A shot in the dark for our time served armourers

[tombear]

My apologies as this is something of a jump in logic and I am no doubt having myself on that it is related to the Bren but please bear with me.


On Sunday I picked up what I thought was a swage or some sort of mandril to be used sticking out of a anvil. It has a broad arrow stamped in one end and the name Wilks Bros & Co Ltd (famous ironmongers in Sheffield) and on the other end/face 7/1609.




However the rod part is hollow, rather than solid like I'd expect if it was to be battered, with a counter sunk hole near the end as if it was meant to be pinned to a rod on a bench. Now looking at the table they used for working on the BESA 7.92 in the booklet on FTRing the beast there is a pin affair shown, R5269, which isn't described as being used with the BESA so with a leap of faith, or delusion, is it some sort of support for working on the Bren or M1919A4 or some such weighty bit of kit?



Once again Im probably having myself on and its foir undoing wingnuts on a oil rig but I'd be grateful if someone could say what it is for. The carboot stall I got it off has had various armourers tools and small arms brushes.

ATB

Tom

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