Bren Gun: Help Needed!

[Flying10uk]

I wouldn't say that the Mk1 tool was essential more a nice to have tool. You can probably get by without one with a little thought, ingenuity and using modern tools.

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[Meerkoos]

I wouldn't say that the Mk1 tool was essential more a nice to have tool. You can probably get by without one with a little thought, ingenuity and using modern tools.

Hmm... Thanks for the insight. Mk1 tools are ridiculously expensive, so that saves me some money.

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Is this a Canadian pattern Cutaway or possibly commercial Cutaway as it's not to a U.K. SKN pattern.

I have no idea what pattern cutaway it is. I'll take pictures as soon as I receive it to see if anybody knows. I tried to search online, but none seemed to look like mine. I would suspect this was done by a machinist or armorer. Also,, what do you mean by "SKN"?

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A Mk2 combination tool is just as good if you also have a set of handymans tools handy too.

F-10 is trying to make it sound so easy for a novice but assembling the carrying handle sleeve, spring, locator and pins from scratch, without having even taken them apart is a pit of a pain. As for the barrel nut catch, spring and plunger puzzle thing that the average UK owner cannot get at in the first place.......... Then there's the carrying handle catch, spring and plunger and......... on an invisible 5 zillion TPI thread

MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE SITTING CLOSE BY WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING. That's advice from someone who has been dealing with them since 1963 and STILL has small springs and plungers flying everywhere.

Here's some GOOD advice for you to start with. On this forum somewhere is a detailed list of ALL the spring lengths and diameters that will tell you exactly where they originate. Some springs LOOK similar in length or wire gauge or diameter. That was done deliberetaly by the Czechs to fool the British.

I should have realised CH was Switzerland as opposed to Czech!!!!!!!

Wow, I am really soiling my pants now. I have visited all three armorers in my area, and none dared to reassemble such a monstrosity. They are really more familiar with Stgw 57 and Stgw 90 rifles...

As for tools, I have a decent screwdriver set, but no spanner bits for the grip nut and the like. I'll have to buy the combination tool or equivalent.

Thanks a lot for the spring tip! I was also wondering how I was going to tell one spring from another...