Here's my Bren (excuse the yard, I'll get round to that next year) it's a Canadian made one and this verison I think has been revamped by the Australian armed forces in 1951 ? Hence more of the LMG appeal than a Bren gun proper look (same thing really)
It comes in a large rectangular wooden crate, with a spare barrel and other items. There was also found in it's carry box an Australian army form in an envelope from there armoury workshops.
It's deactivated of course but on this earlier de-ac the working parts move and it can be cocked, unlike the more modern examples which are all welded up solid !
Have you any clues to as what the 'serial' numbers are on it there are some from it's early days then the Aussie revamp, the crows foot of course is as always on it......but what on earth are all the other marks, letters and numbers for.
SLAZ do you know what that stands for at all ?
Thanks for looking,
Marcus
It comes in a large rectangular wooden crate, with a spare barrel and other items. There was also found in it's carry box an Australian army form in an envelope from there armoury workshops.
It's deactivated of course but on this earlier de-ac the working parts move and it can be cocked, unlike the more modern examples which are all welded up solid !
Have you any clues to as what the 'serial' numbers are on it there are some from it's early days then the Aussie revamp, the crows foot of course is as always on it......but what on earth are all the other marks, letters and numbers for.
SLAZ do you know what that stands for at all ?
Thanks for looking,
Marcus
Slazenger (the tennis racket people) made woodwork for the Aussie brens. My Vickers Medium MG came in 1942 dated transit cases made by them too.
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