Vickers Transit Chest Picture Study

[peregrinvs]

When I purchased my first Bren, deactivated, from Ryton in around the year 2000 I paid about £200 for it. The price included a good condition transit chest and an Australian canvas cover. I could have also purchased empty Bren transit chests from them at the same time which, if memory serves me correctly, were priced at about £20 each including shipping. I wish now that I had also procured 2 dozen transit chests from them as well as the Bren.

Good old Ryton. I purchased my first Bren from them in 1999 and for £200 I got a 1945 Lithgow gun*, transit chest, tripod, box of magazines and cleaning kit. I sold the gun and chest some years ago, but I still have the other bits. The tripod is a BEF-era 1939 dated BSA made example which compliments my 1940 Enfield DD gun nicely. Those were the days... :-)

*A relatively interesting one about 200 away from the last one made IIRC.