Bren at War

[mrclark303]

I see he picked himself up a Beretta Vincent, did you inherit his obvious taste for exotic firearms I wonder mate

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[TactAdv]

Attachment 46306

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in North Africa.
(My father far right)

Looks like your Dad is holding a Beretta Modelo 38A SMG.

[Peter Laidler]

Yep, got that BP I couldn't see whether the top was rounded and missed the lightening recess on the mag housing. Will come back with the marking disc and shoulder strap date but there seems to have been a lot of fluidity with these deletions. And of course, these, or lack of them, the different butt slides and even type of butt doesn't alter the Mk1 designation or the fact that it's a, say, 3rd stage intermediate. Where are you now?

[Luis Bren]

Object description:THE BRITISH ARMY PREPARES FOR WAR

An infantry Bren Gun team, with their gun on a tripod mounting, in position on the edge of a wood during an exercise.



Object description:THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45

Bren gun team in action at a battle school in Eastern command, 14 September 1942.



Object description

Recruits of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) fire a Bren gun, 1939.

[Vincent]

Yes, I am very proud of him.

It is British Valentine tank.

[Luis Bren]

Attachment 46306

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in North Africa.
(My father far right)

Same Tank and Crew(your father)?



Object description
Valentine tank carrying infantry of the Black Watch, March 1943.

[Luis Bren]

Object description:THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45
Bren gun team in action at 45th Division battle school, 14 August 1942.



Object description:THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944
Gunner A J Bull of the Royal Artillery, manning a Bren gun, writes a few lines of poetry, 11 July 1944.



Object description:THE HOME GUARD 1939-45
Home Guard soldiers fire a Bren gun set up on an anti-aircraft mounting, during an exercise near Exeter, 10 August 1941.

[nzl1a1collector]

Photo 3 (desert) will be a staged photo..... the ubiquitous screwdriver/spanner somewhere on something making the person look like they are doing something important. LOL

[gsimmons]

Looks like a Beretta to me. The Thompson has a different profile. If in N. Africa they would have had plenty of opportunity to pick up a Beretta.

[Brit plumber]

Yeah its not a Thompson, its definitely a MAB 38.