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Dornaus & Dixon The Ultimate Combat Handgun The BREN TEN
Thomas Dornaus and Michael Dixon made the BREN TEN pistols back in 1983.
It was decided that Dornaus & Dixon and Jeff Cooper would join forces, with Jeff Cooper providing conceptual design criteria, as well as technical advice based on his vast practical experience as to the pistol and ammunition for the 10mm Auto.Features of the BEN TEN Pistols
*Selective double or single action trigger where the first shot can either be fired double action with the hammer in the down position, or single action with the hammer cocked and the manual safety engaged (cocked-and-locked).*Slide mounted manual cross-bolt safety which, when pushed to activate, blocks the firing pin from travel without interfering with trigger or hammer operation.
*Loaded chamber indicator located in conjunction with the extractor giving the operator both a visual and tactile indicator of the status of the pistol.
*Fully adjustable rear sight allowing adjusting for both windage and elevation.
*”Power-Seal” rifling which offers a better seal for bullets increasing both velocity due to less gass loss, and better accuracy because of less bullet deformation.
*Selective magazine catch which, by turning a screw head in the bottom corner of the right grip panel, gives the operator the option of either allowing the magazine to drop free of the gun, or pop approximately 1/2″ for easy grasping while remaining in the mag well.
*Dual screwdriver set (full-sized models only) which works as an emergency tool that fits all screws on the gun.
*Lanyard loop (on the full-sized and Special Forces models) for those individuals, or police/military agencies, that desire a positive retention device.
Various Models
STANDARD MODEL (SM)
MILITARY/POLICE (MP)
MARKSMAN SPECIAL – MATCH .45 ACP (MSM)
DUAL-MASTER PRESENTATION MODEL (DM)
SPECIAL FORCES MODEL, LIGHT & DARK (SFL & SFD)
POCKET MODEL (PM)
There were a few special models and calibers as well.
Jeff Cooper Commemorative (JC)
“Miami Vice” Brens
AMERICAN PISTOL INSTITUTE Gunsite Brens (API)
XM-9 BRENBren Ten Info
On December 15, 1979, Thomas Dornaus and Michael Dixon decided to start the development of a new semi-automatic pistol to address the gap between revolvers and automatics. What was needed, they believed, was a semiautomatic pistol with its greater ammunition capacity and faster reloads, but one that would also deliver power exceeding both the .45 ACP and the .357 Magnum.On January 15, 1980, they went seeking advice from the most knowledgeable sources available. This effort led to Jeff Cooper. Upon seeking his advice, the two discovered that he had already been working on such a pistol. They joined forces, with Dornaus and Dixon providing the engineering, development, manufacturing, and marketing, and Cooper providing conceptual design criteria and technical advice.
Production of the Bren Ten ran from 1983 to 1986, with a production run of fewer than 1,500 total pistols according to some sources. They had started taking orders in 1982, forcing them to ship out examples as soon as possible, before any sort of in-depth testing could be done. The first batch of pistols was sent out to the customers with one magazine from a pre-serial batch. The much-needed magazines could not be available on the US market for two years because Italy prohibited their export and customs seized them as war material. Customers cancelled their orders and in 1986 Dornaus & Dixon Inc. was forced to file for bankruptcy.
Thomas F. Dornaus passed away Tuesday February the 11th 2014. I think he was 71.
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