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Great job sir! A beautiful thing to behold now.
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Thats a nice early 1941 Mk1m barrel, not many of these around, did you keep the original flash hider? The early ones had the milled out front sight post like the Enfield barrels but the later ones were solid. Also a nice mk1 barrel nut, not correct for this gun but a very nice feature. The lower is from a Lithgow gun rather than a Inglis gun and with that type of DP marking and the white paint I'd guesstimate this gun has seen some service in Australia and was rejected and DPd in the 1950s FTR programme.
p.s. The JI stock with disk is a very nice addition, I would love a similar piece on my Inglis '41 Mk1m but I'll have to live with the unmarked example fitted. Oh, and is the serial number intact?
Hows your M2HB coming along?
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Don't know where you are in the world MrC but that seems to be a really drastic method of deacting a Bren! Good to see another of these lovely old ladies resurrected.
Just puzzled why a Mk1 barrel nut isn't correct for a Mk1m gun BP? Maybe not a Mk1 with the interlock block but what about a bog standard later Mk1 barrel nut
Talking of barrel nuts, the barrel nuts were diamond hard and if the hardening process had extended down to the lever part - where the gun number was placed - then it could and would blunt your number stamps in short order. The electric arc pen was OK after a fashion. Obviously we never threw barrel nuts away as we replaced them through wear but they all went into a box to be re-used on other guns. Hence the fact that you'll often see the traces of other numbers or grind marks visible. The Indians obviously got wise to this and they re-used barrel nuts by soft soldering a mild steel plate over the end of the lever and stamping the new gun number. So if yours has a mild steel plate soft soldered at the end, that's where it originated.
There were a load of different sizes of barrel nuts (.....remember them Tankie........) but in all honesty, the actual size number engraved on them could mean anything. A bit like No4 rifle bolt heads really............... So we kept (and I still do...) a big box full of used but serviceable barrel nuts to use again and again. But just ignore the size number. If it tightens the barrel, that's the correct size.
I don't know how this thread degenerated to barrel nut sizes but it's Sunday and...................
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Is it totally welded up inside too MrC?
We shot a nice old Mk1A Bren a few months ago along with a couple of MG42's (1x 7.62mm 1x 7.92mm) against a couple of GPMG's so that some of the junior Officers could see what the Infantry were up against in 1944/45. The GPMG and 7.62mm MG42's were middle of the road but thge 7.92 gun just went a dog possessed! While the Bren, well, it was a bit on the slow side but when all the smoke had cleared, It still got the round of applause. We also had a 30 round burst timed comparison too. The Bren came last of course but it did have most rounds (26) on the double figure 11 target. If I can work out how to scan AND send, I'll put some pics up............ but don't hold your breath
Ignore the 03 date on the pics. The camera had just had new batteries and had re-started itself. I am the more 'mature' gunner. Note the two MG42's and GPMG
Last edited by Peter Laidler; 03-20-2011 at 05:13 PM.
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Thank fully no it wasnt welded up inside at least when I was given it, the lower had been cut about three times then welded up back together. Who ever deactivated that must have been on angel dust or something like that.
I'd like to see those pics when or if you post them.
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Very nice job Sir! Tht is a fine display piece.
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There were a load of different sizes of barrel nuts (.....remember them Tankie........) Yes VERY well peter! If remember correctly.....I THINK there were seven sizes, 0-6 in the range? Without checking my parts Microfische, I cannot state for certain![COLOR="Silver"]
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We shot a nice old Mk1A Bren a few months ago along with a couple of MG42's (1x 7.62mm 1x 7.92mm) against a couple of GPMG's so that some of the junior Officers could see what the Infantry were up against in 1944/45. The GPMG and 7.62mm MG42's were middle of the road but thge 7.92 gun just went a dog possessed! While the Bren, well, it was a bit on the slow side but when all the smoke had cleared, It still got the round of applause. We also had a 30 round burst timed comparison too. The Bren came last of course but it did have most rounds (26) on the double figure 11 target. If I can work out how to scan AND send, I'll put some pics up............ but don't hold your breath
Pete, The gun on the left in the Lower picture looks like it's an MG34. Is that correct?.....................(ROUND Barrel Jacket & seperate AA sight Bracket)
One of my favourites to shoot too! (Apart from an L4A4 of COURSE!)......
Last edited by tankhunter; 03-21-2011 at 12:43 PM.
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