Takin apart a BREN

[Klunk]

Seen over at CGN

Badger: If there is some way to keep this, go right ahead
Im not sure how much can be kept on photobucket...



A nice healthy Inglis MK1 BREN
Unload and clear gun (but you knew that, right?)


Lift up the 'barrel nut'....


...and remove barrel


Turn bipod 90 degrees clockwise and withdraw from gas tube...


Push captive 'take down' out and upper and lower recievers can be seperated


upper and lower seperated


bolt and bolt carrier can now be withdrawn rearward along with gas piston


bolt and carrier seperated

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[Klunk]

Extractor and firing pin are easily removed for cleaning...


The MK1 butt features and recoil buffer under the butt plate
press the buttplate 'in' and depress butt plate catch located on top of butt
Round thingy in centre of butt is the spring loaded buffer
The other item is the 'return spring tube cap'


Depress and turn the 'return spring tube cap'...
it can now be removed along with return spring and return spring rod


the 'piston post' can be removed
it is a spring loaded assembly intended to reduce stress on the moving parts
compress the piston post and withdraw the 'transverse cotter pin'
the transverse cotter pin has an extesion on the right side which engages with the cocking handle


The ejector and magazine catch are retained by the same pin...
remove this pin (it is captive) and wiggle the ejector/mag catch out
the ejector and mag catch can then be seperated along with their spring


Depress the little plunger and remove the barrel nut


an interesting pic showing a MK1 barrel along with a cut-away training barrel
the cut away shows the gas plug functioning-barrel/bore and spring loaded carry handle
the carry handle can be swung to the side to provide a fore-grip for 'from the hip' assault fire

[Badger]

Nice work Klunk ...

I'll put together a full MKL entry and publish it for you....

Thanks....

Regards,
Badger

[J. Savoie]

Oh the memories! The last time I owned a Bren was way back in the late 80's. Then came a Vickers and a Thompson and a few others.

[trooper554877]

Thats a very well done stripping guide.
Love the bren, had the good fortune here in Australia espically, to having fired both the 303 and 7.62mm version. The 303 was a Mk2/3 and obviously the 7.62 a converted model. If you notice the mag 58 has a similar bolt/reciever group and system of locking the barrel on.
Lovely stuff
Cheers
NED