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    The MK1 mag did not have what is known as an auxiliary spring attached to the front inside face of the mag but the MK1* and onwards did. These MK1 mags are rare and expensive when they do turn up and I have never seen an example in the flesh. The member who posted post 1 has since emailed me some pictures, very kindly, but I assume doesn't wish them to be made public which I will respect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
    The MK1 mag did not have what is known as an auxiliary spring attached to the front inside face of the mag but the MK1* and onwards did. These MK1 mags are rare and expensive when they do turn up and I have never seen an example in the flesh. The member who posted post 1 has since emailed me some pictures, very kindly, but I assume doesn't wish them to be made public which I will respect.
    I have no problem with the pics being made public, I'm just useless with computers and can't upload them!

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    MK1 Bren mag pics

    Here are the photos:

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    Unfortunately I believe there are some fake Mk1 mags out there. By fake, I mean mags that have been converted back to mk1. So far they all appear to use ZB39 mag covers. So check markings carefully if it's costing an arm and a leg. If it's in a box of hundreds and it's only a fiver, chances are it's genuine!

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    What markings would we expect to see if a ZB39 cover was used to produce a "fake" MK1 mag then Brit plumber, please? If we assume that the original ZB39 markings on the cover haven't been changed.

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    There are no markings on the ZB39 mag covers I have.




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    That's the give away, no markings and a very new deep blue finish. You can get a ZB39 mag for a tenner, a Enfield mag for a fiver, a little welding and hay presto, fake Mk1.

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    I think that it's worth saying that blitzkrieg did mention, in his e-mail to me, that the MK1 Bren mag was only made by enfield and so we should only expect to see Enfield markings on a genuine MK1 mag.

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