Bren (Brno Enfield) - English light machine gun. Development of the Bren began in 1931. In 1934, the first version of the machine gun appeared, which was called the ZGB-34. The final version appeared in 1938 and was put into series. The new machine gun got its name from the first two letters of the names of the cities of Brno (Brno) and Enfield (Enfield), in which production was launched. The BREN Mk1 was adopted by the British troops on August 8, 1938.
The Bren Mark III is a shorter and lighter Bren that features a shorter gun barrel. Adopted in 1944 for the war in Asia and for paratroopers. This variant was converted from the Mk1.