[BigBill]

Hello folks, I am thinning the herd and am selling my Bren Tripod. It is a 1938 BSA without the antiaircraft front leg, It is a 2 piece front leg but does NOT have the weldment to mount the bren.
The Traverse stops and elevation set up are all there. it has the lightest coat of rust. Price is $750.00 USD, plus actual shipping, Postal M.O. only........
Per the Rules "You may not post attachments" , I have plenty of pics, E mail me @ Remove no spam [email protected] yahoo.com. And ask I will get them out as soon as I can....
Thanks for looking.

I have corrected this post on 1/23/2019, WR

 

[GUNNER 50]

I think there is a guy on here looking for one....He contacted me when I sold my other one...Let me do some research .....Update...Nevermind , his thread said he found one....Good luck on your sell!...They are great pods.

 

[42rocker]

You have the 2 piece front leg?

Later 42rocker

 

[BigBill]

You have the 2 piece front leg?

Later 42rocker

Yes the leg extends... Wish I could post pics.....

 

[fastmonkey87]

Yes the leg extends... Wish I could post pics.....

Send them to me, I will post them for you. After you do 20 posts you will get full privileges

 

[fastmonkey87]

Here are the pics

 

[BigBill]

Here are the pics

Thank You very Much

 

[42rocker]

Thanks for the pics and update.

Later 42rocker

 

[bmg17a1]

The extendable front leg is not the “two piece leg”. The two piece leg is for the third leg, the “Ack Ack Leg” of the AA setup, and the two leg pieces break down at the middle and are slid into the insides of each tubular part of the frame at the sides. The AA gun pintle is on the end of the extendable center leg.
An Enfield rifle can also be used as an Ack Ack Leg attaching to the same recess on the head of the tripod by the bayonet lug.
The pics shown do not incoude a pic of the tubular back ends of the tripod frame where the two parts of the AA legs would be stored if they are present. If they are there, please show pics of them.
FWIW

 

[BigBill]

The extendable front leg is not the “two piece leg”. The two piece leg is for the third leg, the “Ack Ack Leg” of the AA setup, and the two leg pieces break down at the middle and are slid into the insides of each tubular part of the frame at the sides. The AA gun pintle is on the end of the extendable center leg.
An Enfield rifle can also be used as an Ack Ack Leg attaching to the same recess on the head of the tripod by the bayonet lug.
The pics shown do not incoude a pic of the tubular back ends of the tripod frame where the two parts of the AA legs would be stored if they are present. If they are there, please show pics of them.
FWIW

Please show pics of what you are talking about. I dug up what I could and yes an Enfield can be attached to the head of the mount. Where the serial # and Date is. Newer examples do not have this cut. But I insist that the front leg is in fact 2 piece. Is it the correct one for use as an AA mount, I really do not know. So I will be happy to learn. Wish you had posted a pic of what you are talking about so there would be no confusion, you have that ability. waiting for your response.
With a little looking, I stand corrected that the 2 piece leg on my mount does not have the side mount for the Bren, But the frame is indeed AA to be used with a Lee Enfield....

https://www.ima-usa.com/products/or...ld-no-1-mkiii-drill-rifle?variant=26169243845

Same as My Mount but has Bren mount weldment
http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/m...with-anti-aircraft-attachments/prod_4868.html

 

[machinist89]

I'd love to see a picture of the Ack Ack leg storage detail on the frame also. I have a Bren tripod with AA leg, but not sure it has the mount to store the two piece leg. Do the two piece legs exist? I have never seen the except in WWII pictures. Probably easily lost over the years. Cheers! M89

The extendable front leg is not the “two piece leg”. The two piece leg is for the third leg, the “Ack Ack Leg” of the AA setup, and the two leg pieces break down at the middle and are slid into the insides of each tubular part of the frame at the sides. The AA gun pintle is on the end of the extendable center leg.
An Enfield rifle can also be used as an Ack Ack Leg attaching to the same recess on the head of the tripod by the bayonet lug.
The pics shown do not incoude a pic of the tubular back ends of the tripod frame where the two parts of the AA legs would be stored if they are present. If they are there, please show pics of them.
FWIW

 

[FBArms]

Here are some pics of the actual AA Bren tripod with adapter to hold the Bren Gun and the AA legs, deployed and stowed in the tripod body.

 

[42rocker]

Nice pics FBArms.
The front leg question could be looked at in two way. Front leg for normal ground use tripod, which could be one or two piece, non removable, normally. Front leg used in anti aircraft mode, which can be an Enfield but could also be a two piece pole. That removable 2 piece pole fits into the side tubes of the main tripod body. The 2 piece pole was only used in the early tripods. They were quickly removed. The idea of standing there with a 30rd mag machine gun vs a plane with many machine guns caused a quick review of what to do with the idea. There that should be clear as mud.
Seems there are a lot of the two piece poles on the other side of the pond but not that many made it into the USA.

