MkII Inglis Bren Barrel Handles

[peregrinvs]

Hi,

First question from the new boy.;) (drum roll...)

When was the Mk2 barrel handle introduced for the MkII Bren and was it made by both Inglis and Monotype, or just Monotype?

I ask as my 1943 Inglis MkII came with a Mk2 barrel handle on its non-matching 1944 barrel. I originally assumed this was factory spec working on the principle that early-ish MkII's would have had a Mk1 handle before production was later switched to the Mk2 handle.

However, I have since been advised that only Monotype fitted the Mk2 handle - is this correct? Just to add further confusion, I've seen pictures of fresh MkII Brens taken in both the Inglis and Monotype factories and they all have Mk1 handles. Confused...:dunno:

Grateful for any clarification.

Thanks,

Mark

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