What desk photos do you have?

[Peter Laidler]

Most people have a photo frame of the wife and kids on their work desk or office, but being a Bren owner takes one OUT of the mundane world, into a special world. And this is what a Bren owner keeps on his work desk.

A Mk1 L54A1 DP Bren gun. These dewat Bren guns are down graded to fully functional but totally unfireable Bren guns for training. This particular gun has been semi-converted to almost full Mk3 lightweight specification with the exception of the original 1942 Mk1 body.

The serial number has been re-numbered in 1963 with a number from what we call the 'lost or indistinct number batch' These numbers used to be the preserve of a batch commencing ZZ---- but from the arly 60's were numbered SA (small arms) 63 (year) A serial number prefix) 0001 (sequential number)

The change of designation meant re-engraving the body with the new L54 designation. These genuine L54 Brens are deemed to be the rarest of the rare.

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