue in pairs in modified Bren boxes. I missed out badly several of years ago- a gunshop had advertised Bren boxes for sale. By the time I found out and rang him, he only had one of the 2 dozen left. He asked me if I knew why they were so popular..... I shouldn't have told him, he had 2 Lithgow snipers in his collection and decided not to sell the last box -------- BUGGER!
stencollector
12-06-2006, 09:01 AM
The width is right for a Enfield chest, but the height is what looks out of whack.
If the box is for a Cno7, then it would be about 7.5" high. If it is for a 4T, then it should be 9.5" high. Your plan shows 16.5" high.
Similar boxes were issued for all sorts of Brit equipment, including Vickers MG, Vickers tripod, mortars, and there even was a post war version for the Cdn sterling C1 SMG.

There is a small mountain of Bren chests at the local surplus yard. But they have been sitting outdoors for over 30 years now, and really are showing their age.
Claven2
12-06-2006, 02:11 PM
If they're still in one piece at all after 30 years or so, that's a testament to how well made they were :)
Dimitri
12-06-2006, 05:09 PM
If the box is for a Cno7, then it would be about 7.5" high. If it is for a 4T, then it should be 9.5" high. Your plan shows 16.5" high.

The plans list 9.XXX and 0.XXX for the lid thats a 10 not 16. :)

Got a better picture of that ?? :confused:

Dimitri
Oatmeal Savage
12-06-2006, 05:14 PM
Yes, I was worried about the size.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7751/20061211957no4transitchnz1.jpg
Dimitri
12-06-2006, 05:30 PM
Yes, I was worried about the size

Thanks! :D

Dimitri
Oatmeal Savage
12-06-2006, 05:40 PM
Here are some photos.
Oatmeal Savage
12-06-2006, 05:51 PM
and aknother twooo
stencollector
12-06-2006, 06:01 PM
My eyes are bad enough without the blurry pictures too. :)