Rare early (1971) Lithgow full auto L1A1!!

[Gil Boyd]

The INSAS, another tale for another day. They have spent as much on that as we did on the NIMROD and what did we do with that at the end of Billions spent?

Having been over recently, they are a kind people, who search for the equivalent of the Holy Grail when it comes to weaponry, and a nation I will never understand having lived there as an Army brat as well. They love the British and what the Commonwealth stood for, yes Independance was a natural progressive thing to do, but Military wise, we still have both India and Pakistan attend RMAS. Its Esprit de Corps I know, but two countries split from what was India doing the same drills/leadership etc.
Thats where the SA80-/LSW reasoning comes from. These are the future Generals of both countries, who are always looking for the best deal for their people and good luck to them.

So in short, the British rifle of today, will always be the Indian Armies rifle of tomorrow, following the days of gun boat deplomacy whether we or they like it or not, we have always supported them through thick and thin, as they have us for more than two world wars, losing millions to British Political causes. Our rifles have always stood the test of time, and as such they see that, clearly as a great benchmark of engineering. Operationally one can spend hours banging your gums about how useless it is against and 7.62 NATO round but hey ho, its been upgraded more times than the good old Durex!!lol