canadian carrier mk1 gun rest

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Sam Tremblay

hi im starting to reuild a canadian bren carrier mk1 i was just wondering if somebody have the measurment for the gunrest also the type of steel and wood . . .

Greetings Sam!
The eight (8) firing rests on your early MK-I* carrier were topped with rubber, the rubber being cast into a shallow metal base, then mounted on angle iron supports. The length of each firing rest is indicated in the Canadian Illustrated Parts Manual, FUC-03.

The metal angle iron supports and their fastener placements will be a challenge for you, that I do not believe have been previously covered in MLU. Perhaps someone can fresh my memory if Nigel Watson in his UC Volumes I-III provided any details?