re bren gun.

anyone got any bren stuff , james gets his mk 2 soon

corporal dixon wrote:anyone got any bren stuff , james gets his mk 2 soon

Not getting it now he had to retract the sale gutted

Oh dear, Grandad said you were well chuffed to get it, what happened there??

just pulled the sale gutted

Got a Bren mk2 today

Admin wrote:Got a Bren mk2 today

Nice one pal. Any pictures of this new toy?

oh yes

Admin wrote:oh yes

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

looks good mate what kit you after next

Nice looking Mk2.
BSA or Daimler?

I have a CD somewhere FULL of bren info.
I also have blueprints for the 100 round drum mag box.

I used to have a set of 4 of the drum mags you see Alas, not anymore. I mourn the loss of my 1938 MK1 bren! One of the very best light machine guns of the 20th Century.
You will do well to look for the Bren Machine Gun book by Peter Laidler. Fairly expensive, but if you truly like Bren's this is the bible for you. And if you like them like I do, you'll certainly think the book is worth it.
Cheers!
Matt

MattWR5 wrote:Nice looking Mk2.
BSA or Daimler?

I have a CD somewhere FULL of bren info.
I also have blueprints for the 100 round drum mag box.

I used to have a set of 4 of the drum mags you see Alas, not anymore. I mourn the loss of my 1938 MK1 bren! One of the very best light machine guns of the 20th Century.
You will do well to look for the Bren Machine Gun book by Peter Laidler. Fairly expensive, but if you truly like Bren's this is the bible for you. And if you like them like I do, you'll certainly think the book is worth it.
Cheers!
Matt

Hi Mate its Inglis 1943
could you send me the drum mag blueprints? and ill keep an eye out for that book

Ah yes, we can't forget the hundreds of thousands of the Brens made in Canada can we!
The blueprint I have is the mag box, not for a mag itself I am afraid! You'll just have to save the £375 to buy a drum mag I guess
I think someone makes a repro though, is it relics?
If you let me know your email that would be good to send the large document.
Off to bed now, have to be up at 3am for work
regards
Matt

Battledress and bayonet do one but its £150!!

just as an update
we now have for the bren
pull through
cotton and wire brush
extractor thing (looks like a rubber ridged 303) for extracting broken cases
and a load more inert 303. where getting the cleaning kit up to standard

There is a wooden two piece cleaning rod for the small wire brush and cotton mop. Deployed in the barrel holdall.

Combination Tool Mk2 for the spares wallet, gas port fouling cleaing tool, and of course the spares tin goes in the wallet with the gauze.

The oil bottle Mk4 or 5 can also be deployed - or a spare one added - to the spare barrel bag.

The spares tin:-
Extractor Spring,
extractor stay Spring,
piston post Spring,
firing pin
extractor
Plug, clearing,. ruptured cartridge

There is also a wire brush on a twisted wire handle, about 4 or 5 inches long, this is the Brush, Cleaning, Magazines - deployed in the holdall.

Hope this helps?! Bash on!
Cheers
Matt

I may have a couple of surplus bren bits - will have to dig them out.

Come to think on it I might have a barrel bag in the garage, I'll check and see what's what. Will bring to AGM if I do.

Have found Bren oil bottle (square one ) in plastic £10, Bren Mop - white fluffy to fit on pullthrough £5, Bren tool which I think is the Mk2 combination tool (like pipe with flattened end) £10, Oil bottle in black plastic same as rifle oiler £3, Bren sling 1945 dated with swivels unblancoed £30, post war sling £20. All in mint or excellent condition

what evidence is there on the HG using brens? need photos! especially in terms of webbing
only found one atm

Isnt that Ian?? early photo too

scallywag wrote:Isnt that Ian?? early photo too

Does look like Ian