Spring 2025 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
May 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th, 2025
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
PRE-86 DEALER SAMPLE BSA BREN MK1 LMG
03-1837
Cal. 303
S# X3402
Bbl. 25″ with detachable flash hider. Offset sights with protected blade front & adjustable aperture rear. Very good example of the iconic MK1 303 British Bren light machine gun. The name Bren is derived from Brno where the ZB-26 LMG originated from & Enfield the site of the British small arms factory. Bren variants saw widespread usage in many 20th Century conflicts most famously in WW2 & later in Korea, the Malayan Emergency, the Rhodesian Bush War & the Falklands. Registry lists manufacturer as BSA & cal. as 303. Left side of receiver marked “MKI/D/1942”. Bbl. latch marked “V7125. Left front of receiver has British proofs, broad arrow, both ’42 & ’44 date. Bbl. marked with British export ton proofs & “LB58129”. Bbl. & bipod have sunroite black paint finish. Balance of the metal parts have arsenal rework gray parkerized finish. Hardwood buttstock & pistol grip. Right side of butt marked “S.111/(Broad Arrow)”. MAGS: 14-30 rd. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: mag transit case, one canvas bbl. cover, three spare bbls., spare bolt assembly, spare piston assembly, mag loader, sling, spare mag door cover, Bren tool set that appears to be missing a couple pieces & brass catcher.
PROVENANCE: From the Lifelong Collection of Brian Linde.
NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT SMG REQUIRING BATF TRANSFER BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION. PRE-86 DEALER SAMPLE. YOU MUST POSESS AN FFL/SOT TO PURCHASE THOUGH IT MAY BE RETAINED AS A PERSONAL FIREARM UPON RELINQUISHING FFL.
STATUS: CLASS 3