Canada
John Inglis and Company received a contract from the British and Canadian governments in March 1938 to supply 5,000 Bren machine guns to the UK and 7,000 Bren machine guns to Canada. Both countries shared the capital costs of bringing in this new production facility.[50] Production started in 1940; by August 1942, the Inglis plant was averaging 10,000 Brens per month, and produced 186,000 Bren guns of all variants by the end of the war, including 43,000 chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser for export to the Chinese National Revolutionary Army.[51][52]
Canadian-made 7,92 mm Bren light machine gun
From 1944 to 1946, 13 Canadian-made 800-mm Bren light machine guns were delivered to the Kuomintang armed forces from 7,92 to 26. This model is easily distinguished from the ZB-7,7 by the barrel, which is devoid of ribs. In addition, Chinese troops fighting in Burma on the side of the Allies actively used Bren machine guns chambered for the British XNUMX mm cartridge.
“Jingal” was the name the British gave to both Indian and Chinese rampart guns used from the 1700s up until World War II. The guns were originally muzzle loaders, used in fixed defensive emplacements. They had exceptionally long barrels (60″ or more), and were used to fire off rampart walls as a sort of precision artillery. The very long sight radius gave them better practical accuracy than smaller shoulder rifles, and the large calibers used were effective at long range. The massive size of these pieces is hard to describe:
