Current spec U.K./E.U. deactivated Thompson SMG's

[Brit plumber]

I have Charnwoods in my collection. L1A1, STENs, Enfield Mk3 and a few Brens, all nicely done. I also have some nice WWA and Ryton deacs which are nice. Although it’s never nice to irreparably put something beyond use, at least it can/could be done with the care and attention of a professional engineer and not just set to with a grinder and gas axe!

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[mrclark303]

I have Charnwoods in my collection. L1A1, STENs, Enfield Mk3 and a few Brens, all nicely done. I also have some nice WWA and Ryton deacs which are nice. Although it’s never nice to irreparably put something beyond use, at least it can/could be done with the care and attention of a professional engineer and not just set to with a grinder and gas axe!

The only Charnood I kept was an early old spec MK2 Sten, beautifully engineered deac job.

I know what you're saying regards deacs, but here (as in most countries), firearms like the Sten have no other possible outlet.

Only scrapping.

I don't know if your L1 was the same, but mine had retained the piston, with the piston bands carefully ground off one side and the face slightly champhed in the same direction. That's attention to detail!

Much easier to simply remove it.

At the other end of the spectrum, I cosmetically rebuild an all matching L1A1 for someone a couple of years ago. A very tatty rifle that had been butcherd by some animal.

No machining done there, oh no, it was all done with a grinderet! Random slots cut along the barrel and the chamber assaulted with bird sh*t standard welding.

The gas tube had simply been cut off with the grinder either end.

In short, a sorry, lazy *** mess!