Bren serial numbers.

[sbk99]

Enfield Mk1
1941
Sn on rear of receiver-F8939
Should it have a regular Mk1 stock with the flip down support or the Mk1 modified stock w/o the support? Thanks for any input. Fwiw, it's a registered machinegun and sweet shooter.

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[Peter Laidler]

F-8939 should bve what we call a 'last stage intermediate' That is the last stage of the transition between an original Mk1 Bren to the more common Mk1A. You's will (hopefully) be a full Mk1 with the only vestige of it's Mk1/original ancecstry being the fluted gas cylinder.

The fluted gas cylinder remained as the last part to change to the fully simplified Mk1A design because the fluted gas cylinder was used as a holding point or medium during an important machining operation.

Hopefully the experts will chime in if that's not quite correct or my numbering data is out of synch.......

[sbk99]

Thanks for the information.

[sbk99]

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trying to learn about pics

[02maddog]

Enfield Mk 111, dated 1944
SN: EA 9656
Re-chambered South African 7.62mm

[Brit plumber]

Enfield Mk 111, dated 1944
SN: EA 9656
Re-chambered South African 7.62mm

EA 9656 is an odd number and most likely not the original unless it is LB9656 which would be marked Mk3 rather than MkIII

[Peter Laidler]

Strange..... All Mk3's were numbered LB xxxxx except the late ones which were what we called the informative number type. A picture would be useful

[Peter Laidler]

I can understand why the barrel nut wasn't cleaned up. They were diamond hard and a real PITFA to number! Best done with a scratchy pen or diamond drag cutter. If you stamped them prepare to knacker your stamps OR if you hit the nut handle where it was hollow underneath, the buggers could just punch through.........

[Brit plumber]

If it's marked as MkIII then it has to be one of the first 8500 Mk3 guns.

[02maddog]

Photos attached as promised.