Bren light machine gun

light machine gun
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Bren light machine gun
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Bren light machine gun

Summary

Bren light machine gun is a weapon model[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bren light machine gun's image is recorded as Bren1.jpg[3].
  • Bren light machine gun's instance of is recorded as weapon model[4].
  • Brno is named after Bren light machine gun[5].
  • Royal Small Arms Factory is named after Bren light machine gun[6].
  • Bren light machine gun's manufacturer is recorded as Royal Small Arms Factory[7].
  • Bren light machine gun's manufacturer is recorded as John Inglis and Company[8].
  • Bren light machine gun's subclass of is recorded as light machine gun[9].
  • Bren light machine gun's designed by is recorded as Václav Holek[10].
  • Bren light machine gun's Commons category is recorded as Bren light machine guns[11].
  • Bren light machine gun's country of origin is recorded as Czechoslovakia[12].
  • Bren light machine gun's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[13].
  • Bren light machine gun's participated in conflict is recorded as Korean War[14].
  • Bren light machine gun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0803h4k[15].
  • Bren light machine gun's service entry is recorded as +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Bren light machine gun's service retirement is recorded as +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Bren light machine gun's ammunition is recorded as .303 British[18].
  • Bren light machine gun's ammunition is recorded as 7.62×51mm NATO[19].
  • Bren light machine gun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bren light machine guns[20].
  • Bren light machine gun's Commons gallery is recorded as Bren[21].
  • Bren light machine gun's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Bren-machine-gun[22].
  • Bren light machine gun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bren light machine gun'}[23].
  • Bren light machine gun's different from is recorded as Bren[24].
  • Bren light machine gun's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+45.5'}[25].
  • Bren light machine gun's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+23'}[26].
  • Bren light machine gun's Quora topic ID is recorded as Bren-Gun[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Bren light machine gun's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+45.5'}[25].

Designation and Status

Bren light machine gun's instance of is recorded as weapon model[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Brno[5], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1243[30], headquartered in Brno[31] and Royal Small Arms Factory[6], a rifle factory[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1816[34], headquartered in Enfield Lock[35].

Why It Matters

Bren light machine gun ranks in the top 3% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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