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24-08-17, 06:26
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Well........
I read this post yesterday but didn't want to admit I cut the lower 2 lips off of my loading tool but now that the cats out of the bag,,,,,yes I cut them off and it fits just right in the stowage bin now. I think the earlier one must have not had them on and later produced loading tools they were added to give leverage by hooking it on an edge of table or box?
Derk
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24-08-17, 15:20
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Bren mag loader
Guys, do not forget that the BREN comes from Czechoslovak pre-WWII licence of the ZB26 machine gun, including the mag loading tool. The ZB26 had straight magazine. I think the tool looks very similar but will not fit. I own the ZB26 loader but cannot compare with the Bren one. I will take a picture later.
The Bren loader would probably have the broad arrow stamped on it?
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25-08-17, 12:10
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All,
Here are some photos of my Bren magazine loader. This one also has the tabs. 20170825_115744_resized_1.jpg 20170825_115753_resized_1.jpg 20170825_115803_resized_1.jpg 20170825_115900_resized_1.jpg Cheers,
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25-08-17, 12:32
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ZB26 loader
I can now see that the ZB26 loader looks different, my hypothesis was wrong
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25-08-17, 13:26
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The ZB theory may not be out the window entirely. The Czech factory also produced loaders for the early British guns, as well as for the .303 Brens they sold to other countries. I believe the British loader was copied from the Czech loader, so the feet/no feet could have come into production from either country.
In the attached photo (photo credit to Kev G from the milsurps.com forum) the top 3 loaders are: B - Czech made loose rounds filler .303 British  for British ordered ZGB's with 30 round magazines and Czech export Brens in .303 (note 6 metal dividers,6 stokes = 30 rounds/1 magazine) D - Czech made 8X56R Mannlicher loose rounds filler for the Bulgarian ZB39 (note 5 metal dividers,5 strokes = 25 rounds/1 magazine) E - British made Bren MK2 .303 loose rounds filler (6 dividers)
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