RESTORATION PROJECTS Photo Gallery by mrclark at pbase.com

RESTORATION PROJECTS

Welcome to my Restorations Projects Page. Show below is a small sampling of the work I have done over the last few years. You will see the Inglis MKI Bren gun and the work done on it, a Bren MK2 buttstock, a walnut M14 stock, a M14 Birch stock, a torch cut Royal Typewriter Browning BAR 1918A2, a Marlin Rockwell/Rock Island Armoury retrofit 1919A4, an Inglis MK2 Bren Gun, a FN L1A1 a Browning .50 M2HB and a MKIm Inglis Bren Gun that I am currently working on.

A Bren MK1 buttstock has been added and was completed in the spring of 2005. It began with the traditional method with paint thinner and boiled lindseed oil. I used a small amount of dark oil stain as well do to darken the wood to hide the dings so excessive sanding can be avoided to preserve cartouches.

The Inglis MK2 Bren Gun as you can see someone had drilled a hole into the reciever for some reason and that is first on my list of things to fix. The gun retains its original dark green parkerised finish and was unsure whether or not to mess with it. But those holes once welded over were an eye sore. I planned on having a friend fix the holes with a TIG welder then grinding them flush with a dremel (no coffee that day for sure) Then parking.

I added a MKII carry handle and a refinished MKII buttstock that I had laying around. I plan on doing a full restoration of the original walnut buttstock that came with the gun when I get time.

The MKII Bren is complete. Have a look let me know what you think.

Now Currently restoring the the Browning M2HB .50 and the MKIm Bren.

Update!!

The MKIm is complete have a look and tell me what you think

BREN GUN MARK II	BREN GUN MKI	BREN MKIm	BROWNING 1919 A4 .30
BROWNING 1918A2 .30	INGLIS BROWNING H.P	M2HB .50	1863 U.S WHITNEYVILLE RIFLE
M14 BIRCH STOCK	VULCAN GUN REFINISHING INC	MK1 BREN BUTTSTOCK	BREN GUN MK2 STOCK

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Don Allen		02-Apr-2018 19:49
I received the link to your photo gallery on John Inglis with interest bucause my father, Alfred F. Allen, was the Supervisor of the Browning munitions department there during the war. He was primarily a design engineer who, while working with Colt in the USA, developed the Browning 9mm HP. John Browning had worked with Colt, before the war developing the Colt 45. However, he and his 9mm design were in German occupied Belgium and inaccessible. My father was also very much involved in design development of the Boyes Anti-tank weapon, the Bren Gun as well. Following the war John Inglis continued working with Browning in Belgium and imported many of their long guns such as assorted shotguns and the FN Mauser. Interestingly though my father had no interest in firing a weapon, but was intrigued by the designs of the many combat weapons seized during the war, a collection which was safely stored in a walkin safe in the basement near the east range.

Tony		15-Nov-2005 15:39
Fantastic job, you have inspired me to refinish my deac Bren MK1, but it could do with a little more info on the techniques you used

Guest		21-Jan-2005 03:16
Simply beautiful work... and how did you manage to get that walnut stock back to life?! Especially with those deep... umm... 'engravings'? ... simply awesome work.

mrclark		23-Jul-2004 22:12
Wait until I,m done with the B.A.R its showing great potential

Riflechair		15-Mar-2004 01:45
You sir have refreshed my interest in such projects. I have personally refurbished too many military service rifles to count and had for all intent and purposes given up on making further attempts. I especially like the Bren Gun you did. Well Done I'm feeling refreshed on starting the next product but this time I'm going to NM spec a fibreglass M14 stock into McMillian NM spec. Fibreglass is the "New Frontier". Cheers Bud Riflechair Riflechair's Web Page

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