Forum for discussion by serious collectors of Bren LMG, accessories, ammunition, and accoutrements
Forum for discussion by serious collectors of the semi-automatic Bren LMG, accessories, ammunition, and accoutrements
Bren L4 / .308 build
11-13-2024 12:43 PM
Good day one and all, I've been puting together a register of Bren guns and tripods for the purposes of reaserch and general intrest. Theres...
Veronica Foster (popularly known as “Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl“) was the Canadian equivalent of the American cultural icon Rosie the Riveter,...
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1939/1942 Bren LMG Small Arms Training (Vol. 1 Pamphlet 4) (Light Machine Gun - 1939 & 1942 Manuals (Click PIC to Enlarge)
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RIGHT......., stand by your beds you 'orrible little shower...... Who was the one who asked me about the 7.62mm barrels for the L4 series of guns? ...
Is anyone familiar with a Bren MkIIM? Interesting pictures from a Regimental Museum in Quebec.... IMG_2576.jpg Photo by dauph197 | Photobucket...
RARE WWII Original German Relic Part Bren Magazine Loader Filler | eBay ZB-39 mag loader??? Several subtle differences showing here from most...
Just had a chance to speak with and read through a stack of hand written notes regarding the early trials discussions of the 7.62mm EX/L4 guns. ...
Just another of those '.....matter of interest' moments. But...... Just looked at a 60's Bren EMER miscellaneous instruction relating to Bren guns...
Hi all!, New to the forum, and new to BREN's in general, so go gently,,,,,and looking for a little help if possible with my first BREN acquisiiton....
Does anyone have any experience with running the PPU/Privi 174gr FMJ "Mk VII"-type ammo in a Bren lately? Looking at buying a few cases, but...
I commented on the breech block carriers (of the L1A1 rifle) being numbered but I could never understand why. They weren't calibrated to or measured...
Okay, so a relatively stupid question. What is the correct, normal, gas regulator setting for using 174gr Mk VIII ball ammo? Figure ISA std...
I have a Mk1 receiver with a Mk2 barrel, Bipod and stock. I am not having much luck sourcing Mk1 Parts other than a barrel. I thought I heard...
Here's one of those little tips to make bipods function a bit better and correctly. You know the sort of thing...., not written down anywhere but...
Greetings all. Question for the collective oracle. I have a 1942 Bren MK 2 (1942) rebuilt by Len Savage himself. It is chambered in 54R. Has had...
I have poasted a commercial BREN pamphlet on Ebay along with other original manuals, mostly US, but including Brit GS Manpack 1945, Flame Thrower...
I purchased these this afternoon. Two are Bren Gun covers dated 1940 and 1956 made by MEC, the other is a spare barrel cover made by Bagcraft. All...
There won't be many who need this info but if you do, here's a few important bits of info for Bren and L4 spring sizes SPRING AND SCREW THREAD...
Has anyone any information on the modification seen here to this tripod? Note on the forward leg, next to the AA lug, there is a welded on angled...
I ran across another Dealer Sample Bren I am looking at buying, it's a Mk I, but with what I guess is a quite late production date for Mk...
Here is my Bren Tripod. All I can say is that it is a MK2. I think the tripod and T&E are dated 1942. The traverse stops are a bit different...
Does anyone have dimensioned drawings of the proprietary Chinese 7,62x39mm Bren conversion ejector block/mag catch (AK mag block) ?? I know it's...
I was having a close inspection of the Bren gun pictured with Ronnie the Bren gun girl, seeing as its a freshly produced Bren gun, i noticed that the...
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