Deactivated Guns
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WW2 1942 & Korean War 1951 Australian WD Lithgow .303 Calibre MK 1 Bren Light Machine Gun With Matching Numbers Barrel & Bi-Pod. D 5991 - D 5991 The British Bren Light Machine Gun was introduced in the 1930's and used extensively by British & Allied Forces throughout WW2. Bren Guns were produced predominantly in Britain, Australia & Canada. This is an excellent WW2 dated Australian Lithgow WD made .303 Calibre MK 1 Bren Light Machine Gun. All of its metal work & woodwork is in great undamaged condition with excellent original finish and it is complete with its bi pod, swivelling carry handle & original box magazine. The left side of its frame is crisply stamped 'Bren Mark 1' and by the Australian manufacturer 'Lithgow M.A.' with date '1942'. It is serial number 'A4839’ which is on the frame and repeated on the barrel. It also has other un-matching numbers and the barrel has ’12 45 (December 1945 date WD marks and ’51 post war 1951 date indicating re-issue post WW2 for Korean war use. Its wood stock with steel ribbed butt plate and pistol grip are excellent. The machine gun features the correct adjustable drum type rear aperture sight and folding cocking handle. Its bi-pod functions as it should. The Bren cocks and dry fires and its magazine can be removed. The price for this excellent MK1 Bren includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 5991 £995.00 |
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**VERY RARE** PRE DUNKIRK**Early WW2 1939 BEF .303 Calibre, British Enfield MK 1 Bren Light Machine Gun. D 5989 - D 5989 During the defence and evacuation of British and allied Forces in Europe from Dunkirk during 26th May to 4th June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) lost the Majority of their Bren Guns and other less portable weapons and equipment, as a result it is very rare to find a British pre Dunkirk dated Bren. This is an excellent, original, British made 1939 dated pre Dunkirk evacuation MK 1 Bren gun. All of its metal work & woodwork is in great undamaged condition with original finish and it is complete with its bi pod, carry handle & original box magazine. The frame is crisply stamped 'Bren Mark 1' and by the British manufacturer 'Enfield' together with Kings Crown and '1939' date. It is serial number 'B803' which is repeated on its MK 1* barrel which also has other numbers. Its wood stock with steel butt plate is excellent. The barrel is stamped ‘MK 1*. The machine gun features the correct adjustable drum type rear aperture sight, folding cocking handle & swivelling wood carry handle. The weapon cocks and dry fires & its magazine can be removed. The price for this very rare Bren includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 5989 £1,695.00 |
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British WWI Era British WD Royal Navy ‘N’ Marked 1” Calibre Brass Naval / Marine Flare Signal Pistol with Sheathed Trigger**UK 2022 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**D 1534 - D 1534 This is an excellent condition British WD WWI Royal Navy marked era brass flare pistol. It has its original undamaged wood grips. The pistol is serial number '11022'. The frame is stamped with WD arrow, inspection marks and Royal Navy ‘N’ mark. The top of the frame is also marked 'For Verys Signal Lights Only'. There are no maker or date marks on the pistol. The pistol has 4" two stage barrel. Deactivated to UK specification in 2022, the pistol breaks open as it should, and it cocks and dry fires. The price includes UK deactivation certificate and UK delivery (NB UK deactivated flare/ signalling pistols do not need to be re proofed to the new UK/EU specification). D 1534 £375.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (30/04) **RARE**WW1 British WD & WW2 Australian Lithgow Marked Vickers Heavy Machine Gun Cooling Jacket Brass Coupling & Oil / Water Rubber Cooling / Steam Hose By Waxman Industries Ltd. MISC 824 - MISC 824 The Vickers was a water-cooled weapon. Each water-jacket contained 7.5 pints of water when full. The rate of boiling depended upon the rate of fire. The earliest considerations to water and how it was affected by freezing conditions, which then caused too much friction on the barrel and the recoiling portions of the gun, were made during the Maxim’s service. Experiments were overseen by the Small Arms Committee and included oil as well as water initially. This is an excellent clean original WW1 British WD & WW2 Australian Lithgow Marked Vickers Heavy Machine Gun Cooling Jacket Brass Coupling & Oil / Water Rubber Cooling / Steam Hose By Waxman Industries Ltd (see page 44 of ‘The Grand Old Lady Of No Man’s Land’ by Goldsmith where a Vickers with coupling & hose fitted are illustrated. The images are reproduced in our images). The heavy brass coupling has the correct winged rotating collar. The brass block has British WD arrow and ordnance inspection mark indicating British WW1 issue. The collar has ordnance inspection mark and ‘MA 3/’ (Lithgow), indicating later WW2 issue to Australian forces (illustrated). The period black Rubber hose has manufacturer detail printed along its length ‘Waxman Ind Ld’ together with size and stores codes (illustrated). The hose including the coupling measures 98" length. The price for this rare WW1 accessory includes UK delivery. MISC 824 (NB We have Vickers HMGs available separately on our website) (hose on shelves storeroom near entrenching equipment) £0.00 |
