Bren Ten

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Name/Name: Bren Ten
Manufacturer/Hersteller: Dornhaus & Dixon, USA
Caliber/Kaliber: 10mm Automatic
Produced/Produziert: 1983 - 1986
Type/Typ: Full Size Pistol - Pistole
Magazine Capacity/Munitionskapazität: 10
Barrel/Trommel: 5.0 inch - 127mm
Weight/Gewicht: 2.43 lb - 1,1 kg
Owner/Besitzer: Sonny Crockett

1983 the Bren Ten was developed by Dornhaus & Dixion USA an was manufactured until about 1986. It is the first factory manufactured handgun which could take the huge 10 mm automatic magazine (developed by "Norma"). The design is similar in features to the famous Chech CZ 75.
Die Bren Ten wurde von Dornhaus & Dixion USA 1983 entwickelt und bis ca. 1986 gefertigt. Sie ist die erste fabrikgefertigte Handfeuerwaffe, die das gewaltige 10mm Auto Magazin, welches von Norma entwickelt wurde, aufnehmen konnte. Das Design erinnert stark an die berühmte Chech CZ-75.


Bren Ten is manufactured from stainless steel. It is a recoil operated, locked breech firearm that utilises Brownings' linkless locking (High Power type). All Bren Tens were pretty much hand fitted and assembled, and a total number of manufactured guns is approximated at less then 1500.

The most intersting thing about Bren Ten is its cartridge. Developed to be a better performer than 9mm Luger and .45ACP, 10mm auto roughly equals or even slightly exceeds the .357 magnum cartridge - probably, the best handgun manstopper ever. It was adopted by US FBI as a more powerful replacement to 9mm Luger. With relatively light (155 gr / 10.5 g) bullet 10mm can achieve muzzle velocities of 1350 fps / 410 m/s, giving the shooter good penetration and a flat trajectory.