The Bren Ten is an interesting story of handgun development and commercial failure. The pistol was first developed by Dornaus & Dixon, with assistance from the iconic Colonel Jeff Cooper. This was a handgun intended to improve on the venerable 1911 in every way.
To satisfy fans of large-caliber handgun cartridge theory, the weapon was designed around a new 10mm cartridge designed by Norma. This cartridge would propel a 200-grain bullet at 1,200 fps from a 5-inch barrel, making it the most powerful duty handgun cartridge in production. It would use a 10-round magazine and would also be convertible to .45ACP.
The gun itself was based on the excellent Czech CZ-75 (made in Brno, where the /"Bren/" part of the gun's name comes from). It had full-length slides, a DA/SA trigger that could be carried cocked and locked, and nice, big sights.
Unfortunately, a combination of problems with production quality, inadequate magazine design, pre-orders, and other problems quickly led the company to find itself in dire financial straits. The guns were only made for about 2 years before bankruptcy ended production. Some had been shipped without magazines, and Bren Ten magazines remain a sought-after commodity today.
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