A recent arrival to my collection, a MK1 double dovetail Bren has almost all the markings highlighted in white paint which I haven't seen before on a MK1. The Bren was deactivated in 2011 and so has obviously had at least 1 previous owner since deactivation before coming to me. Is this normal practice for an early Bren to have highlighted markings or is it the result of an over enthusiastic, post deac, collector getting carried away?

Another aspect to this deac is that the Kings Crown has been removed/scrubbed for some unknown reason although I would suspect this was during it's service days. It also has the radiuses top edges to the receiver as would perhaps be expected with an early Bren.

I am sorry that at present I am not able to take/post digital photos.

Many thanks for any info.
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