C&R · IV · 019
Bren light machine gun, any model
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 82 ↗
Bren, light machineguns, any model, any cal., British Commonwealth manufacture.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “British Commonwealth manufacture”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1935–1971.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United KingdomBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- RSAF Enfield; John Inglis (Canada); Lithgow (Australia); Ishapore (India)Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- MachinegunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- Any caliberBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1935–1971production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 82 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Bren light machine gun” ↗, years: infobox production date 1935–1971.
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Bren wog.jpg” by Robert DuHamel (Rsduhamel), CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Bren light machine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Bren gun (Brno-Enfield) was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by the United Kingdom in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and British Empire forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War. Although fitted with a bipod, it could also be mounted on a tripod or be vehicle-mounted.