Where was the Bren gun manufactured?

Canada
Gas-operated and air-cooled, the Bren was first produced in 1937 and became one of the most widely used weapons of its type. During World War II it was produced in . 303 calibre for British use, and it was manufactured in Canada as a 7.92-mm weapon for Chinese Nationalist troops.

Does the British army still use the Bren gun?

It was replaced in the British Army as the section LMG by the L7 general-purpose machine gun (GPMG), a heavier belt-fed weapon. This was supplemented in the 1980s by the L86 Light Support Weapon firing the 5.56×45mm NATO round, leaving the Bren gun in use only as a pintle mount on some vehicles.

Who built the Bren gun carrier?

Vickers-Armstrong
The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier, was a light armoured tracked vehicle built by Vickers-Armstrong from 1934 onwards.

What kind of gun did the Bren Gun Carrier carry?

The Mark 2’s modifications seem to indicate the intention was that the vehicle was to carry and fight its weapons (a Bren Gun, and anti-tank rifle) from the carrier. Within a year over 1,100 of these were built under an Army contract. In 1935 the British Army adopted a new light machinegun—the .303 Bren Gun—to replace its venerable Lewis Gun.

What was the Bren light machine gun made of?

The Bren 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.

When did the Canadian Navy deactivate the Bren guns?

This is one of the Bren guns that were sold as deactivated by the Canadian Navy circa 1964. They were later recalled and redeactivated. This piece shows an excellent original finish but is now deactivated to or beyond the current standards.

How big was the Bren gun in World War 2?

Designated by the Army as Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1, it was rapidly followed by a new version the Carrier Machine Gun Number 2 Mark 1 which weighed in at 4.5 tons, was 12 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 5 feet high.