Bren – Forgotten Weapons

Bren 100-round Drum

June 22, 2012 Ian McCollum 22

The Bren light machine gun is far from a forgotten weapons, but some of the accessory bits that were used with it are pretty rare today. The 100-round drum magazine issued for anti-aircraft use are […]

Unusual Chinese ZB/Bren Magazine

December 27, 2011 Ian McCollum 1

I was visiting Apex Gun Parts just the other day, and while poking through a box of magazines I came across something pretty unusual: The body is clearly that of a Czech ZB26/30 twenty round […]

Bren Manuals

August 26, 2011 Ian McCollum 0

As a followup to the Bren video, I figure I should post the Bren gun documents that we have right now: (1942) Bren Small Arms Training (South Africa) (English) Bren Light Machine Gun – Description […]

Bren Gun Video

August 24, 2011 Ian McCollum 26

Is the Bren gun a forgotten weapon? Well, maybe not. But it is an important piece of firearms development history, and probably an under-appreciated weapon. It is also important to be familiar with the Bren […]