Bren Mk2/1

[Brit plumber]

The RSAF Mk2/1's are marked/engraved on the right hand side of the body with FTR/XX (year) and on others it's D-E FTR/XX and others FTR D-E/XX It'll also have a new proof mark that'll coincide with the year of conversion/modification. There weree a couple of conversion programmes so there could well be other markings too.

Incidentally BP and KJ, I have just unearthed my old L4A1 and A6 EMER. The A6 EMER is dated 1979 which would indicate to me that A6's were still doing the rounds then. I recall that a late batch of ejector/HOD blocks were made to refurbish needy A6's (...., and presumably any A1's still in the system but I really doubt that there would have even been any old A1 spec or even A2 spec steel barrels left in the system so they'll all be A4's, 5's and A6's. Just my thoughts out aloud!)

That would make sence Peter as I have some RAF training notes from RAF Cosford from the 1980s and it mentions the L4A1 aswell as the L4A4 so assume that the A1 (A6) and A4 were in service together. Lets face it, the RAF wouldn't really need an LMG (Except RAF Reg) so why give us the up to date kit. I remember when I joined in 1995 that there were still L1A1 parts knocking around (Sadly no rifles) and I remember clearing out some scrap from the armoury at Cosford and in amongst it were brand new L4 breech blocks, newly coppered L59 bolts and loads of L2 parts.