Staghond MG mounting issues

[motto]

The forward mount that is pictured is definitely not a lash up, it has been cast and carefully machined and indicates the mounting of an MG other than the M1919 Browning. It's unlikely that the mounting was changed as part of the conversion to L3A3/L3A4 configuration
Is it possible that the documentation you looked at Mike is not complete.
Maybe reference to other Australian owned Staghounds or the mounting dimensions of a Besa could clarify the situation.
I am trying to contact John Belfield to see if he knows anything.

David

[Tony Smith]

Can you measure the inside distance across the two machined faces and the diameter of the pin? There is a possibility of it being either the Tank Vickers MG (low likelihood), or either the .303 or 7.62mm versions of the BREN.

L4A4 Bren (7.62mm conversion) was used by Armoured Corps in Aus (but not Inf), although this would seem an unlikely choice for a co-ax MG.