Bitsa's - What to do with them?

[Bindi2]

In fairness to the Brits, it would have been unfeasible to find all the Lithgows still in service and return those specifically, plus after wastage, they could never have returned the proper number.

I also doubt they selected worn rifles specifically. Many MANY of the SMLE's in inventory had spent a long hard war shooting cordite and being dragged in the mud. The AEF rifles, for that matter, largely needed rebuilding.

Personally, I like the Lithgow-rebuilt Brit rifles - they have an interesting history.

They got new rifles they were still building rifles they could have returned new rifles. I have some of those returned rifles one is a HT the others ,well enough said. Apart from the action there is little remaining (WW2 ,Malaya then Korea i suppose is a good run) But some of the actions are still older than any we made.