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    Dornaus and Dixon Bren Ten Pistol

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    The Bren Ten pistol was designed to be the perfect combat handgun, but faltered in production. The original manufacturer, Dornaus & Dixon, had relied on a subcontractor to provide magazines. When pistols started coming off the production line and magazines were not immediately available - purchasers were very unhappy. Italian substitute magazines were unreliable and the company went out of business.