I have seen many " matching Britishicon L1A1 Kits" in America with the serial number on the breach block and carrier without the year prefix.
eg UEA12345 (or UBA12345) they just dont look right and I can not remember them been written like that

As an Armourer I am sure we were required to mark them with the full serial number including the date eg UE68 A12345 (or UB68 A12345) although some armourers pushed for time may have missed out the prefix altogether eg A12345..

Is it me getting old and loosing my marbles ? (under the bench with all those rearsight springs and ball bearings) I worked on L1A1s from 1985 till 1993

or a marketing ploy... re marking carriers (incorrectly) to make them match
or have these "Kits" spent time away from the British army so not required to comply with EMERs?
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