Deactivated Mk3 and L4A3 Brens Available

[peregrinvs]

World Wide Arms have sourced some. The Mk3's are apparently ex-Irish army:

DA372 BREN Mk3 LMG - 02-DeAc Machine Guns

DA481 BREN L4A3 NATO LMG - 02-DeAc Machine Guns

Sadly there's no chance of me bumping into a spare £650 any time soon.

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[c310pilot]

What I could do with those.........only if the US would allow. It would be pretty to awesome to have the whole crate.

[Time Bandit]

World Wide Arms have sourced some. The Mk3's are apparently ex-Irish army:

DA372 BREN Mk3 LMG - 02-DeAc Machine Guns

DA481 BREN L4A3 NATO LMG - 02-DeAc Machine Guns

Sadly there's no chance of me bumping into a spare £650 any time soon.

I saw them and wouldn't mind a MK3 Bren...alas, I'm in a similar situation and I'm also unlikely to suddenly find £650....which is a bit of a bugger!

[Beerhunter]

Nearly a grand each for the L4s and they sold out! I like a bit of nostalgia but not for that money.

[Time Bandit]

Damn! I'd just about got them MK3 Brens out of my mind until this thread came to the top again!!

I wonder how many they had and how quick they're selling 'em...gawd I hate being skint, always seems to happen when you want something!! Just had to put 4 tyres on my Land Rover...can't help but think that money would of gone towards a nice chunk of MK3 Bren instead...couple of years time the Bren will of increased in value but me tyres will be shagged!

[Time Bandit]

It was too much in the end...I cracked, couldn't resist any longer...thank god for layaway plans!

[LesterH]

I have purchased a Mk3 Bren ex Irish Army. All matching numbers and little used. S/N UE 55 A3024. A lot of money but worth it. I thought if I waited until War and Peace I would miss out!

[Peter Laidler]

Pssssst..... If you have a Mk3 Bren with the serial number commencing UE 55 or 56A xxxx, then listen closely. Ignore any of that Irish this that and the other stuff. They were the final run of work guns made at Enfield for and issued to and for the RAF. Unless the RAF fly for the Irish Army, this is who they were for.

[Brit plumber]

Pssssst..... If you have a Mk3 Bren with the serial number commencing UE 55 or 56A xxxx, then listen closely. Ignore any of that Irish this that and the other stuff. They were the final run of work guns made at Enfield for and issued to and for the RAF. Unless the RAF fly for the Irish Army, this is who they were for.

Is this something you found on record Peter? I have evidence that there were still Mk3s being assembled in 1961 and between 1957 and 61 there were approx 2000 assembled and the remaining 500 (Approx)Mk3 bodies were converted directly to L4A4s.

[Kev G]

Pssssst..... If you have a Mk3 Bren with the serial number commencing UE 55 or 56A xxxx, then listen closely. Ignore any of that Irish this that and the other stuff. They were the final run of work guns made at Enfield for and issued to and for the RAF. Unless the RAF fly for the Irish Army, this is who they were for.

With regard to Enfield Bren production 1955/56 for foreign/overseas orders that would be serial number marked UE 55 or 56 the extract below may be of interest.

RSAF Enfield costings completion report for the 55/56 Irish Republic MK3 Bren contract -

1000 guns - £56,871, five shillings and sixpence
15,960 magazines - £11,085 , 2 shillings and ten pence
73 spare items - £2,535 , eleven shillings and sixpence

Total contract value - £70,491 , nineteen shillings and ten pence.

There were other foreign government Bren contracts that also encompass the 55/56 time period listed with final costing break downs so hope this doesn't muddy the waters too much with reference to 'all 55/56 Brens were made for and issued to the RAF.'

ATB Kevin