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Promo Bren Mk.II in .30-06 12-03-2020, 05:18 PM
Lee Enfield Italian .30-06 Brens? Are... 12-03-2020, 07:05 PM
Brit plumber They are scrubbed and... 12-08-2020, 07:24 AM
Promo I have no idea upon who made... 12-04-2020, 04:30 AM
Lee Enfield Breda Meccanica Brecia ... 12-04-2020, 09:25 AM
Promo Thanks. I have one box of... 12-04-2020, 10:56 AM
browningautorifle Nice, seldom seen but spoken... 12-04-2020, 07:00 PM
TactAdv Okay, this REALLY intrigues... 12-05-2020, 01:04 PM
Flying10uk Could we see some more pics... 12-05-2020, 10:43 PM
Promo The Italians basically copied... 12-06-2020, 05:24 AM
mrclark303 What amazes me Georg, is the... 12-28-2020, 01:28 PM
desperatedan Promo - Wow, very... 12-06-2020, 06:25 AM
browningautorifle Looks more like the early ZB... 12-06-2020, 12:21 PM
Promo My guns are all live and... 12-06-2020, 12:44 PM
Surpmil Italian M1Ds... 12-06-2020, 07:32 PM
desperatedan No Brens? 12-06-2020, 07:50 PM
Surpmil Referenced for the chests... 12-07-2020, 10:52 PM
Promo They will come. M1D‘s turned... 12-07-2020, 02:07 AM
browningautorifle Nothing like that will be... 12-07-2020, 09:16 AM
Promo Jim, all I know is that some... 12-07-2020, 12:32 PM
browningautorifle OK, they're full auto? We... 12-07-2020, 11:10 PM
Cetme24 Bowman arms is importing a... 12-07-2020, 08:41 PM
TactAdv Then Bob had better have... 12-07-2020, 10:37 PM
Flying10uk Is anyone able to post some... 12-08-2020, 07:01 PM
Promo For what I know every Bren... 12-09-2020, 03:36 AM
Promo Had been asked the same by a... 12-09-2020, 10:04 AM
Flying10uk The thread would be rather... 12-09-2020, 07:15 PM
MGMike Well, you have a point. To... 01-07-2021, 12:13 PM
Kev G Glad to see these have... 12-09-2020, 06:39 PM
Surpmil What country was that in... 12-11-2020, 01:35 AM
Lee Enfield Italy 12-11-2020, 09:19 AM
Promo Sorry, this was not intended... 12-10-2020, 03:33 AM
Flying10uk Blocks attached internally to... 12-10-2020, 07:24 PM
Promo Small side note since I... 12-14-2020, 04:38 AM
Promo Maybe they were all stored in... 01-02-2021, 07:28 AM
mrclark303 Absolutely, I certainly... 01-02-2021, 10:29 AM
peregrinvs There’s a deactivated one for... 03-28-2021, 02:01 PM
AmEngRifles So what country will these be... 04-03-2021, 06:50 PM
Cetme24 Bowman Arms is importing some... 04-04-2021, 06:21 AM
Flying10uk Will .303 magazines fit in... 04-04-2021, 06:16 PM
Promo For lack of a .303 Bren Mag I... 04-11-2021, 04:37 AM
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    Bren Mk.II in .30-06

    Finally these surfaced and are to come to the market... Bren Mk.II in .30-06 caliber. They are all NOS still in grease, complete in transit chest with bipod and second spare barrel. Attached some quick mobile phone pics I did of the one I bought, better ones when I find time to pull out the camera!
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    Italianicon .30-06 Brens? Are they scratch built or conversions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Enfield View Post
    Italianicon .30-06 Brens? Are they scratch built or conversions?
    They are scrubbed and reworked.

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    I have no idea upon who made this gun. It does not look like reused or rebuilt rifles, but I know not much on Bren MG.

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    Breda Meccanica Brecia

    Here are some spare magazines for you

    BREN Mk2 BMB 30-06 7.62 MAGAZINES BOX Genuine militaria

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    Thanks. I have one box of spare mags to it.

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    Nice, seldom seen but spoken of...
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    Okay, this REALLY intrigues me. I’m fairly well versed on many things BREn, history-wise, and PARTICULARLY things regarding the industrial manufacturing aspect of the design.

    Coincidentally I’m also fairly well versed in the Post-War Italianicon arms industry as regards the major players from, again, the industrial manufacturing aspect. So I know a bit about Breda and the programs they were involved with (particularly in league with Berretta), but I have never heard of them manufacturing BREn receivers, much less complete BREn guns, in any caliber.....till right here and now. This is big news to me as a student of the Post-War Italian arms industry.

    And now I feel stupid for not ever having been aware of this fact.

    So, would someone who well knows this story of the Italian manufacture of these specific BREn’s please educate me thoroughly on the Breda made BREn’s???

    I’d be MOST grateful for as much specific detail as possible!
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    Could we see some more pics of the chest, please, because it differs from UKicon and Canadianicon versions. Thanks

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    The Italians basically copied the Britishicon transit chest design of the No. 4 T rifle also for their other sniper rifles. Among them also the chest design for the Garandicon M1D sniper rifle, which they later modified to the .308 caliber. I'm therefore not really surprised they invented their own design for a Bren MG chest as well.

    Attached are better pictures I did with the camera. I digitally removed the last three digits of the serial number. The Italians switched from .30-06 to .308 somewhen around 1970. They reworked all guns to the .308 caliber if possible. Hence I assume these guns simply sat in storage and never were used since they were in an obsolete caliber, as well as could not be reworked to .308 Winchester.

    PS: Italyicon got tons of guns post WWII of British and US manufacture. Among them Garands, Carbines and many Enfield bolt action rifles. The Enfield Riflesicon include SMLE from WWI and earlier, but the No. 4 rifles the Italians are exclusively Long Branch manufacture - and of those nearly all are post WWII made. Maybe therefore there is also an Canadianicon connection to these Bren Mk.II rifles in .30-06 ... ?

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