Gunsmith who went into business with NCA bombing accused says he owned a 'right-wing extremist's manual'

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A former gunsmith has told the National Crime Authority bombing trial that he owned a 'right-wing extremist's manual' that detailed a scenario with a 'striking similarity' to the deadly 1994 blast.

A former gunsmith has told the National Crime Authority bombing trial he owned a "right-wing extremist's manual" that detailed a scenario with a "striking similarity" to the deadly 1994 blast.He told the court Mr Perre was part of a group of regular customersDomenic Perre, 64, is standing trial in the South Australian Supreme Court for the murder of Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen and attempted murder of lawyer Peter Wallis on March 2, 1994.

Today, the court heard that police found a photocopy of a book called The Poor Man's James Bond at Mr Chamberlain's farm when it was raided on March 7, 1994 — five days after the bombing.The book, written by former American Nazi Party member Kurt Saxon, has been described as a collection of paramilitary knowledge, studied by dissident groups throughout America.

Mr Chamberlain responded that "could be correct", telling the court he had not read the book "cover to cover" but had "flicked through it". "My knowledge of American politics — and that is somewhat limited — I don't understand it," Mr Chamberlain told the court.

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