Etymology

Bren gun

Today it means: A light machine gun manufactured in Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. Full definition →

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The story

From Brno (city in Moravia, Czechoslovakia) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory.

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