For the rest of you firearms afficionados out there who have always
wanted to get a Bren 10mm just like the one Crockett carried for the
first two seasons, but like most of us can't afford the $5,000 price
tag for one of the (very, very rare) originals, good news at last.

Vltor Weapons Systems is currently working on pre-production testing
of a new version of the original design of this pistol. They are
calling it the Fortis. Externally, it will be pretty much a dead
ringer for the Bren, although they are making some internal changes
to correct weaknesses in the original design. (And, hopefully,
putting modern tritium three-dot combat sights on it.) The company
has not promised a solid release date, but are suggesting that they
hope to go into full production around the end of this year.

Of course, they will be offering the Fortis in the original two-tone
finish of the real Bren, so anyone who wants theirs to look like
Sonny's will have to do exactly what was done for the show... get the
slide hard-chromed. Somehow, I'm pretty sure Galco will likely offer
a version of their Miami Classic shoulder rig for the new pistol in
very short order. So, all us Sonny Crockett wannabes can finally get
the gun/holster combination we've always dreamed of. Merry Christmas,
pal.

~Dale