Photo Identification help

[rob love]

Sounds like 13 bty was Winnipeg during that time period. Someone wrote a fair history of the Battery here: http://army.ca/forums/index.php?topic=25697.0

[Michael R.]

As gunners, it is interesting but understandable given the location, year and purpose of the scheme to note the absence of issue small arms and accessories. Other than ammunition pouches, no helmets, basic pouches, bayonets, sub-machine guns, or sidearm for the 2nd Lt.

Familiarization with the MK-I BREN, but not too familiar. Can you spot the same fault or error remaining in both images of the BREN?

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

As gunners, it is interesting but understandable given the location, year and purpose of the scheme to note the absence of issue small arms and accessories. Other than ammunition pouches, no helmets, basic pouches, bayonets, sub-machine guns, or sidearm for the 2nd Lt.

Familiarization with the MK-I BREN, but not too familiar. Can you spot the same fault or error remaining in both images of the BREN?

In both images the barrel nut lever is not seated. With an earlier gun than that it would not be possible to fire the gun....there is a small tab on the nut that would block the piston from moving forward. However, since the gun is a mk1m, that safety feature was omitted, and one could be having to head down range slightly to retrieve ones barrel if live firing.

This very thing happened during the sales pitch to the British government by the Brno engineers. The engineer designed the safety feature almost overnight and it was incorporated into the Bren mk1. A lot of superfluous and luxury features were on the mk1, many of which were deleted on the mk1m, and even more deleted for the mk2.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Familiarization with the MK-I BREN, but not too familiar. Can you spot the same fault or error remaining in both images of the BREN?

I meant to add: there is also a fault or error in the usage of the 18pr in sets 9 and set8. Any good Sgt Major would immediately rectify such an error. Can anyone spot it?

[rob love]

Not just leaning, but (shudder) in one photo actually sitting on the gun.

[Ed Storey]

I don't think those rules and traditions came into effect until after the SWW, the post-WWII 'Glory Years' when the citizens army was transformed into a professional military.

[Rob Fast]

I dug this commanders board out of the pile, I knew it was somewhere. I thought pics might be appropriate on this thread. Pine Ridge map dated 1938, with the plexiéplastic overlay and details of the exercise. I have not had time to investigate the details of locations, but here it is. Cheers Rob

[Rob Fast]

back of the board.