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Bren Light Machine Gun

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Bren Light Machine Gun by FN Herstal

Photo: National Film Board of Canada — Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Technical Specifications

Type Light machine gun
Designer Václav Holek
Designed 1935
Produced 1935–1971
In service 1938–2012
Wars See
Used by See
No. built 500,000
Variants See '
Action Gas-operated, tilting bolt
Sights Iron
Maximum range 1850 yd

Data from Bren light machine gun (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — National Film Board of Canada.

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