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L4 Bren Gun

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L4 Bren Gun
Quick Overview
Production
1958 - 1970
Overview

The L4 Bren Gun is a British light machine gun converted from the original .303 Bren to 7.62x51mm NATO in the 1950s. It retained the modified Czech-designed ZB-26 action with a distinctive top-mounted curved magazine. The L4 served as the British Army's squad automatic weapon through the Falklands War and beyond.

Calibers & Ammunition
Dimensions
Overall Length
1180 mm
Barrel Length
635 mm
Weight
9.0 kg (unloaded)
Mechanical
Action Type
Gas-operated, tilting bolt
Trigger Type
Automatic only
Sights Type
Iron sights (diopter rear)
Magazine Capacity
30 (detachable box)
Additional Information
weight
9.0 kg
rate Of Fire
520 rounds/min

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