Bren Mk II mgfr '42, unfired until 2013??

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Hi all!,
New to the forum, and new to BREN's in general, so go gently,,,,,and looking for a little help if possible with my first BREN acquisiiton. I just bought this Mk II gun, (for those off-shore to me here in the USA, it's a fully live firing MG here, although a bit restricted as classed as a "Dealer Sample" gun, still live and I intend to use it that way.....a LOT.)

Here's the link to the GunBroker auction, it probably wont be active too long, so you may want to look now.

Bren LMG post 86 dealer sample : Machine Guns at GunBroker.com


I am also attaching separately here, the actual pictures from the auction; until I get the gun transferred to me they are all I have to go on, so bear with me on that. ;-)

The gun was listed as being unfired since new, then only fired by the last owner for the first time in 2013?? Wow! From mfgr in 1942 to 2013....How is that even possible?? I was under the impression that the UK was desperate to get its hands on every BREN it possibly could in 1942....so how in Hell does a gun like this escape not only being caught up in the actual War needs at the time, but then also being stuck away somewhere for the next damn near 71 years?? How could this get by being used in the War, after being manufactured in '42.....a dark time for England to be sure. And do you have any idea where it might have sat for the next 70 years?? Who got unissued BRENs after the War?? ....Greece maybe??

To the gun pictured.....from Dugelby's Second Edition, I get the visible markings indicate it made in '42, on a Daimler/Monotype receiver (the impressed large 'D' marking). Seems to look like "as issued" condition, i.e., no updates or changes to anything resembling Mk IV or post-War goodies, etc. Point being, it does NOT look like a post-War FTR refinished gun, to my un-expert eyes???

The VISIBLE condition of the metal parts and wooden stock and grip.....go a long way toward having me guardedly believe the "unissued condition" story.....the metal just looks TOO CLEAN and smooth (i.e,, no dings, scratches, etc.) to be much less than "new"???

Anything else anyone can tell me about ANYTHING you see in these pictures here, would be GREATLY appreciated!!! I am not well versed in English stuff..... ;-O I am primarily interested in subtle nuances visible here that may support the claimed "unissued/un-fired" assertions of the auction verbage. It's a Century Intl import......so God only knows!!

Thanks in advance!
-TomH

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