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So there´s now a genuine new Bren
CESKA ZBROJOVKA CZ-805 Bren
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01-26-2014 09:49 AM
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Good heavens, is there a barrel buried in there somewhere?
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But in 61 years time will anyone be saying '.....in a years time, this will have outlived the Bren?'
The Bren Gun. The longest serving bit of kit in the British Army and STILL going strong elsewhere........
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The BR- is obviously BRUNO but I wonder what´s behind the -EN suffix. Was it someone at Enfield?
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BRNO not Bruno !
The original BREN .... Brno design adopted by Enfield = Brno-Enfield = Br-En = BREN
Today ... since hardly anyone west of Karlovy Vary (OK, Karlsbad) can pronounce Czech properly, they use the historic and, dare I say, renowned name of Bren, even though Enfield no longer plays a part - alas!
At least it still has a curved magazine (even if the wrong caliber) to suggest that it's actually a gun and not an overgrown laser pointer!
A very detailed write-up can be found here:
http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1083
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 02-05-2014 at 09:01 AM.
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So there might well be a market for it somewhere not too far off ....
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Has anyone noticed how genuine Bren aficionados' eyes glaze over...?
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