Deactivated Bren Light Machine Gun (MK1 1942)

[donoghue666]

just incase you havnt got round to fixing the sight...there is one for sale on ebay at the moment

[joydivision808]

nice gun

[ryanbinrichard]

to me, deactivating a weapon is like neutering a pet. it renders it useless of what God intended it to do. when the police came around and said to people in the UK, you must either deactivate or destroy your now-illegal wepaons, gun lovers must have made a similar decision to either kill (destroy) or Neuter (deactivate) their pet. no one wants to make their wepon / pet defunct. but saying that, wouldn't you prefer a neutered pet, to a dead one?

[Ramonezs]

do u have hitlers buzz saw?

[mattcrash1985]

@Ramonezs De-ac MG42's are stupidly expensive!

[kamikazikid101]

im thinking i might get this gun (deactivated) i it worth the price.

[TaZ101SAGA]

If you want to shoot it rambo style, who wouldn't? :D

[donoghue666]

have to say i love the gun like probly my fav gun. just wondering if you have mk1 or mk2 bren gun mags?

[HazelArchery]

Beautifull piece of kit that. One of my friend's old man was on a bren carrier in Burma. Thanks for sharing

[MrPrivatetv1]

can you make it shoot ?

[m3bobby]

If its come from WWA then its probably Ex-Greek or Ex-Australian

[TheShadoman123]

thumbs up if your jealous of this guy

[southparkcolts]

@WeaponCollector hi im wondering if this bren can be fully stripped because im thinking of getting one thanks

[WeaponCollector]

@southparkcolts Hi, No, this particular one does not, most places selling them should say if they can be strpped down though, but may cost alot more than this one.

Mike.

[hunterguy28]

Its pretty sad this is what happens to alot of nice old guns.

[sammyspitty]

Push the pin at the back above the rear handle and youll find it does strip down nicely.

[speedyninjafrazer]

these bren guns were about 200 quid but now there increasing in price to about £300-£400

[rui769]

do u need a license for that over there lol

[bacon2boy]

@rui769 no

[xxxKINGFROGxxx]

I know what that collector is thinking...

"One day...One day..."

[esh325]

It's so crazy that the US can real firearms but can't get deactivated guns like this.

[illogicalmethod]

Oh you can get deactivated guns in the U.S.... just seem to be quite a bit more expensive.....

[esh325]

I haven't seen any deactivated Brens. No deactivated AK's either.

[illogicalmethod]

Because of our BATFE, you need a deactivated that contains a dummy receiver, real receivers are treated as fire-arms, regardless of the ability of it to operate or not.

Better off buying a semi-auto A.K. and enjoying it's function with live rounds down range.

[esh325]

I have plenty of semi automatic AK's, it would just be nice to have a deactivated military one though. Can't even have that though.

[killerdude150]

well why we cant get deactivated guns is cuz we can make them back 2 full auto with parts which we can buy. once a sub machine gun allways a machine gun

[Bthackrey]

i have a 1944 deactivated bren cocks and dry fires ... 12 and a half kilos of cool .. i live in the u.k it is for sale . i also have an underfolder ak47 ( deactivated )

[2491tj]

the D is for Daimler who made most Mk1s

[INSASLMG]

Bren is still manufactured by Indian Ordnance Factory Ishapore, as the "Gun, Machine 7.62mm 1B".

[monkeeeyyy1]

hi have you still got your bren gun for sale as i am very intrested but i can not find your email adress regards earl

[C2builder]

Is the Bren shown still in the UK or do you have it here in the States?

[WeaponCollector]

its in the U.K

[TrevWindsorSmythe]

Worldwide Arms Ltd, in my experience, sell poor condition weapons - but this this looks excellent!

Good luck with the sight - that must hurt. If you carefully remove the split pin in the middle of the drum, it'll dismantle and you should be able to replace the sight bar - or at least remove it so that it can be repaired. This is legal.

'Phone around the militaria shops - someone's bound to have a spare rearsight bar. If you're worried about the repair, take the parts to a registered dealer.

