Bren Transit Case

SteveF · #1 09-01-10, 01:00

Holy crap Derk.... that is an impressive set up you have there. Any chance of some photos of the whole room? Or rooms, or bunker, or whatever you got going on there. Guess I'll have to make my way back to Manitoba one of these days as apparently that's where all the good stuff is.

Cheers from Edmonton. Steve

Jordan Baker · #2 22-02-11, 01:48

Im almost done re-finishing my Bren Transit box. The paint job was in pretty bad shape when I got it. I stripped it down to the wood and then primed it with the red-oxide stain. I mixed tremclad primer with Lynseed oil and turpentine. Painted on a few coats and let that dry off for a couple of weeks. All the metal bits that could be removed were taken off and sandblasted and primed. I found a paint chip at Home Depot that was very close to the original layer and had a quart mixed up. I most recently added the back piece of canvas as the original was completly shot.

Anyway enjoy the picture.

Ralph Volkert · #3 08-05-12, 22:06

Will be restoring my own original Bren transit chest once it arrives. Are the boxes and interior bits made of hardwood or softwood?

The thick felt padding used in these boxes and grenade cases where can you source that? I have used felt boot insoles in a pinch.

maple_leaf_eh · #4 09-05-12, 04:39

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Originally Posted by Ralph Volkert

Will be restoring my own original Bren transit chest once it arrives. Are the boxes and interior bits made of hardwood or softwood?

The thick felt padding used in these boxes and grenade cases where can you source that? I have used felt boot insoles in a pinch.

The British 'draw-rings' for the No.15 Sniper Rifle Chest specify what we colonials call spruce, pine or fir. Not hardwood. There are copies of the drawings on the Military Surplus Collector's Forum. Yes, the wood does seem to weather out to look like oak, but it is coniferous and softwood. There is a note on the drawings about the thickness and weight of the felt too.