Green Band on Stock

[mrkurtz]

The fact that this gun was issued to the Cadet Corps seems to be certain. But being from the USA , I don't know what the Australian Cadet Corp is. Can anybody help me out on this?

[Lithy]

Google is your friend.

Australian Army Cadets - a National Youth Program - Australian Army

[eiclan]

I suspect that the yellow band indicates that it was sold out of service and diposed of. Cheers Ross

[Peter Laidler]

No eiclan and others. Yellow or white band is DP. Green band, - both as detailed earlier

[NRA]

No eiclan and others. Yellow or white band is DP. Green band, - both as detailed earlier

at the risk of sounding dumb what do you mean by DP? drill practice?

[Peter Laidler]

I'm not going to go through the meaning of DP again as it's already been flogged to death on the site several times but in short, it indicates a rifle that has been relegated to DRILL PURPOSE. Drill in this regard isn't rifle drill or marching (although it can I suppose.....), but it means 'drill' as in weapons training and shooting training/sight setting/aiming, fieldcraft, recruit training, Assault courses............... you know the sort of thing where you can slog the 'drill' rifle to death without harming the real McCoy

Anyone else care to add another few pages......

[muffett.2008]

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[Gav]

I suspect that the yellow band indicates that it was sold out of service and diposed of. Cheers Ross

So, didn't bother to read the last 2 pages then.

[NRA]

Thank you for being patient with me Peter, others mehh not so much

[Midmichigun]

NRA,
Don't take it to hard or personal... the boys on this Forum are cold eyed "killers" when it comes to details and guns. But generally are good "peoples". Like you and I however.... we are only NEW once! Ask the questions, brave the fire.... and join the expert crowd!