Later 42rocker

 

[BigBill]

Here are some pics of the actual AA Bren tripod with adapter to hold the Bren Gun and the AA legs, deployed and stowed in the tripod body.

Your post said actual, Well actual could have the 2 piece legs stored, or , the model that relies in the Enfield as the third leg. Now the common denominator is the Bren mount on the front, 2 piece leg. My mount does Not have this.
Here is the link as I posted before. Showing the Enfield in use.

https://www.ima-usa.com/products/or...ld-no-1-mkiii-drill-rifle?variant=26169243845

Now I shall correct the original post, and thanks for the lesson. I purchased this from, I think IMA??? It has been sitting in the shed since I got it many years ago, a project I never got to. As is my Solokov mount , and another yet to be named,,,,LOL Cant choose witch one to keep.
Thanks everyone..

 

[Apexgunparts]

Here are some pics of the actual AA Bren tripod with adapter to hold the Bren Gun and the AA legs, deployed and stowed in the tripod body.

That is a nice MK1 BREN!
I know this is a tripod thread, but I had say something about that BREN gun.

Richard

 

[MG08]

Please show pics of what you are talking about. I dug up what I could and yes an Enfield can be attached to the head of the mount. Where the serial # and Date is. Newer examples do not have this cut. But I insist that the front leg is in fact 2 piece. Is it the correct one for use as an AA mount, I really do not know. So I will be happy to learn. Wish you had posted a pic of what you are talking about so there would be no confusion, you have that ability. waiting for your response.
With a little looking, I stand corrected that the 2 piece leg on my mount does not have the side mount for the Bren, But the frame is indeed AA to be used with a Lee Enfield....

https://www.ima-usa.com/products/or...ld-no-1-mkiii-drill-rifle?variant=26169243845

Same as My Mount but has Bren mount weldment
http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/m...with-anti-aircraft-attachments/prod_4868.html

Here are some pics of the parts Bob is referring to - I did not swap mine out into the AA version, but these are the parts and where they are stored.The extendable front leg is not the "AA" leg, but is where the gun mounts to. The two leg pieces that would normally be where a rifle as pictured by IMA are stored in the rear sections. They are held in by a spring loaded pin, which is retracted by pulling out the center knob in the leg lock nut.

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[BigBill]

Here are some pics of the parts Bob is referring to - I did not swap mine out into the AA version, but these are the parts and where they are stored.The extendable front leg is not the "AA" leg, but is where the gun mounts to. The two leg pieces that would normally be where a rifle as pictured by IMA are stored in the rear sections. They are held in by a spring loaded pin, which is retracted by pulling out the center knob in the leg lock nut.
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Seriously, The inserted extension has, to all this quick research, The bren mount or not. As shown in your pic #4 . So in conclusion there are 3 things needed for the AA mount. #1 the 2 piece leg that is stored in the horizontal tubes, OR an Enfield rifle, #2 The head requires the "cuts" for the leg or rifle, and #3 The weldment on the forward leg inside leg for a mounting place for the Bren gun..............
I have adjusted my ad feel free to buy a nice bren mount..

BTW is the feed part in pic 4 from a lewis gun?????

 

[MG08]

your tripod seems a nice one, I have no idea on market value, but they are no longer available as a "retail item" so it pretty much is what it is. There can be lack of clarity without photos so I added above so we are all on the same page. I always learn stuff on these boards. I am sure there are dates and marking on mine I have never even looked at.

the Lewis gun below is one of mine, I had it apart to clean and inspect after shooting and I have not reassembled it. I prefer to store it in the vault. you guys have me wanting to get the BREN out ans shoot it again now....

 

[BigBill]

your tripod seems a nice one, I have no idea on market value, but they are no longer available as a "retail item" so it pretty much is what it is. There can be lack of clarity without photos so I added above so we are all on the same page. I always learn stuff on these boards. I am sure there are dates and marking on mine I have never even looked at.

the Lewis gun below is one of mine, I had it apart to clean and inspect after shooting and I have not reassembled it. I prefer to store it in the vault. you guys have me wanting to get the BREN out ans shoot it again now....

Good guess, have not been paying attention to MG's for a while.... A fine old gentleman next to me had a lewis. It was a gass to shoot.......Thanks for your pics

 

[BigBill]

Good guess, have not been paying attention to MG's for a while.... A fine old gentleman next to me had a lewis. It was a gass to shoot.......Thanks for your pics

Guess this is a bump No one wants this s I guess I will take it to gunbroker and my Vivkers mount and solokov mount and my A4,,,,, And all that goes with it