I have what I think is an unusual sling. It is at first appearence an ordinary Lee Enfield sling, but it has a Danish government stamp on it and is about 6-8 inches longer than a stardard Enfield sling? Anyone know what rifle it was used on?
Lee Enfield sling with Danish markings.
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I picked one of these Danish Enfield slings from TradeEx recently
http://www.tradeexcanada.com/index.php?option=com_paxgallery&task=view&gid=1&iid=1210
Ordered two actually, one was standard length and the other one was bit longer, though I forget by how much. Both in good shape. Maybe one's for the Enfield and the other's for the Bren? I don't have them with me right now to compare, but I'd be interested to know.
http://www.tradeexcanada.com/index.php?option=com_paxgallery&task=view&gid=1&iid=1210
Ordered two actually, one was standard length and the other one was bit longer, though I forget by how much. Both in good shape. Maybe one's for the Enfield and the other's for the Bren? I don't have them with me right now to compare, but I'd be interested to know.
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The "FKF" stamp under a crown is the danish governments stamp on danish military equipment, and stands for "forsvarets krigs forvaltning", which translated means "the defence war (matters) department".
To best of my knowledge, the danish military never used the bren gun, since they always had an amble supply of danish Madsen machineguns. However, the british briefly occupied/liberated Denmark from the germans after WW2, and some british weapons might found their way into the danish military ?
I know that the only danish military units functioning in Denmark at the end of WW2, was the swedish trained and equiped "Den Danske Brigade", which were issued 100 % with current swedish arms, including the 6.5X55 Browning machine gun with 20 rounds clips, "Carl Gustav" rifles, submachine guns and swedish Lathi pistols, as well as 37 millimeter anti tank guns with varoius ammo, which wa used with effect against remnant units of Danish nazi turncoats, who chosed to die fighting Den Danske Brigade.
Please google "Chakoten" the danish arms collectors society for pictures and some english text, were I found no reference to the use of the Bren gun in danish service.
To best of my knowledge, the danish military never used the bren gun, since they always had an amble supply of danish Madsen machineguns. However, the british briefly occupied/liberated Denmark from the germans after WW2, and some british weapons might found their way into the danish military ?
I know that the only danish military units functioning in Denmark at the end of WW2, was the swedish trained and equiped "Den Danske Brigade", which were issued 100 % with current swedish arms, including the 6.5X55 Browning machine gun with 20 rounds clips, "Carl Gustav" rifles, submachine guns and swedish Lathi pistols, as well as 37 millimeter anti tank guns with varoius ammo, which wa used with effect against remnant units of Danish nazi turncoats, who chosed to die fighting Den Danske Brigade.
Please google "Chakoten" the danish arms collectors society for pictures and some english text, were I found no reference to the use of the Bren gun in danish service.
I'm pretty sure that the Danes used Brit weapons etc. before they got American stuff. The Danish M5 bayonets are made to attach to P1937 web equipment. Maybe they even used the Lee slings with the M1? They will fit, and don't have that stupid rattling clip like the M1 sling.
The danish home guard used to be issued with P17 in the 30-06 caliber, and many of them had a red band painted around the front end of the stock, for reasons unknown to me. Could these P17 with the red band have come from britsh "lend lease" stock, to make them look different from the .303 british caliber P14 ?
It is possible at these british slings with danish military stamping, originally came with those P17 from England to Denmark after WW2 ?
It is possible at these british slings with danish military stamping, originally came with those P17 from England to Denmark after WW2 ?
I can see that it would indeed be needed also to paint a red band on canadian issued 30-06 caliber P 17, with so many Lee-Enfield and P14 around in the 303 british caliber.
To best of knowledge, the danish military was never issued the Bren, since the ammo supply would have been a problem ? I know from talking to danes that served that country's draft, that the swedish Mausers in 6.5x55 was still in some use around 1955 with the danish military. No one has ever mentioned the use of the Bren in danish service.
Many of the swedish Mausers in danish service was returned to Sweden at some point, and I have one of these fine rifles, which I bought from Lever Arms years ago, which just behind the rear sight have the "DK" under the danish crown stamped on the barrel.
To best of knowledge, the danish military was never issued the Bren, since the ammo supply would have been a problem ? I know from talking to danes that served that country's draft, that the swedish Mausers in 6.5x55 was still in some use around 1955 with the danish military. No one has ever mentioned the use of the Bren in danish service.
Many of the swedish Mausers in danish service was returned to Sweden at some point, and I have one of these fine rifles, which I bought from Lever Arms years ago, which just behind the rear sight have the "DK" under the danish crown stamped on the barrel.
I have a picture on my wall of my granfathers platoon, with their issue Danish helmets etc. This is the kind of liberation forces assembled immidietly after the war ended. These types of troops were issued with m1 carbines mostly and liberated k98k's, and... bren guns. But, whether these were then later marked I dont know.
There was many M 1 carbines airdropped during the last couple of years of WW2, at night, to the danish resistance, which became very numerous and active after the german defeat at Stalingrad. Prior to that, mostly danish cummunist armed resistance fought the germans in Denmark. Early on WW2, a whopping 12000 danes attemted to join the Waffen SS, but only 6000 of them, including 77 danish officers, including few generals, were eventually fit enough to be accepted by the germans, and 3000 of them died on the eastern front. On of these danish members of the Waffen SS, recieved from the danish king, the medal and the order of "Ridderen af Dannebrog", for his bravery on the Eastern Front.
To best of my knowledge, the danish military has never officially used the Bren gun, which are very semilar in size and appearrance to the Madsen light machine gun, affectionately nicknamed by the danish "Jens"(soldier) as "Jomfru Madsen" ("Virgin Madsen").
To best of my knowledge, the danish military has never officially used the Bren gun, which are very semilar in size and appearrance to the Madsen light machine gun, affectionately nicknamed by the danish "Jens"(soldier) as "Jomfru Madsen" ("Virgin Madsen").
