World War 2, Australia, 1943
1943Marksmen spotting enemy planes. Bren gun in anti-aircraft mode.
The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles,. It is best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II It was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century.
The Bren gun was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren gun featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel.
The name Bren was derived from Brno, the city in Czechoslovakia, where the Zb vz. 26 was designed (in the Zbrojovka Brno Factory) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory.
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