Re: <ot>Bren Guns</ot>

>And the Bren used the same ammunition as the Lee-Enfield .303 bolt
action
>rifle. The Bren banana clip could fit in an Enfield (though it would be
a
pain
>to use, I'd imagine), and the Enfield's 5 round clip could fit in a
Bren
(this
>is all from memory; correct me if I'm wrong). This greatly eased
British
small
>arms ammunition logistics.
>
>
>Allan Goodall	      agoodall@sympatico.ca
	
I regret to inform you that the magazine for the Bren and SMLE rifle
were
definitely not interchangeable. 

The Bren also had a 200 round pan magazine (like the "K" and Lewis MG's)
which came in a set of 4 mags an adaptor & a kit of parts to boost the
ROF.
It was issued in small numbers for AA use and is about as rare as the
Bren
tripod mount (which converted into an AA mount).

The Bren was fired from the hip (or anywhere else available) in New
Guinea
at least as there was often no alternative if you wanted to see & shoot
at
the enemy. ( take a look at some contemporary photos)

regards
Bruce