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The Bren Light Machine Gun remains perhaps the iconic British Gas
Operated Machine Gun. Ironically the weapon originally was adopted
for British use from a Czech design in the 1930's. Manufactured mostly
in Britain and Canada during the Second World War the primary
modifications made by the British to the weapon were to its barrel and
magazine. The Bren light machine gun was reconfigured to fire the
British .303 round also used with the standard British infantry rifle; the
.303 Lee-Enfield. The Bren Gun could maintain a rate of fire at
anywhere from 480 to 540 rounds per minute, however the relatively
small 30 round magazine limited the weapon's effective rate of fire.

Overall, the Bren was a reliable, incredibly accurate light machine gun.
The Bren Gun also was easy to carry for a light machine gun and
compared favorably in weight against the standard .30 caliber
American light machine gun. The Bren Gun was frequently operated by
just a single soldier with spare magazines efficiently spread amongst
other men in the section. The basic Czech design held up well over
time; numerous armies have relied on Bren inspired light machine guns
during the decades following the Second World War's end.

Picture Courtesy of Steven Mercatante