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Post by britplumber on Dec 14, 2005 17:52:05 GMT 1
Found a Photo of a Vickers gun fitted to a BREN tripod. Any one know if this was common practice? Rich, you may have seen the photo, what do you think?
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 14, 2005 17:58:11 GMT 1
Oooh, I think I want to see the photo, it is not one that I can remember seeing.
Post it please!
Rich
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Post by Kev on Dec 14, 2005 18:29:39 GMT 1
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Post by britplumber on Dec 14, 2005 18:30:16 GMT 1
Beaten!!
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 14, 2005 18:35:10 GMT 1
Well, I spent two weeks going the rough the 'machine gun' search on the AWM archive and never spotted that one!
I will now try and work out what and how!
Rich
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Post by Kev on Dec 14, 2005 18:57:26 GMT 1
I downloaded everything 'Bren' a couple of years ago ;D
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Post by tom on Dec 14, 2005 19:05:58 GMT 1
Hi Rich
Want me to see if I can wangle a copy of DD(E) 2530 June 1940 Adapter Vickers .303-in on Bren Tripod ?
Oh yeah, theres a adapter for the 0.5in Tank gun to fit onto a Mk IV .303 tripod listed here as well...
ATB
Tom
Theres also Lewis to Bren tripod, Hotchkiss to Bren tripod, Besa to Bren tripod (got those drawings of course), Bren to Vicker Tripod (ditto) etc etc amen.
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 14, 2005 20:05:42 GMT 1
That would be great Tom (unless you have sent it to me already?) The .5" adaptor I am aware of but a drawing would be great.
So much for me considering selling the Bren tripod then!!
Rich
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Post by tom on Dec 15, 2005 0:10:20 GMT 1
i've e-ed John Powney who used to be my main contact at the P Room to see who I have to grovel to now the armouries have taken over. i'm trying to find out how its organised there now.
ATB
Tom
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 15, 2005 17:51:37 GMT 1
Found the picture of the other side this morning. It's 065712.
Rich
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 17, 2005 18:44:06 GMT 1
The War Diary for the 2/2 Inf Bn says
It seems that they were doing Jungle-related training at the time.
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Post by tom on Dec 17, 2005 22:55:57 GMT 1
Anybody come across pics of the McFalane (SP? not at home at moment so can't look it up) butt monopod the Aussies trialled for the Bren? Yes I know this is the Vickers bit but it would probably be in the same sources as the pics put up recently.
I can put up the pics from the stuff I dug out of the P Room (unless Kev beats me to it) when I get home but I'd be interested in seeing any "in the field" shots.
ATB
Tom
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 22, 2005 21:50:15 GMT 1
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Post by Richard Fisher on Dec 22, 2005 23:29:00 GMT 1
Thanks Kev, I've changed it.
Rich
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Post by Peter Wells on Feb 16, 2015 12:59:08 GMT 1
Have just posted this on the Bren forum - fyi!
Have just found this so please pardon the necropost.
The reason I googled the subject is that 5 Bren tripods have just recently come out of Zimbabwe - along with some other awesome stuff but that's a story for another day.
We didn't immediately see anything odd about them as they were lumped together with other Mk1 and Mk2 units but on closer inspection realised that they must be these converted Vickers types which, according to some sources, were only used in Aussie training camps.
Interesting to speculate how they arrived in Zim as the only time Rhodesian and Aussie troops were deployed in the same theatre was Malaya and Burma. These bipods must have been deployed with Aussie forces to one of those theatres and come home with the Rhodesian forces.
Any additional info/speculation would be appreciated.
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