Bren Gun Saga (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edited by R. Blake Stevens. Black and white photographs and line drawings throughout. First edition. Oblong. Near fine in a very good (short closed edge tear and attendant creasing on rear panel) dust jacket. ; 261 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Revised and Expanded Edition, 382 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. The Bren Gun Saga is widely considered the definitive "encyclopedia" of the Bren light machine gun (LMG), detailing its history from its origins in Czechoslovakia to its long service with British and Commonwealth forces. The book serves as a comprehensive technical and historical record, covering the entire lifecycle of the weapon through the following key areas: *Czech Origins: It traces the development of the Bren's forerunners, the ZB 26 and ZB 30 models produced at Brno in Czechoslovakia, and the competitive trials that led to its adoption by the British Army. *Production and Design: Detailed sections document the manufacturing process, including rare photgraphs showing the machining of solid steel blocks into receivers and the fabrication of major components. *Evolution of Variants: The text catalogs all major Bren variants, including the Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, and Mk IV as well as the post - 1958 L4 series converted to 7.62mm NATO ammunition. *Techinical Breakdown: Accompanied by over 400 illustrations, the book provides line drawings, gun breakdowns, and detailed photographs of design facets that are often overlooked in general histories. An outstanding Collector Grade reference book. Long out of print and Scarce. An absolutely beautiful Very Fine As New copy that would be hard to duplicate.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good +. Revised. Revised and greatly expanded edition, oversized, oblong hardcover shows heavy bumping to corners of front cover with bit of same to rear cover, in very good + dust jacket that shows bit of wrinkling at corners with heavier wrinkle and scotch tape mend at reverse of top corner of rear panel. 382 pages nicely illustrated in black & white with index, illustrated endpapers and appendix. Still a pleasing copy of this expanded edition featuring a large amount of additional material not present in the original edition of 1986.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Revised and Expanded. Revised and expanded edition, near fine oblong hardcover shows bumping to bottom corners and some other mild trace wear, in near fine dust jacket showing just a hint of wear as well. 382 pages with bibliography and loaded with black & whites. Good looking copy of this updated edition that ".in terms of numbers of pages and illustrations is nearly twice as large as the original.".