'The Bren Gun', jigsaw puzzle, 1940 (c)

Produced by G Delgado Limited, 55 East Road, City Road, London N1, No. 3 of the Union Jack jigsaw series. Incomplete.

Two British infantry Bren gun teams in prone firing position on a ridge, wearing gas masks.

First issued in 1937, the Bren swiftly established itself as one of the finest light machine guns ever produced. Accurate and reliable, it was used in every theatre of war in which the British Army fought.