Head above the paraphet and steel helmet on and here goes............ I don't think that Australiaicon supplied the 'master component' as a spare part. They NEVER did in our big Base Workshop at Bandiana or even the training school nor did we ever get a body in Malaya or Singapore for our L1A1's (nor from Britainicon either) or Brens or Owens although they were almost finished by then, or indeed our AR15/M16icon's. In SVn, a battle damaged body meant a scrapped rifle even if the rifle went back for 'certified salvage' stripped of its decent spare parts. It is just simple economics.............. why replace the uppers on a pair of shoes just because there's life left in the soles?

I realise that we're getting off the subject here but I'm in agreement with Muffer