Jeez, I had a pile of CCM and BSA Mk.1 tripods purchased in Canadaand imported in the early 2000's to the USA
. They were all original, complete with the AA leg and with New Zealand
ownership marks. I couldn't give them away. Then when a few different places started building the semi-auto guns, they started to sell and if I carried a couple to a show someplace, they'd both be sold in minutes! I kept one CCM Mk.1 for a Mk.1M I want to build some day and a CCM Mk.2, (the only Mk.2 in the lot), that's Canadian ownership marked and fit perfectly with my post sample Inglis Mk.2 gun. I bought them for $100 each and as the demand went up so did the price. I sold the last ones for $450 each. I recently imported a nice one from Militaria Auctions in New Zealand for a client and he paid $1500 at auction plus the cost of importation for it. Amazing how times change.