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**RARE**Original British WW1 Trench Warfare Periscope Mirror Observation Attachment For British Pattern 1907 SMLE Rifle Bayonets. OPT 865 - OPT 865 This is a rare to find original WW1 Trench Warfare Periscope Mirror Attachment For British SMLE Rifle Bayonets, see page 351 of ‘The Lee Enfield Story’ by Skennerton where an MOD pattern room image of one of these devices attached to a Pattern 1907 bayonet is illustrated. That image and a period image of one of these devices in use attached to a British Army Sergeant’s SMLE rifle are illustrated in image 1. There are no visible maker or date marks on this periscope mirror. The steel cased mirror measures 49 mm x 90 mm x 8mm when closed. The hinged case has a clip attachment to the rear which neatly slides onto the tip of a British Pattern 1907 bayonet. The clip is hinged for adjustment. The metal work has most of its original green paint. The case opens to reveal a small mirror which has some tarnish due to age but is still useable with no cracks. The price for this rare trench warfare piece includes UK delivery. OPT 865 (in Misc drawer office) NB The WW1 SMLE & Bayonet illustrated in the images are not included but are available separately on our website stock number D 5990) £225.00 |
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**RARE**Transit Cased WW1 1918 British WD Erith Works Vickers .303 Heavy Machine Gun With Later Australian WD marks Indicating Refurbishment For WW2 Use Transit Cased 1918 WD Tripod, 1915 MK IV Mount, Vickers Ammo Tin With 1943 Belt & Inert Rounds. - D 5986 This is an excellent clean WW1 transit cased .303 Vickers Heavy Machine gun with transit cased mount & tripod and ammo tin with belt & inert deactivated rounds. The machine gun is marked with serial number 'H4340' which is in the serial number range of British Vickers made in 1918 at Vicker’s Erith works who made 5,981 HMG’s that year (see page 54 of ‘The Grand Old Lady Of No Man’s Land’ by Goldsmith). The gun has WD arrow and ordnance inspection marks, other numbers and Australian ‘OA’ (Orange Rifle Factory) marks indicating post WW1 refurbishment for Australian forces WW2 use. It is fitted with silvered flip up long range sight marked ‘.303 IV No.2 MK 1’, additional dove tail mount for optical sight and has excellent undamaged firing handles, one with screw top lid for use as oil container. The lid has an integral applicator brush. The machine gun included its fluted jacket retains its original finish and green paint. The gun’s cocking handle and the action move, the breech cover opens, the feed block has inspection marks and can be removed. The tripod has the correct graduated WD stamped brass dial marked ‘BS & Co 1918 MT .303 MK IV Dial Trav MK II’ (illustrated). The tripod mount is marked ‘Reg No. F 781 .303 Maxim MK IV RH&S 1915’. The tripod and mount have all original green paint. Included is an original Vicker’s marked steel ammo tin with hinged Lid and carry handle. The tin contains a WW2 1943 dated ammo belt which contains a quantity of inert deactivated .303 Rounds. The price for this rare WW1 HMG set includes deactivation certificate. Due to the size and weight of this piece delivery will be by arrangement and at cost. D 5986 £7,500.00 |
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**MATCHING DATES**WW1 1917 British WD Enfield MK III* SMLE .303 Calibre Rifle, Sling, WW1 1917 British WD Sanderson 1907 Pattern Bayonet & Scabbard. D 5984 - D 5984 An excellent original WW1 dated Short Magazine Enfield SMLE MK III* .303 calibre rifle. The rifle has all original wood stock which has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. It has manufacturer's stamps, 'Kings Crown GR (George Rex) Enfield SMLE III* and '1917' Date (illustrated) at the grip strap. The rifle is serial number J 6616 which is stamped on the barrel shank. The weapon has other unmatching numbers. The rifle has its original high wing front sight and rear sight arrangement with wing protectors and stripper clip loading bridge. It has a bayonet lug, brass butt plate with trap & sling swivels fitted with original webbing sling. The rifle cocks and dry fires & the magazine can be removed. The rifle comes with an original WW1 dated 1907 pattern British WD bayonet with slab wood grips. The ricasso of the bayonet is stamped by the maker ‘Sanderson’, King’s Crown ‘GR’ George Rex, WD inspection marks, '1907' Pattern designation and date '11/*17’ (November 1917). The fullered blade is clean. The pommel’s release button works as it should. The bayonet has its original leather scabbard with steel locket and chape all in good order. The price includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate. D 5984 £895.00 |
