Bren NSNs

[britplumber]

Whilst searching the NSN database for the NSN of the 6 mag bag mentioned in the pos below, I came across a number of current Bren related NSNs.

1005-66-139-2447, 1005661392447 MACHINE GUN,BREN,303
1005-66-139-3558, 1005661393558 MACHINE GUN,BREN,.303
1005-99-460-9943, 1005994609943 PIVOT,BREN GUN
1005-99-815-6100, 1005998156100 CRADLE,BREN GUN BAR
2590-99-815-7400, 2590998157400 BREN GUN SUPPORT AN
4320-12-121-1906, 4320121211906 PUMPBAUGRUPPE, BREN
4320-12-351-4207, 4320123514207 PUMPBAUGRUPPE, BREN
7310-12-164-5759, 7310121645759 RAHMENGESTELL, BREN
7310-12-356-7678, 7310123567678 RAHMENGESTELL, BREN
9915-21-921-1268, 9915219211268 MACHINE GUN,BREN,AR
9915-21-921-4916, 9915219214916 MACHINE GUN,BREN,AR

-66- is Australian origin
-12- is German origin
-99- is UK origin
-21- is Canadian origin.

Other than that, I have no idea what they relate to apart from the Aussie and Canadian numbers relating to Bren guns complete (At a guess).

[leeenfield]

NSN Description Assign Date
9915-21-921-1268 MACHINE GUN,BREN,AR 04/30/2001

"44337 DIRECTORATE OF DISPOSAL SALES ARTEFACTS AND LOANS L0278"

L0278


DIRECTORATE OF DISPOSAL SALES ARTEFACTS AND LOANS

ARTEFACTS AND LOANS
MGEN GEORGE R PEARKES BLDG
101 COLONEL BY DRIVE
OTTAWA, ON, K1A 0K2
CANADA
Phone:[phone] Fax:[phone]

pops up as manufacturer when you google the Canadian ones. I know that Canada kept some for Museums (regimental/Government ect.), and offered them on the government "open market" when they officially offloaded them in the early 90's.

HMMMN, according to my Canadian Army Catalogue of Ordinance Stores -1959 parts list and NSN/old stock number reference, the NSN for the Bren Mk3 is 1005-21-103-7194/DD(E) 3742

nothing pops when I run it though...

[cmpman1]

I can verify that the "21-921" numbers are for museum pieces. There have now been Canadian NSNs attached to just about every gun imaginable that is housed in the Canadian military museums as an accounting measure. They are all later "21" and the newer "20" NSNs staring in the late 90s and still being created today. We had to go to the "20" in 2002 after we used up all the available "21" series of numbers, and 22 was already taken.

Pretty much any original NSNs for Bren guns have been deleted from the Canadian listings as obsolete, with the exception of some tools or accessories that are also used with the No4 Lee Enfields, which are still in use primarily with cadets and the Northern Rangers.