Bren Drum magazines and box
 

This is a superb museum quality box of 4 Bren drum mags in perfect condition. They come complete with their box, winder, tool, mounting brackets and original instructions. it has been valued at £5k but I will accept £4.5k.
Thanks
James

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Superb set in exceptional condition and great price - love the markings on the outside of the box.

Not in the market for more Bren stuff though.

Tim

My old set, H troop Basra Iraq.. It is a superb set..

If anyone has single drum mags for sale message me, good luck with the sale.

Bren Drum magazines in box
 

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How the magazines fit to the Bren:

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Bren Drum magazines box markings
 

And the last one. I know James personally, but I have no interest in this sale.

Just want to make sure anyone interested gets a good view of this rare set, they are also a good reference.

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The drum completely blocks the sights. What sight was used with these?

"Fire for effect", Bruce.... When you've got enough lead in the air.............. :D
Good question. The drum mag would have been made for the anti aircraft role and at least in the twin mount arrangement, they had a special anti aircraft sight.
I too await the answer.

We called that spray and pray. Early Mk.1 Brens had a dovetail groove on the left side of the receiver that took a telescopic sight and maybe an AA 'spiderweb'. Later Brens must have had a clamp on something. Just another bobble to find, install and adjust as the Stuka was bearing down on you.

Peter Laidler wrote about a guy who ran out of cover to take on a German low flying aircraft with a Bren gun on the mk1 tripod with AA leg. The rest of the guys ran under a tree for cover. The guy was the bravest dead man they ever knew. A 303 is no match for a 20mm cannon.

Worse must have been the Lakeman mount. What a contraption. To mount the gun you can either fight with the two coat hanger hooks (rather like a Chinese puzzle) or remove the barrel, install the hooks and replace the barrel, neither option great with that Stuka.

Here's a Mk.1 Bren on a Humber Mk.II. No sight to be seen and the trooper's aiming eye seems to be looking over the top of the drum. Maybe every second round was a tracer?

Is that drum mag box the same as the Canadian one? For some reason I though the Canadian one was a flat square case with the four drums all side by each.

David

The Canadian chest is virually identical . I have several examples of the Cdn chests in my collection, and one complete with it's drums and accessories.

Over 1 million made just in Canada .... why are they so rare now ?

Thanks, Rob.

Someone must have shone some bright lights at me and I got confused.

David