Bren light machine gun
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The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns made by the United Kingdom in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and British Empire forces' pr
A Bren Mk.1 gun
Australian assault on a pillbox at Giropa Point, Papua New Guinea, January 1943; the two soldiers in the foreground both carry Brens.
A member of No. 9 Commando at Anzio, equipped for a patrol with his Bren gun, 5 March 1944
A Bren gunner of the Norwegian Brigade takes aim during training at Dumfries, Scotland, 27 June 1941.
The Browning automatic rifle is a family of American automatic rifle used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918
The M1918A2 BAR
An FBI special agent practices with the Colt Monitor (R 80). The Monitor had a separate pistol grip and long, slotted Cutts recoil compensator.
John M. Browning, the inventor of the rifle, and Frank F. Burton, the Winchester expert on rifles, discussing the finer points of the BAR at the Winchester plant
A live-fire demonstration of the Browning Automatic Rifle conducted for military and government officials.