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These rare and historically significant pieces reflect the craftsmanship and battlefield heritage of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"954\"\u003eBritish Army\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eRoyal Navy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"995\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/strong\u003e throughout the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003e✅ Genuine British military machine guns – fully deactivated and non-firing\u003cbr data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1103\"\u003e✅ Includes WWI \u0026amp; WWII-era Bren Guns, Vickers, Stens, Lewis Guns \u0026amp; more\u003cbr data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003e✅ Ideal for collectors, museums, reenactors \u0026amp; military history displays\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eOwn a piece of Britain’s proud military legacy—safely and legally. Browse our selection of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003eVintage British Deactivated Machine Guns\u003c\/strong\u003e and bring home an unforgettable piece of wartime history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"original-wwi-british-lewis-gun-lmg-bolt-matching-serial-numbers","title":"Original WWI British Lewis Gun LMG Bolt- Matching Serial Numbers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: WWI British Lewis Gun LMG Bolt with Matching Serial Numbers offered in good to very good condition, will require cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a World War I-era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War. It is visually distinctive because of a wide tubular cooling shroud around the barrel — often omitted in World War I when used on aircraft — and a top-mounted drum-pan magazine. It was commonly used as an aircraft machine gun, almost always with the cooling shroud removed, during both world wars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"No","offer_id":25652064133,"sku":"LMK1E1","price":199.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes","offer_id":25652064517,"sku":"LMK1E1","price":219.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/lmk1e1mw__2.jpg?v=1602374444"},{"product_id":"original-british-wwi-lewis-light-machine-gun-303-barrel","title":"Original British WWI Lewis Light Machine Gun .303 Barrel","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Part of our illustrious Nepal cache. These are in very good to excellent condition. Special Select is highly recommended. Very few available. Not exportable outside the United States of America. Markings Vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a World War I-era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War. It is visually distinctive because of a wide tubular cooling shroud around the barrel — often omitted in World War I when used on aircraft — and a top-mounted drum-pan magazine. It was commonly used as an aircraft machine gun, almost always with the cooling shroud removed, during both world wars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"No","offer_id":25652714437,"sku":"NB3005","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes","offer_id":25652714565,"sku":"NB3005","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/nb3005w__1_1.jpg?v=1600282795"},{"product_id":"british-sterling-smg-mk-iv-9mm-barrel","title":"British Sterling SMG MK IV 9mm Barrel","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Made Item: Copied from 5 original British manufactured 9mm barrels this custom-made Sterling SMG barrel is the best on the market today. Fill that gap in your Sterling parts set! Very Limited quantities available. New, never used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: This is a \"Short Barrel\" under 16 inches in length. 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This tooth locks the inner and outer magazine assemblies together to prevent cartridges from being lost when the magazine was not in place on the gun. When the magazine is installed on the gun or when the loading tool is inserted, this lock is released, allowing the outer body of the magazine to rotate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a very small stock of these extremely RARE Magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26169962629,"sku":"LMK1AC14","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/lmk1ac14__5.jpg?v=1601831265"},{"product_id":"original-british-wwii-bren-lmg-tripod-traverse-and-elevation-t-e-assembly-unissued","title":"Original British WWII Bren LMG Tripod Traverse and Elevation T \u0026 E Assembly - Unissued","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Very Few Available. Just discovered during a recent warehouse cleanup! These have never been mounted on a tripod \"New Old Stock\", right from the original crate, only storage wear and grease. Original British Traverse and Elevation gear Assembly for the BREN LMG Tripod. These will be gone very soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bren was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel. The name Bren was derived from Brno, the Czechoslovak city in Moravia, where the Zb vz. 26 was designed (in the Zbrojovka Brno Factory) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory. The designer was Václav Holek, a gun inventor and design engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bren was originally very close to the Czech ZB vz 30 in construction, with carefully machined lightening cuts, dovetails, and other precision design elements. However, with the massive loss of arms during the evacuation at Dunkirk, the British Military needed a lot more Bren guns, and fast. Very quickly, a modified MkI Bren, called either the MkIM or MkI*, was introduced, which removed a lot of the bevels and lightening cuts that were machined into the original receiver. The complicated front adjustable bipod was also replaced by one with fixed legs. The extra sight dovetail on the left side was removed completely as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, at the same time the MkI Modified was being developed, plans were already in motion for an even simpler redesign for new production lines that were not already set up to make the MkIM This new design involved a much simpler squared rear receiver, and did away with the complicated dial-driven rear sight. Instead a standard fold-away ladder sight was developed. The rear butt stock was dramatically simplified in design, being more of a slab, and it had a simple bent steel butt plate that screwed directly onto the wood. The MkI had a utilized a stamped \"Cup\" that snapped into special slots, and had a fold-away shoulder rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most noticeable change to the layman however would be the new barrel. gone was the long stainless steel barrel shroud and flash hider that extended to the gas regulator. 