Bren gun loader

[horsa]

A lot of loaders appeared on the market starting around five years ago. But the majority of them were actually Czechoslovak ZB magazine loaders. The Weapon and most of the special combination tools and the loader were essentially copied for the Bren designs. Places like IMA and Sportsman’s Guide had tons of ZB parts kits with the tools and loaders available until fairly recently.

The Czech version will have a small circle mark with a "Z" in the middle.

IMA still shows to have the loaders in stock for $29.95 with a teaser that some have Nazi WaffenAmt inspectors markings. A real bargain if you need one to fill a box. Not sure if the ZB loader will accept Bren magazines or not for actual use. The last pattern ZB had curved magazines that looked identical to the Bren pattern but earlier designs were straight due to using a different cartridge.

Link below for the IMA version:

http://www.ima-usa.com/zb-magazine-loader.html

[Marc van Aalderen]

I was told by a dealer that the Bren loaders came from the Irish police force. They dumped some 5000 Brens with accessories.
I don't think a Czech loader will accept the rimmed .303 cartridge as these are for the 8x57 German round. But I only have a .303 loader so can not test this.

Cheers,

[horsa]

Figure either way its cheap if someone only needs one for display with their carrier.

I've got a wartime British version but still prefer to use my Number 1 Mark I Thumb loader for filling magazines. Much faster and less to mess with at the shooting range when we take the Bren out.

[Ralph Volkert]

Nigel I bought the loader box from John at midwestmilitary.net
It is a reproduction but it is top quality!
This part wasnt listed on his webage anymore but he either had some still in storage or had the pattern from his last run and can make one up. The price was very reasonable.