Images of items I have purchased.

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I plan to lay her next to me in bed tonight and smoke a cigarette in a louche manner just to see what Mrs Edrof says.

Brenda will be stripped and oiled later. ;)

Good to she that she'll be ready for some action, what about the gun? :D
 
I picked this one up at a very reasonable price indeed - complete with deactivation certificate. Isn't it about it time you started a collection, sir? :)

Can you still clock the gun?

I am thinking it would be a good way to scare off any intruders ! lol
 
I picked this one up at a very reasonable price indeed - complete with deactivation certificate. Isn't it about it time you started a collection, sir? :)


If your canny they are a good investment, my Mosin Nagant was £80 now people are selling them for £150.
 
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Just because.

That's... well, pretty.
 
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Pair of high powered LED lights for my bike, came complete with a "EU certified, honest" charger, and a pair of Li Ion batteries.

NB: For scale, those are 18650's not AA (3.7v, 2600mAh and much bigger)
 
Can you still clock the gun?

I am thinking it would be a good way to scare off any intruders ! lol

Different types of gun are deactivated in different ways. This Bren (and my bolt-action rifle) can be stripped, cocked, and dry fired - the barrel is cut and welded up. You can't cycle a round, sadly. An assault rifle like an AK47/AKM is almost all welded up.

Older deactivations were more 'accommodating' to the collector and you can cycle rounds and so on - but this comes at a premium.

If your canny they are a good investment, my Mosin Nagant was £80 now people are selling them for £150.

Absolutely. I've been looking at this stuff for years but never bought anything because I felt like I couldn't justify spending hundreds on what would, essentially, be ornaments. When I realised how much the price is steadily rising on all kinds of militaria it became clear that I could make money on it and so I had a proper reason to put my hand in my pocket.

Now I have enough knowledge to find well-priced items that I can sell on, short term or long term. A recent bayonet I bought made me £130 profit within a week and this Bren could likely be sold for £150 to £200 more than I paid for it right now. Don't you have a Martini Henry somewhere?
 
I picked this one up at a very reasonable price indeed - complete with deactivation certificate. Isn't it about it time you started a collection, sir? :)

Never considered it but with an interest in the Napoleonic wars collecting would probably end up being very expensive.
 
Never considered it but with an interest in the Napoleonic wars collecting would probably end up being very expensive.

Yup! That's kind of the cut off point as prices jump up. Brown Bess muskets are about £2,000, Baker Rifles I've seen at £7,000. The bayonets are much more reasonable, though, and the 1796 Pattern swords are lovely wallhangers.
 
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