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Old 02-14-2020, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BEEMER1 View Post
Besides the Bren being a 45 instead of a 10mm, Bren never produced a model like Crockett carried.
Actually, Sonny's Bren Ten was a .45 only internally, because no one made 10mm blanks for cop shows back then. But .45acp blanks were available. So D&D gave Mann's prop team a 10mm BT (exterior appearance), but set it up internally with a .45 barrel, extractor, etc. and .45 mags.

On certain episodes of Seasons 1 & 2, where there's a close-up shot from the side during a gunfight scene, and Crockett is holding or lifting the gun up, you can actually see the 'Cal. 10mm AUTO' rollmark on the hard-chromed slide. You'll find a couple such scenes in the S-2 opener, 'Prodigal Son.'

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The frames were stainless and the slides were blued steel, but they wanted the Bren to show up better on TV so the had the slide hard-chromed.
Yes, to show up better on camera during low-light or night scenes.
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