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A heavy bronze magazine housing and ventilated barrel jacket complete with bayonet lug and support. (Takes Enfield 1907, 1943\/44 series bayonets, advertised separately.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe previously thought that we would never have these again in quantity, but we were able to find some stashed away in our warehouse. These lovely Lanchester Display SMGs are all built on a BATF compliant non-firing solid aluminum dummy receivers, which have had the brass magazine well and barrel jacket attached to the front with a dummy barrel. With none of the original receiver included, result is this beautiful display \"non-gun\", totally legal to own without a license of any kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Lanchester Display SMGs are all in the MkI* pattern, however as with many that were converted, they still retain the early adjustable back ladder sight. Each comes complete with a short magazine (deactivated where required). While these did have a long 50 round magazine, they proved unwieldy, especially as they stuck out to the side of the gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarkings and configurations do vary slightly. All are built using original parts assembled onto a solid aluminum dummy receiver with a replica barrel in the barrel jacket. These are then fit with post war manufactured arsenal replacement hardwood stocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAct now while we still have these available! All are ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lanchester is a submachine gun (SMG) manufactured by the Sterling Armaments Company between 1941 and 1945. It is a copy of the German MP28\/II and was manufactured in two versions, Mk.1 and Mk.1*; the latter was a simplified version of the original Mk.1, with no fire selector and simplified sights. It was primarily used by the British Royal Navy during the Second World War, and to a lesser extent by the Royal Air Force Regiment (for airfield protection). It was given the general designation of Lanchester after George Herbert Lanchester, who was charged with producing the weapon at the Sterling Armaments Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, the Royal Air Force decided it required a submachine gun for airfield defence. With no time available for the usual research and development of a new weapon, it was decided to create a direct copy of the German MP 28. The British Admiralty decided to join with the RAF in adopting the new weapon, and played a key role in its design. Ultimately, it was within the Royal Navy that most of the Lanchesters that were produced went into service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British copy of the MP28 was given the general designation of Lanchester after George Herbert Lanchester, who was charged with producing the weapon at the Sterling Armaments Company, the same company that later produced the Sterling submachine gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lanchester was envisioned as a weapon used for guarding prisoners and accompanying naval landing and assault parties. It was a very solid, well-made submachine gun of high-quality materials, in many ways the complete opposite of its direct contemporary, the Sten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lanchester had a heavy wooden butt and stock, a machined-steel action and breech block, a magazine housing made from solid brass (later steel) and a mounting on the muzzle for use of a long-bladed 1907 bayonet. 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When IMA purchased 55,000 weapons from the Royal Nepalese Army in Kathmandu Nepal in 2003 we received 18 World War One .303 British fluted jacket water-cooled Vickers machine guns with matching tripods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese guns were the complete Vickers contract specially supplied for the mountain Kingdom of Nepal and were serial numbered N1 through N18.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Vickers guns were a special order in the mid 1930s however the contract was routed through some international arms dealers of the day no doubt because of political or commission based considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal go-between was one Rameshwarlal Bazaj who placed this special order with Soley-Grimard, a joint venture between British and Belgian arms brokerage houses. Originally the quantity was to be 36 units but was cut by 50% to just 18 and these were shipped in 1935.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guns have some of the earliest Vickers features including of course the fluted water jacket and were supplied in the original commercial satin blue finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtraordinarily, each gun was fitted with an optical sight mount very similar in style and location to the MG 08 optical system (sight regrettably absent). Additionally each gun was accompanied by a matching numbered tripod (number location is on original tripod data plate). Each of these original tripods was made by COLT and are the U.S. Pattern but the data plates were customized. Still showing \u003cstrong\u003eVICKERS MACH. GUN \/ TRIPOD \/ MARK IV \u003c\/strong\u003eon the upper half the Colt inscription below was removed and \u003cstrong\u003eSOLEY - GRIMARD\u003c\/strong\u003e stamped in its place. 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Despite arriving in Nepal just before WWII it appears these never left the mountain kingdom during the conflict and as a result have remained in remarkably good condition retaining most original finish etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vickers Parts set offered here has Serial number \u003cstrong\u003eN12\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003e12\u003c\/strong\u003e on most of the major components, with the exception of the lock, which was probably replaced long ago as the main wearing parts. Marked parts include the water jacket, feed block, top covers, spade grip assembly, crank lever assembly, barrel extension plates, and more. There may also be crossed out markings next to the new serialization as well. Many components also bear early markings of \u003cstrong\u003eV.S.M.