[jellykelly696]

care for a spot of Tea...Lol

[jacksonps4]

you can buy the same bren gun at helston gunsmiths for £190

[WeaponCollector]

I looked on their website, the only ones i could find where £390, or another for £275, the actual shop may have a cheap one but the site doesn't.

looks like a good ship though, may buy some stuff from them sometime. got some real cheap AK'S on there.

Mike.

[jacksonps4]

sorry they must have gone up i purchased a no4 mk 1 and bren gun for £190 each but that was a year ago

[WeaponCollector]

Thats Cool, it looks like a great shop, and deacts come in many makes/models/and conditions, so they probably did do it for £190.

Mike.

[TrevWindsorSmythe]

Probably a Bren Mk1m and/or a bastardised, knackered wpn. Most Brens seen for sale these days are.

Cheapest D/A Bren I've seen was £120 - a very worn but correct Mk1. Nasty spot weld on the side to keep the barrel permanently fixed - that could have been done on the INSIDE of the body... Pity.

[MegaMegadaniel]

is bren the same weapon as the japanese tipe 99?

[zaraki815]

amazing weapon!!!i wanna buy it!!!

[CATmover1]

Reminds me of a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon). Lays down some very nice supressive firepower... a bonified Ass whipper!

[interslet11]

Hi Mike

very nice gun

I have a mossin nagant and a persian mauser and i'm looking for an automatic gun so...

keep up the good work

ps. ill make a review myself 1 day xD

5*

grtz Sam

[WeaponCollector]

Nice sam, looking forward to thise video if you do them.

Mike.

[clusterns]

i didnt know you can have autos in the UK

[spartan765]

it pains me to se a deactivated gun now it is usless it is like geting your nuts cut off.

[zulthraze]

my father owns a lee enfeild sniper rifle also how do you aim the machine gun if they have the clip right down or is it titled i coudnt see

[WeaponCollector]

Hi Zulthraze, both sights - front and rear -  are positioned to the side of the gun, so that the magazibe doesn't get in the way.

Mike.

[xlostxhalox]

similar to a type 99

[menz40]

is it legal for guns in the uk?????? with lisence

[TrevWindsorSmythe]

Legal for anyone to own - provided that the weapon has a *current* Proof House certificate.

[huntercarbine]

nice!

[73mensailedoff]

I didn't know that it weighed 22 pound's not including ammo. That's a lot of extra weight to carry around all day.  5*

[NERANGELO17]

wow thats realy cool where i can get that

:)

[therealnathanspoor]

my dad has a nice real gun 2 from the 1st war =) idk wat kinda gun it is but it shoots big bullets

[mrmcpistole]

NICE GUN!

[Cjamesh507]

do you have trouble breathing? no offense just sounds differnet

[WeaponCollector]

lol, No not really, but i was standing very close to the camera.

i also think i may be getting a cold, my nose seems a bit runny too.

[PyroPeeta]

wasnt the L86 scrapped because of massive reliability problems?

[TrevWindsorSmythe]

Has it been scrapped? I never had ANY problems with the wpn. Not a single stoppage in years' of use. Admittedly, I never used it in the desert or Arctic.

When are these babies going to find their way onto the D/A market? :-)

[PyroPeeta]

Yeah, Im sure I read in some book that the L86 LSW was scrapped because of reliability problems. Probably the book was wrong or something.

[Keith10284]

The L86 LSW was replaced because when the SA80 (L85A1) was reworked by Heckler & Koch into the L85A2. Old SA80s were either binned or rebuilt to A2 standard. The L86A1 is mechanically identical to the SA80 & the FN Minimi replaced it due to better reliability & its rather handy dual feed system. It can take belt feed or 30rd NATO/M16 type magazines. The Bren is still a great weapon though, do you know that 7.62mm converted Brens saw service in the gulf war?

[samurimaster500]

thats awsome 225 good for the price.

[deathdealerr18]

nice how much would one of those run 4

[WeaponCollector]

Hey deathdealer, mine was £225, i think.

