Whatever they were, they were not lunchbox guns. Over the years I have seen perhaps 8-10 of these 7.92mm examples, all in near-new condition, pantograph engraved "BREN Mk I", though clearly they are Mark II. Save that and the machine-stamped s/n, there are no ID marks anywhere, not even on the spares and accessories that came with them, or on the original packaging. I have information showing that at least 26 of these guns came into the US in the period 1963-65, with s/ns ranging from a low of 1-5343 to a high of 2-8045, notably including 2-0000 but not 1-7813.

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