\u003c\/strong\u003e (Vickers, Sons \u0026amp; Maxim), very desirable early markings.\u003cstrong\u003e There is no barrel included with this set, as they were not able to be imported.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory of these weapons is discussed in some detail on pages 112 to 115 in the book \u003cem\u003eGUNS OF THE GURKHAS\u003c\/em\u003e by John Walter, which chronicles the Nepalese cache acquired in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42994171510853,"sku":"ONAC25116","price":5995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/VICKERS__00.jpg?v=1751475999"},{"product_id":"original-british-wwii-1943-dated-bren-mkii-display-light-machine-gun-by-inglis-serial-9t2243-with-live-barrel-1942-dated-mkii-tripod-and-magazine","title":"Original British WWII 1943 Dated Bren MkII Display Light Machine Gun by INGLIS Serial 9T2243 with Live Barrel, 1942 Dated MkII Tripod, and Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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Additionally many of the deactivated internal components were welded in place inside the receiver to increase the display potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe display gun comes complete with an original magazine, which still locks in securely, and can be released using the magazine catch. The MkII steel barrel on this example is still LIVE, with an intact chamber and none of the demilitarization that was done to barrels post 2001. The bore still shows rifling, but also wear and past fouling, so it did see a good amount of use. It still locks into the receiver securely, though unlocking it can take a rubber mallet to convince the lock and barrel to move. The display gun marked \u003cstrong\u003eBREN Mk II\u003c\/strong\u003e on the rear receiver over the cocking lever. It is also marked \u003cstrong\u003eINGLIS \/ 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e farther up the receiver, indicating manufacture by the Canadian Firm of John Inglis, who was contracted to make Bren guns by the British Military during WWII after many were lost at Dunkirk. They were first mainly making the MkIm, which had some simplifications to the design, and then later made the MkII, which removed a lot of the faults of the MkI design, while reducing production time. The rear of the receiver bears partial serial number \u003cstrong\u003e9T2243\u003c\/strong\u003e, the correct format for an Inglis made gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis display gun has the correct MkII receiver, with a ladder sight attached to the rear, and the correct \"high ears\" on the front of the gas tube. The butt stock is the correct simplified version, with a sling swivel on the side, and a flat butt plate with a small shoulder rest at the top. The lower frame is the shorter MkII type, which stops after front tripod mounting location, and the receiver is fitted with the correct MkII pattern cocking handle. It comes with an original WW2 Bren magazine, which will be deactivated where required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall the display gun is in very nice condition, with much of the original finish present on the original parts. Pistol grip and butt stock are in solid shape, with a great color and grain. There is no crack through the butt stock, as often seen on these due to the \"lip\" on the butt plate. There is however a repair on the top of the butt stock where it meets the receiver, as we see on virtually all examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe included tripod is a lovely Post-Dunkirk MkII type, which was not designed to be used for Anti-Aircraft use. It does not have the third leg, nor a dovetail on the front attachment point where the leg or an SMLE could attach. It also does not have the fitting on the front leg for the gun either. It is well marked, with several broad arrow markings, as well as serial number \u003cstrong\u003eJ 6039\u003c\/strong\u003e and a date of \u003cstrong\u003e42\u003c\/strong\u003e stamped where the front leg would have attached on the early version. It is fully functional, with all legs being able to be extended and locked into place. It has the rear T\u0026amp;E fully functional as well, and the traversal stops on the traverse bar are both present and moveable. It looks to have been repainted OD green at some point, and really looks smart!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very attractive display piece for any collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bren was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel. The name Bren was derived from Brno, the Czechoslovak city in Moravia, where the Zb vz. 26 was designed (in the Zbrojovka Brno Factory) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory. The designer was Václav Holek, a gun inventor and design engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bren was originally very close to the Czech ZB vz 30 in construction, with carefully machined lightening cuts, dovetails, and other precision design elements. However, with the massive loss of arms during the evacuation at Dunkirk, the British Military needed a lot more Bren guns, and fast. Very quickly, a modified MkI Bren, called either the MkIM or MkI*, was introduced, which removed a lot of the bevels and lightening cuts that were machined into the original receiver. The complicated front adjustable bipod was also replaced by one with fixed legs. The extra sight dovetail on the left side was removed completely as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, at the same time the MkI Modified was being developed, plans were already in motion for an even simpler redesign for new production lines that were not already set up to make the MkIM This new design involved a much simpler squared rear receiver, and did away with the complicated dial-driven rear sight. Instead a standard fold-away ladder sight was developed. The rear butt stock was dramatically simplified in design, being more of a slab, and it had a simple bent steel butt plate that screwed directly onto the wood. The MkI had a utilized a stamped \"Cup\" that snapped into special slots, and had a fold-away shoulder rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most noticeable change to the layman however would be the new barrel. gone was the long stainless steel barrel shroud and flash hider that extended to the gas regulator. 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