Bren Gun serial number database, all marks.

[britplumber]

Hi Guys (and gals?),

If anybody on the forum, new or old, would like to add your serial number to the database, please leave your:- Serial number,
Date of manufacture,
Manufacturer,
Mk No.
and any other info you may wish to add.

also I'm going to list Bren tripod serials too, so feel free to leave them also.

Or if your unhappy at posting your details you can PM me or send a (delete 'remove this' for spam protection) e-mail to:-

m3bobby(remove this)@hotmail.com

Cheers, chris.

[Richard Fisher]

Gun 1:
SN: A7122
Date: 1943
Manufacturer: Lithgow, Australia
Mark: I

Gun 2:
SN: 14T3752
Date: 1944
Manufacturer: Inglis, Canada
Mark: II

Tripod:
SN: A1340
Date: 1941
Manufacturer: AGE
Mark: I

Cheers,

Rich

[missingsomething]

Here is my Bren baby ;D

SN: N3496
Date: 1941
Manufacturer: John Inglis Co. - CANADA
Mark: Im

Mine is a Canadian gun that went to New Zealand for a time (reserial numbered to NZ prefix) and then came back to Canada as some point.

[woodsy]

My two Brens

Serial: A3408
Year: 1938
Make: Enfield
mark: 1
Access: Mk I magazine, butt handle, FL sight, 100 rd drum, Transit Chest and contents, etc.
Tripod: CCM, Mk I, #M8566

Serial: B6182
Year: 1944
Make: Lithgow
Mark: 1M
Access: Transit Case and CES
Notes: Ex Papua-New Guinea and in near new condition

[snowie]

My Bren

Serial number - B2404.
Year of manufacture - 1943.
Manufacturer - Lithgow.
Mark - 1.

Came complete with transit case, accessories and some paperwork.

[jamesp]

Bren MK 1

SN: A1810
Maker: Lithgow
Year: 1941

FTR'd Jan 1951 - Mk11 barrel added that originally belonged to B3632

Is this qute an early Lithgow ?

[britplumber]

Lithgow made over 27,000 Brens, so yours is quite early being the 1810th made, however there are a large number of Lithgow Brens around and so its quite common to find early examples. The very first Lithgow Brens were double dovetailed were as your is a Mk1m (simplified).

Can you help in a bit of research by myself, Kev and Tim? Does your Bren have the fluted gas ports or the D-shaped gas ports?

[Kev]

Lithgow production was 17,428

186 Bren guns to 30th June 1941
3081 Bren guns,1st July 1941-30th June 1942
6848 Bren guns,1st July 1942-30th June 1943
5290 Bren guns,1st July 1943-30th June 1944
1930 Bren guns,1st July 1944-30th June 1945

Production finished on 13th August 1945 with B7429

[britplumber]

You know why I said 27 thousand dont you! I f**ked my maths up.

A serials = 10,000
B serials = 10,000? What am I on?
+ 7429 guns

Doh! why did I go and do that!

[Kev]

Maths eh !

A serial numbers 9,999

B serial numbers 7,429

Total 17,428

[napalm]

Serial number: 12T6299
Date of manufacture: 1944
Manufacturer: Inglis
Mk No.: Mk II

Barrel is stamped: L9417 S near the carrying handle
The Magazine has "II *" stamped near the top. That's II in roman numerals and a little star.

No idea what that means.

Hope that helps?

David.

[mike priest]

Hi chris I have around 30 more serial numbers for you i will sort and send on ASAP Mike

[britplumber]

Thanks for that Mr P. I look forward to it!!

[mattgibbs]

Hello Chris!
Have you already got U8400..?
M67 MkII nice clear markings with 1943 on RH side. Barrel renumbered but cannot see any FTR markings, until I clean it a bit perhaps.
Not sure if you'd have it but just picked it up today as I wanted a British made MkII.
I assume this is Damiler? Still learning as ever...
Regards
Matt Gibbs

[mattgibbs]

I think I answered my own question by looking at the deac cert.