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Bren Ten

Bren Ten Two-Tone - 10mm Auto

Bren Ten ('Miami Vice' version, hard chrome) - 10mm Auto

The Bren Ten was a semi-automatic pistol designed around a new, more powerful round - the 10mm Auto - by Dornaus and Dixon, Inc. The gun was a bigger and a stronger version of the 9x19mm CZ-75. Col. Jeff Cooper was the design consultant, adding many changes to the original design, such as making the recoil spring guide also a screwdriver to fit the pistol's screws. The Bren Ten was produced only in small numbers before the company went bankrupt, and many owners received the pistol without magazines.

Miami Vice and the Bren Ten

The Bren Ten is perhaps most notable for having been Sonny Crockett's pistol in the television series Miami Vice. He carried it in the first and second seasons of the show - excluding the pilot episode, where he used a SIG-Sauer P220 - from 1984 to 1986. The two Bren Tens used in the show were customized, applying chrome to the slide in order to make it more visible during night scenes. (Reportedly, the guns were altered to fire .45 ACP blanks, a modification that led to numerous malfunctions during filming.)

The highly popular show generated intense interest in the pistol, although the company was not able to deliver on this demand. When the company went bankrupt, the product placement position went up for grabs, being filled by the Smith & Wesson 645, and later the Smith & Wesson 4506.

The gun is considered a collector's item. Due to the TV-series it has become popular for owners to give the Bren Ten the "Miami Vice treatment". "Miami Vicing" a Bren Ten consists of taking a full-sized Standard Model and hard chroming the pistol's slide to replicate the finish of the gun used by Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) on the iconic television series. This is a relatively simple process and nothing else is required to duplicate the 'Miami Vice' Bren Ten.

Specifications

(1983-1986)

Type: Pistol

Caliber: 10mm Auto, 45 ACP, .22 LR

Weight: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)

Length: 8.8 in (22.2 cm)

Barrel Length: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Capacity: 10 (10mm Auto), 8 (.45 ACP), 12 (.22 LR)

Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic (Double-Action/Single-Action)

The Bren Ten and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Last Action Hero	F. Murray Abraham	John Practice	Peregrine Falcon variant	1993

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Miami Vice	Don Johnson	Sonny Crockett	Season 1, Season 2	1984 - 1986