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**RARE**WW1 Battle Of The Somme Battlefield Recovered British Trench Warfare Barbed Wire Breaker / Cutter For Attachment To S.M.L.E Rifles. MISC 821 - MISC 821 The Battle of the Somme also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the river Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies. More than three million men fought in the battle, of whom more than one million were either wounded or killed, making it one of the deadliest battles in human history. Barbed wire posed a significant obstacle to attacking troops: it slowed or prevented progress across the battle field and made soldiers easy targets while they were tangled or being cut free. British rifle fitted wire breakers / cutters were 1st approved for service in 1912 and developed throughout WW1. This is a rare, original, WW1 British wire breaker / cutter for attachment to S.M.L.E rifles (see page 366 of ‘The Lee Enfield Story’ by Skennerton). This piece of WW1 trench warfare equipment was recovered post war from the Somme battlefield. A copy of an original WW1 photograph of a British Soldier carrying an S.M.L.E with a wire breaker / cutter attached is illustrated in image 1. The all steel construction wire breaker / cutter is in fair condition for a battlefield recovered relic. It has the correct steel horns jaw and hinged clamp with wing nut & bolt for rifle attachment. The metal work has even patina. There are no maker or date marks visible on this wire cutter. The price for this rare WW1 piece includes UK delivery. MISC 821 (storeroom shelves entrenching tools / wire cutters box) £295.00 |
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**SOLD 24/4**VERY RARE**ORIGINAL**Cased WW1 George Gibbs Ltd Bristol & London 1915 Patent Optical Sight Set For .303 Calibre SMLE Sniper Rifles. OPT 862 - OPT 862 English West country man George Charles Gibbs applied for two patents in mid 1915, one of which was for a specific mounting for the Rifle, Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield and the other for a mount that suited the earlier "Long" Lee-Enfield or Lee-Metford rifles. The fore-sight lens of patent no. 10,967 for SMLE’s utilised a post and cross-hair reticule similar to that of the BSA optical front sight and later integral tubular telescopic sights, patent 10,967. Gibbs, G. C. 28th. July 1915 - for the SMLE. A period illustration of the fore sight is illustrated in image 2. Sights - Consists in mounting an auxiliary fore-sight by means of a saddle-piece having two de¬pending limbs adapted to be engaged by a cross-bolt passing through the nose-cap and stock. In the construction shown in the image depending limbs s are hooked for engagement with the cross-¬bolt q. The auxiliary sight p is held rigid by a vertical clamping-screw t at the rear acting in con¬junction with a forward screw v or a projecting nose engaging the inclined rear surface of the ordinary foresight. The rear sight is of the BSA aperture type. The rear sight is marked ‘George Gibbs Ltd Bristol & London’ and is numbered ‘2234’. Our example of the very rare to find Gibbs optical sight set is in excellent condition and is contained in its original period leather case which has a full flap cover and retaining straps with eyelets that fasten to brass studs on the case and large belt loop to the rear. The inside of the case is fitted with a wood insert which holds the sight set and has sections for other accessories. The optical sight section of the wood block has an elasticated retaining strap to hold the sight securely in place during transit. The price for this very rare WW1 optical sight set includes UK delivery. OPT 862 (shelves storeroom with clocks) £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (29/04) **VERY RARE** PRE DUNKIRK**Transit Cased Pre WW2 1938 BEF .303 Calibre, British Enfield MK 1 Bren Light Machine Gun. Sn 22534:20 - 22534:20 During the defence and evacuation of British and allied Forces in Europe from Dunkirk during 26th May to 4th June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) lost the Majority of their Bren Guns and other less portable weapons and equipment, as a result it is very rare to find a British pre Dunkirk dated Bren. This is an excellent, original, British made 1938 dated pre Dunkirk evacuation MK 1 Bren gun. All of its metal work & woodwork is in great undamaged condition with original finish and it is complete with its extendable bi pod, carry handle & original box magazine. The frame is crisply stamped 'Bren Mark 1' and by the British manufacturer 'Enfield' together with Kings Crown and '1938' date. It is serial number 'A2967'. The metal work has later Australian 'MA' Lithgow inspection marks indicating later WW2 service with australian forces. Its wood stock with steel butt plate is excellent. The barrel is stamped ‘MK 1*. The machine gun features the correct adjustable drum type rear aperture sight, dovetail for additional sight, folding cocking handle & swivelling wood carry handle. The weapon cocks and dry fires & its magazine can be removed. The Bren is complete with its period wood and steel heavy duty transport Chest / Crate. The Chest is undamaged & has its original stencilled lettering. The Chest has all of its correct compartments with wood retaining blocks and securely fits the weapon and magazine. It has its original steel double clasps and sturdy webbing carry straps bolted to both ends of the chest. The price for this very rare cased Bren includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 22534:20 £0.00 |
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