I would like to add a little to this from an inspection point of view of two Britishicon ex war reserve refurbished L1A1 rifles, they were bagged and tagged in 1990. I think the issues I found had more to do with the civilian employee's. The rifles I examined came wrapped and preserved, they had tags indicating "In the case of complaint this label must be returned to: OIC sub depot bldg 034 COD Donnington Telford Salop TF2-8JT"

Both rifles had been refurbished, one was covered in Australianicon made parts, no problem there. But the other had a body cover with cracked 'ears' and it looked like they went at the plastic Handguards, Butt and Pistol Grip with a sandblaster and then a spray gun to do the paint finish on the metal.... and plastic.

Dose anyone know if I can sill return the 'label' to the OIC sub depot bldg 034 COD Donnington and get a replacement rifle?



Quote Originally Posted by tankhunter View Post
Morning John, Yes you are quite correct. ( & as you can see, Peter backs this up) They were ALL refurbished stock weapons.
Anything going back into stock. Would as a matter of routine. Have been totally refurbed to as new standard before being put back into reserve.
It would be pointless quite frankly, to have done anything else. If they were ever needed, thy could be issued out with confidence.
That they were fit for purpose & Ready for further service. As required.

(And the 'Bounus' of this procedure was. That it kept the Civvy Employee's workflow going!.....)