- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
So I thought I would post some pics of my WWII Canadian and British small arms and kit collection.
I've been into collecting milsurps and surplus for about four years now. It has shifted focus now to WWII Canadian and British arms and kit nearly exclusively, with the exception of some Ross rifles.
Pictured:
1942 Long Branch No4 MkI*
1945 BSA No5 MkI
Repro 1944 Long Branch No4 MkI* (T) and repro chest
Brit Dispatch Rider's helmet and gloves
MkIII Canadian helmet
MkI helmet
Various P37 webbing etc
Pictured:
1942 Inglis Bren MkIm
1943 Long Branch MkII Sten
The new arrivals
I've wanted a Bren gun ever since I was a little boy. I once asked my Grandpa when I was 9 or 10 if they had machine guns in WWII. Grandpa was in the RCASC for most of WWII as a driver. He told me a little about the Sten but he praised the Bren. Ever since then I've longed to fondle one, and until yesterday never got the chance to see one in person, let alone play with it. A few weeks ago I responded to a trade ad on the EE from a great CGNer looking for a rifle on trade for a Bren and Sten pair. Yesterday we closed the deal and I drove down to Edmonton and picked them up.
The Bren is a Beautiful 1942 Inglis MkIM #### and click. It is in amazing condition. I could not have asked for a nicer example. Every component on it is JI marked. The finish was beautifully done. Its nearly impossible to see any signs of deactivation from the outside. To say I'm happy with it is an understatement. This is about as good as it gets for collecting MGs for my generation.
The carry handle needs a bit of work, but everything else is perfect.
Next is a 1943 Long Branch Sten MkII #### and click. This one is also very mint throughout, and no need to upgrade here. Such a blaring contrast, the Bren is a work of art, Stens make Russian arms look high class! Very neat, simple and business like approach to an SMG.
Its a shame that we cannot own these in their original form or even in semi-only versions anymore, but I'm thankful that I am allowed to have these two great examples displayed prominently in my gunroom. It still beats only seeing them in the museums and never being able to handle them at all.
I've been into collecting milsurps and surplus for about four years now. It has shifted focus now to WWII Canadian and British arms and kit nearly exclusively, with the exception of some Ross rifles.
Pictured:
1942 Long Branch No4 MkI*
1945 BSA No5 MkI
Repro 1944 Long Branch No4 MkI* (T) and repro chest
Brit Dispatch Rider's helmet and gloves
MkIII Canadian helmet
MkI helmet
Various P37 webbing etc
Pictured:
1942 Inglis Bren MkIm
1943 Long Branch MkII Sten
The new arrivals
I've wanted a Bren gun ever since I was a little boy. I once asked my Grandpa when I was 9 or 10 if they had machine guns in WWII. Grandpa was in the RCASC for most of WWII as a driver. He told me a little about the Sten but he praised the Bren. Ever since then I've longed to fondle one, and until yesterday never got the chance to see one in person, let alone play with it. A few weeks ago I responded to a trade ad on the EE from a great CGNer looking for a rifle on trade for a Bren and Sten pair. Yesterday we closed the deal and I drove down to Edmonton and picked them up.
The Bren is a Beautiful 1942 Inglis MkIM #### and click. It is in amazing condition. I could not have asked for a nicer example. Every component on it is JI marked. The finish was beautifully done. Its nearly impossible to see any signs of deactivation from the outside. To say I'm happy with it is an understatement. This is about as good as it gets for collecting MGs for my generation.
The carry handle needs a bit of work, but everything else is perfect.
Next is a 1943 Long Branch Sten MkII #### and click. This one is also very mint throughout, and no need to upgrade here. Such a blaring contrast, the Bren is a work of art, Stens make Russian arms look high class! Very neat, simple and business like approach to an SMG.
Its a shame that we cannot own these in their original form or even in semi-only versions anymore, but I'm thankful that I am allowed to have these two great examples displayed prominently in my gunroom. It still beats only seeing them in the museums and never being able to handle them at all.
