BREN Light Machine Gun

The BREN light machine gun was the primary light machine gun used by Canadian infantry units during the Second World War. Based on a Czech design, the Bren LMG fired a standard .303 magazine-fed round, and was highly portable, thus making it an ideal weapon for use within infantry platoons. Over 60% of the Bren light machine guns shipped to British Commonwealth forces during World War Two were manufactured at a converted appliance factory in Toronto.