L4-series Bren with distinctive flash hider and magazine. The Bren was converted to 7.62×51mm NATO in the 1950s, and designated the L4. L4 Brens can easily be identified by their straighter magazine and cylindrical flash hider. The British-issue L4 magazine retains the 30-round capacity and has a slight curve.

Mar 10, 2021 · When the British military transitioned form the .303 British cartridge to 7.62mm NATO in the 1950s, it replaced the Enfield rifles with the new L1A1 SLR (the FAL) but retained the Bren gun as a support weapon. The Bren was updated to use 7.62mm, in a process more complicated than most people would think.

Aug 1, 2017 · The L4A1 is nothing more than a modified World War 2-era Bren Gun, .303 Series chambered to fire the NATO-standard 7.62x51mm cartridge. The success of the original Bren series in the worldwide conflict solidified the Bren as …

The L4A1 is nothing more than a WWII-era modified Bren gun, the .303 series fires the standard 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. The success of the original Bren series in global conflicts cemented the Bren's position as a front-line light machine gun for the British Army.

The Marks of Bren basically comprised the Mk1, Mk1m, MkII, Mk3 (introduced 1944 for jungle fighting) and the Mk4 also introduced in 1944. Postwar saw the Mk2/1 and the L4 7.62mm version. Further reading and more information can be found in Ian Skennerton's '.303 Bren' and 'The Bren Gun Saga'.

The L4 BREN LMG is a gas-operated, air cooled, selectively fired machine gun. It has a quick-detachable barrel The action of gun is powered by a long-stroke gas piston, located below the barrel.

Oct 29, 2014 · L4 Brens can be easily recognized by looking at the magazine, which is straighter than the curved .303 magazine on earlier Brens. In fact, the L4 will take standard 20-round L1A1 magazines, though Bren gunners are issued 30-round magazines. These magazines will also fit …

Mar 10, 2021 · The Bren was updated to use 7.62mm, in a process more complicated than most people would think. Ultimately, about 16,000 thousand L4 series Brens were made, as they were rather quickly supplanted by the FN MAG as a belt-fed support weapon.

This is a Bren Light Machine Gun that has been converted from .303’ to 7.62mm. (NATO), imperial size being .308”. When we went over to the Rifle 7.62mm L.I.A.I. (Self Loading Rifle) in 1957, the standardisation of calibres became vital.

The L4 was the last incarnation of the Bren produced in 7.62 NATO throughout the lates 60's, 70's and 80's (including during the Falklands conflict) and up until the early 1990's. This example was manufactured in 1966 with the serial number UE66A6762 or more correctly, as with the majority of L4's, was converted from an earlier Bren.