British, Enfield Bren MK3 .303 Light Machine Gun, with Bipod, Dated 1955, Deactivated

*British, Enfield Bren MK3 .303 Light Machine Gun, with Bipod, Dated 1955, Deactivated*

Serial Number: A2925
Calibre: .303"
Barrel Length: 20"

Marked on LHS: Enfield mark over 1955, Bren Mk3. ASR Fire Selector.
Marked on Barrel: MK 4 UE55 A2925 S and FB 292 Enfield (The MK3 and MK4 guns were made at the same time)
Marked on rear : UE55 A2925
Sight: The MK3 has sights graduated to 1600 yards instead of 2000.

An excellent used example of an original Enfield 1955 deactivated Mk3 Bren Gun, chambered in .303, complete with magazine and bipod. The shorter and lighter Bren MKIII was produced in relatively small numbers, from 1944 by Enfield, for the war in the East and for Airborne Forces. This was similar to the Mk2 but with the light weight features of the early Mk1, with the main distinguishing feature being a shorter barrel and serrated area in front of the barrel nut. You see fewer MKIII variants compared to MKI and MKII Brens.

The Bren gun, usually called simply the Bren, is a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces’ primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War. Although fitted with a bipod, it could also be mounted on a tripod or vehicle-mounted.

The Bren was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel. The name Bren was derived from Brno, the Czechoslovak city in Moravia, where the Zb vz. 26 was designed (in the Zbrojovka Brno Factory) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory. The designer was Václav Holek, a gun inventor and design engineer.

*Condition*
Excellent used condition - with wear and tear consistent with active engagement in military conflicts. Deactivated it can be cocked and dry-fired. The magazine can be removed. Please refer to the photographs as part of the condition report.

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