[deathdealerr18]

oh not 2 steep was would u recommend it

[dantheman3718]

wow thats bad ass

[youcornerstorecrooks]

5/5m8

[JohanLocke]

Nice gun I have a friend who has the same one also deactivated of course it's a nice piece :D

grtz

[wolfbrother2501]

dont they use one of these in "lock stock and two smoking barrles"

[WeaponCollector]

Yes they do mate, great film too.

Mike.

[wolfbrother2501]

thanks mike yeah its a great movie and a beautiful weapon

[SkogKniv]

Sure did hahahah! "Couldn't you have brought something more practical?"

[wolfbrother2501]

lol and the chick picks it up "where the fuck did she come from" lol

[SkogKniv]

hehehe I am watching it today haha.

[wolfbrother2501]

lol epic movie Snatch wasn't nearly as good it had its moments tho

[WeaponCollector]

lol, i think i will watch it too now, hahaha

[wolfbrother2501]

ll yep its one of those movies

[stevebarnes2]

One of the best films ever, "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?" "Well that was the Bren Gun..."

[wolfbrother2501]

lol yeah and the shoot your man in the neck with the airgun lol

[itseasyforyou]

nice gun too bad you can't own it fully working! Too bad people had to disable such a nice gun. We can't even own a deactivated model of that lol.

[WeaponCollector]

I suppose Deactivated is still better than it rotting on some german beach where no one will ever see it again though.

Glad you liked the Gun.

Mike.

[Yeyah34]

Wow I love WW2 stuffs really cool weapon !

[WeaponCollector]

Thanks Yeyah34, i love WW2 stuff aswell.

WW1 weapons are very cool too.

Mike.

[godsend420]

nice fire arm regardless of working or not

shame the sight is broken i bet it fetches a good price u rawk 5* damn nice range 2 bad ur govt. is gay but u rawk no offense intended

[WeaponCollector]

Hi Godsend, oneday i will fix the sight back on, they never told me it was already been fixed though, other wise i would have been more careful.

glad you liked it .

Mike.

[firesotormlizard01]

the three 0 three is a fantastic round, to bad its deactivated...sucks not being able to own working firearms

[45bang]

"planks of wood im working with fucking planks of wood..

the fuck is that?.. the fuck is that!?" "its me bren gun!"

[purebreedbiker]

wtf are you on about

[WeaponCollector]

Its From a film Called "Lock, Stock and Two smoking Barrels"

One of the Gang has a Bren Gun.

[purebreedbiker]

o yeah

[45bang]

HAHA i thought ppl would get that

[hlblade57]

great mate in merica we can still have fully functioning guns but the way where going it won' t be for long saddly

[WeaponCollector]

Thanks hlblade, Hope not, i'm sure it would never happen in the U.S.A.

[redsoxnation32]

kickass!

[WeaponCollector]

Thanks Redsox.

[Quicksilver4991]

Terrific Gun I Enjoyed! Nice Looking,Very Nice!

[WeaponCollector]

Thanks Quicksilver Glad you liked it mate, and i appreciate the comment, most people just moan how its doesn't fire anymore, lol,

Mike.

[GlockAnimal]

5 stars awful big paper weight lol

[WeaponCollector]

lol, Yeah,and a very nice looking one too.

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

reactivate?

[Quicksilver4991]

DeActivated Because you notice he says you cant cock it because of the barrel is blocked... So it is DeActivated meaning unable to fire.

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

buy new parts and bada bing.

[TrevWindsorSmythe]

New parts required: Barrel, Body, Bolt.

If you can re-machine these parts, you can build a Gun from raw steel. Even with fully operational spare parts somehow acquired, the re-activating of a Gun like this would be hard work.

It's much easier buying a smuggled wpn from the continent.

It's a myth that D/As can be easily re-activated. The only people who actually could would already have an identical weapon but in a firing state.

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

snooping as usual i see?

[tiecuando]

Hard to do.

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

credit card.

[WeaponCollector]

With these new deactivations its virtually impossible to Re-activate them, they do lots of work to prevent then ever being fired again.

[afroman452]

sweet 5 *

[WeaponCollector]

Thanks Afroman