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    Mention of DP Brens reminds me that the biggest killer of Mk1 Brens was the inability to get CHS due to worn breech block stops and barrel bearings. And for Mk2's, that and loose gas cylinders caused by worn press-in gas cylinder area. I seem to recall that there were plans afoot during Base workshop repairs, to fit threaded Mk1 and 3 type gas cylinders while converting them to Mk2/1 folding cocking handle spec. I used to see plenty of DP Mk1's but only a few Mk2's. There were some Mk3 DP's but these and the Mk1's and 2's were all later under the new catch-all umbrella of DP Machine gun L54 A1

    The real irony of the L54 guns was that as they were not classed as firearms and virtually irreversible, plenty were sold on as inert by plenty of dealers in the early to mid 70's. A large dealer in Plymouth was a big buyer and dealer who disposed of them to whoever wanted one for his Ferret reccy vehicle

    I think I have said elsewhere that in the main, the Mk2 Brens were the mainstay of the UKicon and Canadianicon forces in Europe while the Mk3's were the backbone of the Infantry in the Far East.

    Worn breech block stops was also a problem for the L4 guns too but because of the geometry it was possible to stone the beating surface back to achieve CHS

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