exporting De activated bren to Australia

[snookyyyy]

Hi Guys,

Am wondering if anyone can recommend any dealers in the US or the UK who would be interested in selling a deactivated Bren to a licensed collector. I have all the bits and pieces (CES) for it and the transit chest which i have collected over the years. Now I am looking for the actual BREN to fill it!

As a licensed collector in Australia you can import a deacivated bren but even though it is deactivated it must be registered and stored in a safe as you would a live firearm! Lots of customs permits and paperwork to sort out too...but am quite willing to have a go. Have emailed a few dealers in the UK but none are keen ....any sugestions?

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[Peter Laidler]

Try World Wide Arms in Stafford or try one of the US dealers

[bigduke6]

Am wondering if anyone can recommend any dealers in the US or the UKicon who would be interested in selling a deactivated Bren to a licensed collector.

Have a look on the link below, its to do with mainly vehicles but has a section at the bottom for deacs etc, these are classifieds just members of the public selling on there stuff, but also the dealers who deal in these are at the right side in a colum.

One of them may help, cant see any probs with shipping from the UK (as its a Deac) it depends on your restrictions etc and if you have all the correct paperwork.

Deactivated Weapons - MILWEB Classifieds

PS ( one firm I wouldnt deal with is a firm who deal in vehicles and a lot of deacts, I wont mention there name as they are a bunch of complete w*****s.
pm me and will tell you who they are, reason I wont mention them here as I dont want to give them any free advertising).

[snookyyyy]

Thanks for the leads ....i have tried world wide arms but they aren 't interested. I have been in contact with Stringtown supplies who are willing and interested in exporting one. Now begins the process of geting the paperwork in order! wish me luck!

[Peter Laidler]

Befgore you do anything else or even buy one here (the UK....) contact David Thomas. Email follows on PM

[tbonesmith]

Any chance you could keep me informed of the legal process, I was under the impression that the import ban on military style weapons extended to deac's and anything containing any parts at all, yet occasionally I hear of it happening, or at least its intent. I'd been keenly interested in the process, for my own use at some stage... Cheers

[snookyyyy]

Hi T-bone,

have made contact with a reputable dealer in the UK. He is looking for a Lithgow made bren for me to import here into oz. I will let you know how it goes!

[tuffbj70]

Any chance you could keep me informed of the legal process, I was under the impression that the import ban on military style weapons extended to deac's and anything containing any parts at all, yet occasionally I hear of it happening, or at least its intent. I'd been keenly interested in the process, for my own use at some stage... Cheers

I would like to know as well, I tried for 6 months to import a Deac Vickers in to Australia with no results becasue if you read the tests for import, no part of a MG can be imported appart for offical government use. Customs may let it in as it is a deac but it come under the duristiction of the federal attournies department. (just waided through my file, Prohibited import regulation 1956 Item 13 'no trigger barrel, bolt and select mechanism) even if welded" I would like to know snookey!

[newbieDAN]

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956


Light reading....

[peregrinvs]

Whilst we await developments, here are some pictures of my 1943 Lithgow that I have lurking in my Photobucket account.