England tests a new weapon

Four British soldiers compare the Bren machine gun to the Lewis.

Publication date: 1936-08-30

Size: 15 x 24.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Machine guns--1930-1940
• Great Britain. Army--People--1930-1940
• Soldiers--British--1930-1940
• Birmingham Small Arms Co., limited--Products--1930-1940
• Royal Small Arms Factory (Enfield, London, England)--Products--1930-1940
• Lewis gun--1930-1940
• Bren gun--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 30, 1936), Picture Section, p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)
• Planet News (Firm)