L39A1's register

**Peter Laidler** · 01-22-2012 06:40 AM

Does anyone keep a register for the L39 rifles as they do with the Enforcers? Are there fakes or replicas being reproduced as there appears to be with the enforcers?

I have a list of recently destroyed L39's

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**XL39E1** · 01-22-2012 07:14 AM

A list does exist!
Post the numbers and we could start a known "destructed list"
Does seem a shame that in theses times, when the MOD are trying to save as much money as they can that they cannot sell them to make a bit of money!

**jss** · 01-22-2012 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by XL39E1

Does seem a shame that in theses times, when the MOD are trying to save as much money as they can that they cannot sell them to make a bit of money!

Perhaps they could give them away if they don't want them!.
Why do they destroy them?.

**Peter Laidler** · 01-22-2012 08:39 AM

As Harold McMillan said many years ago, '........politics dear boy, politics'. I'll post the numbers when I'm able to. But in the meantime, do fake L39's exist? Are people faking them?

**XL39E1** · 01-22-2012 08:42 AM

Not seen any yet that I know of, but with the sale prices going up, some people might get tempted!

**Peter Laidler** · 01-22-2012 08:46 AM

Just a thought XL39, but 4 of your namesakes are in the batch too...........XL39E1's!

**Thunderbox** · 01-22-2012 08:52 AM

I haven't seen any deliberate fake L39s...... yet...... but I'm sure they'll appear as prices creep upwards.

Trouble is, in UK icon

, loads of dealers advertise any old 7.62mm barrelled No4 as "L42", "L39" or "Enforcer", and many punters seem happy to believe them.

**XL39E1** · 01-22-2012 08:54 AM

Well, I'm not ready for destruction just yet

**Peter Laidler** · 01-22-2012 08:59 AM

Fear not XL39, you're time at the guillotine will come! I'll see what I can keep back

**rgg_7** · 01-22-2012 09:01 AM

What's an L39 worth these days. Were any scoped? Pecars? No32's?

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