Jaymo Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 I still have my French licence valid until the end of the month- shall I????? Shame I don’t have a place there anymore or this beauty would be in the collection. https://www.naturabuy.fr/UN-FUSIL-MILTRAILEUR-ANGLAIS-BREN-MK3-EN-REPETITION-MANUELLE-CATEGORIE-C--item-7114112.html For those of you whose French is a little rusty, it’s a .303 Bren that appears to be now a ‘straight pull’ 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 I would absolutely love one. Live of course. Recently a still serving friend of mine told me of a company in Thetford selling genuine deactivated ones. If I only had the money........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 A couple of years ago there was a deact in an ‘antiques’ type place opposite Bonds in Norwich. When I enquired it didn’t have any paperwork and was done to the old std Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Shot many thousands of rounds out of one. Lovely gun and surprisingly accurate. Sank a WW11 mine off Southsea with one shooting from the bridge of a Destroyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Used them as a cadet, being a lot lighter back.in those days. The gun dragged you forward, carrying the sodding thing around dulled the pleasure of shooting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Just imagine the feos face when you tell him I want it Its my new deer rifle Can I have my licence opened Can my have my ammo limit up'd a few hundred 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Although they comply with the new EU spec deactivation, it unfortunately falls foul of the UK’s ‘Once a Sec5, always a Sec5 ruling’ - otherwise I would pop over and get one 😄 Why???? Shot the Sterling, Sten and L1A1 but never the Bren! Plus, a chance of a bit of history ( albeit straight pull) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 9 hours ago, figgy said: Used them as a cadet, being a lot lighter back.in those days. The gun dragged you forward, carrying the sodding thing around dulled the pleasure of shooting it. Total snap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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