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    Off track a bit but I have a funny feeling in my...

    Off track a bit but I have a funny feeling in my bones that eventually, the good old L2 series, GPMG FN-MAG will out live the other machine guns. We called it 'The General' I used to invite one or...
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    Nice to see a mention of the No5 rifle foresight...

    Nice to see a mention of the No5 rifle foresight cramp from Brian. Anyone got a No5 grenade launcher. A totally useless piece of work if ever I saw one. Anyone ever heard of anything so daft as...
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    Yep, Mirage....... Got that Muffer as soon as I...

    Yep, Mirage....... Got that Muffer as soon as I looked at the tail. Mind you, I'm one of those to whom all planes look the same! I thought you'd smile about watching the US Phantoms flying low and...
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    The trouble with cutting barrels down is that, as...

    The trouble with cutting barrels down is that, as we found out with MANY scientific (and not so scientific....) trials and tests at Shrivenham under Lt Col Toomeys eagle eye, was that the standard...
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    Looks like a Palestinian air farce Hawk to me...

    Looks like a Palestinian air farce Hawk to me Muffer.

    Re earlier pics. Is that an RAAF Phantom? I don't ever recall seeing them in Oz or SVn. Plenty of USAF's though......, usually heading in a...
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    I am also a big fan of the big, bold and beefy...

    I am also a big fan of the big, bold and beefy 50cal Browning that seems to go on forever. I could never get my head around those different nations who wanted to all manner of things to 'improve'...
  7. Yes, Roger Payne is correct. I discovered this...

    Yes, Roger Payne is correct. I discovered this anomaly in the old Instructions for Quartemasters which was a mine of information regarding production and serial numbers....., meant to be forwarded...
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    It's from a LAUNCHER, ROCKET, 3.5" M20 the old...

    It's from a LAUNCHER, ROCKET, 3.5" M20 the old 3.5 electrically fired rocket launcher. Replaced by the far superior Charlie Gustav 84 in the mid 60's and last used in Malaya and Aden.

    Not a...
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    I'm not sure about that Enfield Lock because...

    I'm not sure about that Enfield Lock because there were hundreds of number prefixes going from AA (clothing) to ZA (radio spares) including BA for rifles, LV etc etc etc
  10. I know a bit about them and optical instruments...

    I know a bit about them and optical instruments generally. My answer is the same as Surpmil, above. And you haven't come back to him so presume that you've fixed what we don't know.......! Or lost...
  11. I haven't ever seen one in leather but it LOOKS...

    I haven't ever seen one in leather but it LOOKS like a leather holdall - as used during the days of pack-saddlery. Note the spaces for all the stuff that you stuff on the webbing hioldall. Just my...
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    We used to pil blacken lots of small parts -...

    We used to pil blacken lots of small parts - until health and safety started to bite. Then it was bead blast, phosphate and paint which was as good as it gets.

    Ah, yes..... health and safety. ...
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    They were our everyday issue boots for range work...

    They were our everyday issue boots for range work and training for all the time I was in the Far East. Not very long lasting but comfortable and leech-proof. The good thing was that they got wet...
  14. While we were in Malaya in the mid/late 60's, one...

    While we were in Malaya in the mid/late 60's, one of our NS Lieutenants (Lt 'flip' McEwan as I recall.....) would take us interested blokes out for a week or so to follow the retreat of the Brits and...
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    Or just ba cup of tea made from the standard...

    Or just ba cup of tea made from the standard 'compo' rations tea bag which I understand were actually NAAFI 'red label' tea bags........ only MUCH bigger. They were like pillow cases! Two of them...
  16. Both dead right. It was a common repair and I've...

    Both dead right. It was a common repair and I've done hundreds of them We would do them by hand of course but if there were a lot to do, we'd take them to the machine shop and they'd run a 60...
  17. The last issue woodwork for the No5 rifles in the...

    The last issue woodwork for the No5 rifles in the Far East, Malaya etc was all converted No4 rifle production. Handguards can be shortened and the band recess is easily replicated to accept the...
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    According to the Ord Board reports, the CUTTER...

    According to the Ord Board reports, the CUTTER type were worse than useless and only operated if the wire was very tight - which, by definition, barbed wire entanglement wasn't! It was always laid...
  19. Making a Sten barrel is simplicity itself if you...

    Making a Sten barrel is simplicity itself if you have a 7" length of rifled 9mm blank. From simple to very simple depending on the mark/type you want
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    I have got a much better idea. Just parcel it...

    I have got a much better idea. Just parcel it all up and send it to Brian. He has the mysterious fitting of fore-ends down to a fine art.

    As apprentices, it took months and months of classroom...
  21. Woodsy is right about CMP vehicles in NZ. All of...

    Woodsy is right about CMP vehicles in NZ. All of our large twin boom and smaller single boom recovery vehicles in NZ were CMP types except with the odd one or two Bedford RL light recovery...
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    Parachutes........ I've looked up INTO a few...

    Parachutes........ I've looked up INTO a few parachutes while I've been hanging underneath one! About 26 in all as I recall. I always remember the first call after it's broken free and billowed. ...
  23. During our very basic (basic, but 3 years...

    During our very basic (basic, but 3 years basic......) traninig as UK armourers, barrel shortening was always a discussion point. Later on, when you became more proficient, a the RMCS, Shrivenham,...
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    I would take the material from the FRONT of the...

    I would take the material from the FRONT of the barrel nut because the tightness of the barrel AND eventual CHS comes from the front face of the barrel nut bearing on its forward mating surface. The...
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    It warms the cockles of my heart to see such...

    It warms the cockles of my heart to see such determined workmanship. A true Craftsman if ever I saw one.

    Looks like a Daimler or Inglis A3 or an A5 Enfield 65 converted gun. Nice to see the...
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