So the trade publication advertisement is from the mid-`970's....how long was that setup (L42A1) on active service with the UK troops? Were they in service alongside similarly equipped L1A1s? Was there a preference among the users?
The L42A1 was still in (very) active service during the Falklands war of 1982
Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...