The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION TESTING THE NEW LIGHTENED BREN GUN ON THE UNIT RIFLE RANGE. THE GUN HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND LIGHTENED BY SOME 3 1/2 POUNDS IN ORDER THAT IT MAY BE MORE EASILY EMPLOYED DURING JUNGLE FIGHTING. HERE THE NEW BREN IS BEING TESTED AGAINST THE OLDER MODEL.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION CHECKING THE TARGET AFTER TESTING THE STANDARD BREN AND THE NEW GUN WHICH HAS BEEN LIGHTENED AND MODIFIED FOR JUNGLE FIGHTI
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. THE NEW LIGHTENED AND MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG OTHER MODIFICATIONS THE BARREL HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND THE WEIGHT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY SOME 3 1/2 POUNDS.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. SX1449 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL L.D. MEILL, COMMANDING OFFICER, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION, TESTING THE MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG THE MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE GUN WAS A REDUCTION O
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. VX85013 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL N.R. FORREST, ASSISTANT GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE (E) HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE TESTING THE MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG THE MODIFICATIONS MADE W
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE TESTING RANGE WHERE TRIALS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE WITH CORROSION PREVENTAT
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE TESTING RANGE WHERE TRIALS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE WITH CORROSION PREVENTAT
