In August 2006 we went to the UK looking
for 40 mm Bofors guns. We found thru the internet a guy who had some for sale. The deal was make firm and then the paper work started. In Holland you need a
firearm licence to posses and
carry a firearm.
Also an import licence from the custom is required which in total took
10 weeks to process. After
that we found out we also need
an export licence form the department of trade
and industry and the military.
Finally when all the document where finished we could
collect the guns and March
16, 2007 it was D-day.
A Landover and a heavy trailer did the job. We end up buying two Bofors
one will go on the mount on the rear deck and de second one will be build on a
new mounting on the fore deck. One is build in
1946 by OFE Canada and the other one in 1943 by OTIS USA |
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As found in a farm field |
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Which one will it be |
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A lot of rust but it looks like it nearly complete . |
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A new coat of paint and these are as new |
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Loading by using the Nabors 4x4 forklift |
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Heavy armed Landover |
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Total weight approx 2500 kg |
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Back home, ready to unload |
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loading on board |
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Second one |
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This one is fitted on the original mounting |
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Does it still work? |
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Cleaned and repainted on it's new mounting |
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The barrel nice black painted and installed makes
it look like a serious gun |
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