Gunsmith tells NCA bombing trial that murder accused was a regular customer

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A self-taught gunsmith tells an Adelaide court he and NCA bombing accused Domenic Perre went into business together to convert semi-automatic firearms to be fully automatic a year before the 1994 blast killed a detective.

Mr Chamberlain today told Justice Kevin Nicholson that he first met the accused while working at Central Firearms, in Prospect, when he asked to buy body armour in January 1993.

Mr Chamberlain told the court that he gained the skills and knowledge to convert semi-automatic firearms to be fully automatic by using a small plate as a "drop in"."I agreed to that. He would arrange to have these items laser cut. For doing that, we would effectively go 50/50 on the profit of the conversion.Witness imported body armour from US

He said over the years, he branched out and was in contact with corrections and police about importing other items, including body armour.Geoffrey Bowen was killed by the bomb at the NCA office in March 1994. "To me, it was exclusive and at that stage, they were higher-priced items than what I was used to," he said.

 

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