Bren Mag Loader

[Colin Alford]

Lynn,

I am in a similar situation. A few years ago I obtained a Bren mag loader and when I got it home I was very eager to put it in it's rightful place in the bin. I quickly realized that the loader did not sit nicely in the bin and I could not close the lid.

I studied as many images of Bren mag loaders as I could find and determined that some of them (mine included and I suspect yours) have two extra lugs that extend below the base. I suspect that this was a "product improvement" to allow that edge of the loader to be hooked over the edge of a box, or other object, for increased leverage. Unfortunately this modified design does not fit into the stowage bins on the early carriers.

I might be able to obtain some images this evening.

Colin