For Sale: Britain's Premier Precision Gun Barrel Manufacturing Facility

[Darrin]

Sassen Engineering in the UK, a barrel-maker is being liquidated. Equipment list below.

Posting in case someone is interested. I understand the P&W rifling machines are rare.

-Darrin

​ ​ On the Instructions of BLB Advisory, Liquidators of Sassen Engineering​ Britain’s Premier Precision Gun Barrel Manufacturing Facility For Sale | Location: Aston, Birmingham, UK Bids Due: Friday 7 October 2022, 4pm BST​ ​ Learn More​ ​ Submit Bids​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Featured Items: Mollart Drill Sprint D2-1200 Twin Spindle CNC Gun Drilling Machine (2016) Sunnen THE-1600-WCG Horizontal Spindle Deep Hole Honing Machine (2015) Harrison Alpha 1400ES CNC Lathe (2014) Pratt & Whitney 1/2 B Twin Spindle Bore Reamer (Adapted Machine) Pratt & Whitney Single Spindle/Chunk Sine Bar Riffler Machine Pratt & Whitney Single Spindle/Chunk Sine Bar Riffler Machine Pratt & Whitney ARS BRM 40″ Single Spindle Button Riffling Machine Holroyd Twin Spindle Bore Reamer (Adapted Machine) Holroyd Twin Spindle Bore Reamer (Adapted Machine) Colchester CNC 2000 CNC Lathe, 8 Station Turret, Fanuc Series OT Controls Colchester CNC 2000 CNC Lathe, 8 Station Turret, Fanuc Series OT Controls Archdale MD613 Twin Spindle Deep Hole Gun Drill Along with Full Facility Ancillary Assets Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 CDTI Van (2016) Subject to availability Learn More​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 11 Ironmonger Lane | London. EC2V 8EY 020 7374 5300 www.hilcovs.co.uk

 

[JMayo]

I got some buddies in the UK I'll send this to. However they think we're all cowboys over here with our guns !

 

[NZ_Fclass]

That's a shame. I hate to see anyone in the industry going under. I did visit them a few years ago. They were split off from Border Barrels previously. I gather that they made barrels for Accuracy International (but not the military ones) amongst others.

 

[marchx]

That's not surprising they went under. I contacted them several times over last 5 years and my impression was always the same: unprofessional, not client-oriented. They were even worse than Lothar Walther in this respect.

 

[M-61]

Unsubscribe? I was never in touch with you

Forum Boss: The OP just posted the body of an email and that had a link. I will remove those items at the bottom.

 

[Machinist John]

Pratt & Whitney sine bar machines are very rare. I had a chance to visit a shop many, many years ago that had one, watching the machine run was amazing. No electronics, just pure old mechanical motion. Original machines ran from a line shaft overhead, coupled with leather belts.

If I were wealthy I would buy the whole lot and build a museum for it.

 

[D-mon]

I have seen those machine at work when they were at border barrel.
and yes they also used to supply barrels to the military contracts for AI…