Bren Tripod Color

[Brian Dick]

Jeez, I had a pile of CCM and BSA Mk.1 tripods purchased in Canada and 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.

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[nzl1a1collector]

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.

At this stage there aren't any Bren guns in the next auction over the 3rd and 4th May 2014, but there is a lovely as-new 1944 Lithgow Mk. 1 Vickers MMG in the auction, unfortunately the Tripod isn't in the same condition but it dose come with both transit chests (Gun and Tripod). I'll just have to make another couple of Bren Gun Tripods