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  1. Thread: Seen on eBay UK

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    Looks similar to the P18 Aust. scope case.

    Looks similar to the P18 Aust. scope case.
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    At the tail end of WW2 OA had quite a substantial...

    At the tail end of WW2 OA had quite a substantial workforce that would have to be re employed in other industries once wartime small arms production ceased.

    Following representations from various...
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    Mate, please re read the second paragraph in post...

    Mate, please re read the second paragraph in post #20.

    Ned is no longer here, so I do not wish to elaborate.
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    I will start my reply by stating the Omark was...

    I will start my reply by stating the Omark was never an officially adopted rifle within the Australian Defence Force. They were used by service personnel in fullbore competitions and briefly...
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    Have a browse through this thread. ...

    Have a browse through this thread.

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=34856

    Sorry for being brief but time is short.

    If you have any direct questions, please ask but I won't have...
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    Apologies for missing this thread. There are a...

    Apologies for missing this thread.

    There are a couple of threads here with info on the M44 Omarks. Try the search box on the upper RH side of the page and you will get results like this;...
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    Conscription has always been a very much debated...

    Conscription has always been a very much debated topic here in Oz. Probably due to the fact we were normally backing allies in a foreign conflict.

    Originally, the argument was a Catholic vs...
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    My wife's grandfather told me it was common...

    My wife's grandfather told me it was common practice before big parades/inspections for diggers to apply their tan boot polish to the woodwork of their rifles to even out the colour and hide the...
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    Yes mate, we all had to surrender many of our...

    Yes mate, we all had to surrender many of our toys for the cause of public safety, but to be quite honest, I'm over it now. Those of us that live in the old Empire are all in the same boat and there...
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    Thanks mate. I've had it for years and never gave...

    Thanks mate. I've had it for years and never gave any thought about putting a picture up here.

    I should imagine they would be very thin on the ground in your neck of the woods.

    I do have a...
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    Yes, the SAF target Rifle saga was sad indeed....

    Yes, the SAF target Rifle saga was sad indeed. The Omark was the better rifle.

    It's the closest thing we can have to an SLR nowdays and under our military rifle appearance laws is probably illegal...
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    I thought the equipment list picture Kev posted...

    I thought the equipment list picture Kev posted looked familiar.

    Here is how the mags were stacked.

    The cleaning roll and sling were sitting where the fourth magazine should be.
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    This may help explain the origin of some of the...

    This may help explain the origin of some of the early AWs in OZ.

    Part of an email from the gentleman that sold me mine;
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    Here's a couple of pics of my pride and joy. ...

    Here's a couple of pics of my pride and joy.

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    In Skennerton and Richardson's British and...

    In Skennerton and Richardson's British and Commonwealth Bayonets there was a reference to Owen bayonets being issued to riflemen in Korea.
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    Here in Oz the official abbreviation is SASR....

    Here in Oz the official abbreviation is SASR. Special Air Service Regiment. In outside circles they are simply SAS. I prefer the time honoured term Chook Stranglers.
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    Oh come on you blokes. My mate's brother's cousin...

    Oh come on you blokes. My mate's brother's cousin was issued this rifle when he was posted as an SAS assassin in Korea ... or Malaya... or Borneo???

    One thing I do know was Milrads and 303s didn't...
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    The P14 was the more accurate of the two, but...

    The P14 was the more accurate of the two, but sadly they were getting tired and parts were almost non existent at the end of WW2.

    On the other hand, AOC were making P18 'scopes locally and OA were...
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    A bit of an update on the actual case used. My...

    A bit of an update on the actual case used. My mate who owns the rifle pictured sent me these pictures.

    I'm sure someone here will be familiar with the manufacturer.
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    The case pictured in the pam is a Stamford rifle...

    The case pictured in the pam is a Stamford rifle case made by Stamford Industries in Brookvale Sydney. The case was lined with the peaked foam rubber commonly found in rifle cases.

    Sadly the...
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    A memorable quote from years ago when the...

    A memorable quote from years ago when the interwebs were in infancy, that I cannot forget.

    "Stripper clips are what exotic dancers wear on their nipples". Apologies to the author. I suspect he's...
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    Very clearly struck MM.

    Very clearly struck MM.
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    S&B MM on the base and a 6 or 9 is the only mark...

    S&B MM on the base and a 6 or 9 is the only mark on the cup of mine.
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    The other confusing part of the story is that the...

    The other confusing part of the story is that the men posted to these units were actual bushmen.

    They were recruited from the Western districts of NSW in a targeted campaign to find men that could...
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    After exhausting my google fu I have found out...

    After exhausting my google fu I have found out that 2582 Trooper RH Shirley didn't have a long visit to South Africa.

    He embarked in Sydney on March 15 1901 as a re enforcement, posted to the 3rd...
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