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19-04-19, 23:44
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magazine box with Chinese characters
Found this magasine box in my barn yesterday .It very well looks like a 9mm High Power magasine box . They were made by / for Inglis in Toronto for the Chinese Aid Contract .Anyone here can read Cantonese ?
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20-04-19, 00:29
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Would it be for the straight 8mm Bren magazines? I have one downstairs that looks very similar.
Photo below (which I stole off the net) shows the regular bren chest, the chinese script 8mm chest, and the chest for the 8mm chest for the 8mm Bren mk1 (referred to as "sterile " guns). I think someone has moved your handle from the end to the lid. Last edited by rob love; 20-04-19 at 00:35.
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20-04-19, 00:57
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Mystery solved
Rob , you are probably right, again. Straight Bren magazines . A new one on me . 20 or 30 rounds ? Many thanks for taking the time . Cheers. Bob
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20-04-19, 03:02
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Rob,
the Brens in Uk service were converted to 7.62. Is the marking on your box a typo at 7.92?
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20-04-19, 03:36
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No, not a typo. The Chinese contract BREN guns were manufactured to fire 7.92 x 57, commonly known as 8mm Mauser.
Only ever seen one 7.92mm BREN, in a museum in Tasmania, locked in their armoury. They didn't have a clue about its significance, as it was part of a job-lot from a collector. Magazine was 30 rounds. When converted to 7.62 (NATO), the designation became L4A1 (etc - there were a couple in the series). Most were converted from Mk3 BREN guns. Mike Last edited by Mike Cecil; 20-04-19 at 03:49.
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20-04-19, 06:09
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I have both (in deactivated form): The Chinese marked and the other is the mk1 version, which is a mk2 bren in t.92. I have one of the 8mm chests, but would have to check if it is the Chinese marked one or the English marked one.
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21-04-19, 00:55
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Sterile BRENs
There is a recent Forgotten Weapons episode on the family. It answers your straight magazine question definitively.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CfjbWpozTg
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21-04-19, 02:10
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Absolutely awesome Rob and Terry. It answers all my questions . Thanks
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21-04-19, 17:12
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And mine too, thank you
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