Manufactured in Canada and dated "1944" on the right of the receiver, this is the signature British light machine gun used in World War II, seeing service in various conflicts into the 1980s. The Bren is based on the ZB vz.26, originally developed in Czechoslovakia. Blade front and elevation adjustable peep rear sights, with a folding carry handle on the quick-detach barrel, hardwood pistol grip and buttstock, and mounting points for a field or vehicle mount on the forearm and buttstock. Includes a folding tripod, an extra barrel, green painted metal case marked "BOX, MAGAZINES, BREN .303 IN. Mk. I*" in white paint and containing eleven extra magazines, and three canvas spare barrel carrying cases (two of which are still in vintage paper wrapping). Provenance: The Allan Cors Collection