| Bren Ten | |
|---|---|
 Bren Ten (lower left) with a Smith & Wesson Model 610 | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Michael Dixon, Thomas Dornaus |
| Designed | 1983 |
| Manufacturer | Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises, Inc. |
| Produced | 1983–1986 |
| No. built | 1,500 |
| Variants | Bren Ten Compact Models |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 38 oz (1,100 g) (Standard Models) 33 oz (940 g) (Compact Model) |
| Length | 8.75 in (222 mm) (Standard Models) 7.75 in (196.9 mm) (Compact Models) |
| Barrel length | 5.00 in (127.0 mm) (Standard Models) 4.00 in (101.6 mm) (Compact Models) |
| Width | 1.25 in (31.8 mm) (Standard Models, Compact Models) |
| Height | 5.75 in (146.1 mm) (Standard Models, Compact Models) |
| Cartridge | 10mm Auto .45 ACP |
| Action | Browning short recoil, vertically tilting barrel |
| Effective firing range | 50 m |
| Feed system | 8 or 10 round box magazine |
| Sights | Adjustable 3-dot type; rear notch, front blade |
The Bren Ten is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 10mm Auto that was made by Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises Inc. from 1983 to 1986. While the Bren Ten's design has an appearance similar to the 9×19mm Parabellum CZ-75, it is larger and stronger with several unique design elements that make it a distinctly separate firearm. The design was produced only in small numbers before the company went bankrupt. Subsequent attempts to bring the firearm back into production have been unsuccessful.
The Bren Ten remains a weapon of some controversy. Many enthusiasts consider it to be one of the best pistols of its era, and the 10mm Auto is one of the most powerful semi-automatic pistol rounds. Issues reported with the gun when it was in its original production run included some of the units delivered with missing or inoperable magazines. Spare magazines were hard to find and were relatively expensive. The 10mm Auto caliber was at first unique to this pistol, and produced initially by FFV Norma AB of Åmotfors, Sweden.