External Links

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-== Bren Ten ==
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-[[File:Bren-Ten-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|two-tone Peregrine Falcon - 10mm Auto]]
-[[Image:bren_ten.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren Ten (10mm Auto, Miami Vice version)]]
+=Bren Ten=
-The Bren Ten was a semi-automatic pistol designed around a new, more powerful round: the 10mm Auto. The gun was a bigger and a stronger version of the 9 mm [[CZ-75]]. The Bren Ten was produced only in small numbers before the company went bankrupt. A subsequent attempt to resurrect it by Perigrine Industries as the Falcon and the Phoenix were also unsuccessful as that company too dropped production of the pistol. However, it was to be brought back again by Vltor Weapon Systems as the Fortis pistol, then supposedly as the bren ten but as of late it doesnt look like its going to happen as the pistols have missed their delivery date and supposedly the first run of pistols are going to be sold to one private collector, probably in an attempt to recoup the production costs.
+[[File:Bren-Ten-1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Bren Ten Two-Tone - 10mm Auto]]
+[[Image:bren_ten.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Bren Ten ('Miami Vice' version, hard chrome) - 10mm Auto]]
-== Miami Vice and the Bren Ten ==
+The Bren Ten was a semi-automatic pistol designed around a new, more powerful round - the 10mm Auto - by Dornaus and Dixon, Inc. The gun was a bigger and a stronger version of the 9x19mm [[CZ-75]]. Col. Jeff Cooper was the design consultant, adding many changes to the original design, such as making the recoil spring guide also a screwdriver to fit the pistol's screws. The Bren Ten was produced only in small numbers before the company went bankrupt, and many owners received the pistol without magazines.
-The Bren Ten is perhaps most notable for having been Sonny Crockett's pistol in the television series Miami Vice. He wore it in the first and second season of the show - except in the pilot episode, where he used a [[SIG-Sauer P220]] - from 1984 to 86. The two Bren Tens used in the show were customized, applying chrome to the slide in order to make it more visible during night scenes. (Reportedly, the guns were altered to fire .45 ACP blanks, a modification that led to numerous malfunctions during filming.)
+==Miami Vice and the Bren Ten==
+The Bren Ten is perhaps most notable for having been Sonny Crockett's pistol in the television series ''[[Miami Vice (TV Series)|Miami Vice]]''. He carried it in the first and second seasons of the show - excluding the pilot episode, where he used a [[SIG-Sauer P220]] - from 1984 to 1986. The two Bren Tens used in the show were customized, applying chrome to the slide in order to make it more visible during night scenes. (Reportedly, the guns were altered to fire .45 ACP blanks, a modification that led to numerous malfunctions during filming.)
-The highly popular show generated intense interest in the pistol, although the company was not able to deliver on this demand. When the company went bankrupt, the product placement position went up for grabs, being filled by the [[Smith & Wesson 645]], and later the [[Smith & Wesson  4506]].
+The highly popular show generated intense interest in the pistol, although the company was not able to deliver on this demand. When the company went bankrupt, the product placement position went up for grabs, being filled by the [[Smith & Wesson 645]], and later the [[Smith & Wesson 4506]].
-The gun is considered a collector's item. Due to the TV-series it has become popular for owners to give the Bren Ten the "Miami Vice treatment". "Miami Vicing" a Bren Ten consists of taking a full-sized Standard Model and hard chroming the pistol's slide to replicate the finish of the gun used by Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) on the television series Miami Vice. This is a relatively simple process and nothing else is required to duplicate the Miami Vice Bren Ten.
+The gun is considered a collector's item. Due to the TV-series it has become popular for owners to give the Bren Ten the "Miami Vice treatment". "Miami Vicing" a Bren Ten consists of taking a full-sized Standard Model and hard chroming the pistol's slide to replicate the finish of the gun used by Sonny Crockett ([[Don Johnson]]) on the iconic television series. This is a relatively simple process and nothing else is required to duplicate the 'Miami Vice' Bren Ten.
+==Specifications==
+(1983-1986)
+* '''Type:''' Pistol
-'''The Bren Ten is used by the following actors in the following Movies and TV-series:'''
+* '''Caliber:''' 10mm Auto, 45 ACP, .22 LR
-===Film===
+* '''Weight:''' {{convert|lbs|2.4}}
+* '''Length:''' {{convert|in|8.75}}
+* '''Barrel Length:''' {{convert|in|5}}
+* '''Capacity:''' 10 (10mm Auto), 8 (.45 ACP), 12 (.22 LR)
+* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Automatic (Double-Action/Single-Action)
+{{Gun Title}}
+==Film==
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 |-
-| [[Last Action Hero]] || [[F. Murray Abraham]] || John Practce || Peregrine Falcon variant || 1993
+| ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' || [[F. Murray Abraham]] || John Practice || Peregrine Falcon variant || 1993
 |-
 |}
-===Television===
+==Television==
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-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Actor'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Character'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note / Episode'''
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 |-
-| [[Miami Vice (TV Series)]] (Seasons 1 and 2) || [[Don Johnson]] || Sonny Crockett || . || 1984–1986
+| ''[[Miami Vice (TV Series)|Miami Vice]]'' || [[Don Johnson]] || Sonny Crockett || [[Miami Vice - Season 1|Season 1]], [[Miami Vice - Season 2|Season 2]] || 1984 - 1986
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-== External Links ==
+=External Links=
 * [http://www.bren-ten.com/ BREN-TEN.com]
 * [http://www.vltor.com/pistol.htm Vltor Weapon Systems]
-NOTE: Crockett's interim gun, while functionally a SIG Sauer P220, was a Browning BDA. Browning imported these guns in several calibers, along with other pistols (including a .380) under the BDA brand.
 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Pistol]]

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