Good evening everyone. My Name is Barry and I am based over in the UKicon.

I have finally decided that I want to get into reenacting, and to start me off I have made a purchase of a Deactivated Mk 3 Bren. Dated 1955. Now I know that for WW2 stuff, I'm going to be pushing it, but sorry to the purists out there.

Anyway, I've got my Bren at home, but on inspecting the paint finish, it looks so different to a friends Bren who also has a Mk3. It looks like it has been painted with some thick black paint over some sand?! I've only taken a couple of pics, but I am after some advice on the finish and should I take it back to how it was issued, or leave as is?
It's such a shame that when deactivating these beautiful guns, proof houses butcher them.

Thank you for your time, any advice would be greatly appreciated, and I look forward to speaking with you more.
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