My Bren Tripod HAS Bulged Body Tubes!!!!

[Warren]

The most probable reason there are bulges in the tubes and legs is they all have small drain holes got water in them and froze.
Most tripods, unless in the wooden case of two were just disposed of into the scrap metal yards or stored outside for the dealer to pick them up.
Water got into the holes and FROZE...hence the bulge.
Not on Bren tripods, but I have tubes stored outside split three to four inches from water in the tube freezing.
added:
In addition, if there is a collar and welding both sides of the collar, it is a good chance the tripod has been demilled by cutting the pintle off and it has had a tube put on it and then welded to reactivate the dewatting.
A lot of US tripods were cut that way and rewatted.