Yes, our Saracen has the AA ringmount surrounding the rear hatch. Our
instruction manual shows a Bren affixed to this ring, using a swivelling
bracket, to allow someone down in the hull to swing the bren around at high
elevations. I just don't have a very good picture of the mounting brackets.
We're getting ready for a big display and want to touch up the details.
Thanks, guys. Jim
Military Vehicles Database wrote:
> Richard,
> Page 32 of Smith's british army vehicles and equipment shows the mount.
> It has a Bren gun, althought it is the L4 model (the .303 rebarelled
> for 7.62mm NATO ammunition).
> It is mounted on a pintle mount on the right hand side of the hatch at
> the top rear of the vehicle.
> The rear mount is a "Y" with the stock of the Bren fitting in the fork
> of the "Y".
> The front mount attaches under the barrel and onto what appears is a
> ring mount on top of the rear hatch. There is a photo of a Saracen
> without the Bren, and this Saracen does not have the ring around the
> hatch. This would make sense as the pintle mounted gun was used for AA
> purposes and would have to have 360 degree traverse.
> I will check and see if I have photos showing a closeup of this mount.
> Ian
> M1008CDN
>
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