NZ issued No4/No5 info..

[enfieldshooter]

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Your hopes of a NZ issued AUG are very slim to zero. The policy introduced by the last Labour (socialist) government is to destroy all surplus or redundant arms. Helen Clark was the Prime Minister then and is now 2IC of the UN !. Don't know what the latest government will do but I haven't seen a Police or Government surplus arms auction in NZ for years.

[Res]

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Your hopes of a NZ issued AUG are very slim to zero. The policy introduced by the last Labour (socialist) government is to destroy all surplus or redundant arms. Helen Clark was the Prime Minister then and is now 2IC of the UN !. Don't know what the latest government will do but I haven't seen a Police or Government surplus arms auction in NZ for years.

I know,Im hoping that we can do what happened with the .22 trainers a few years back-even a handful on C cat would be nice but Im not holding my breath!


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[mrclark303]

Unfortunately chaps, with the ever tighter UN arms controls being implemented word wide (plus a healthy dose of Governmental paranoia) most of us are very unlikely to see ex military arms sold to the public ever again, even in a deactivated state.
Here in the UK, this has been the case for some years, its extremely unlikely that a single deactivated L85A2 will ever be made available for sale to the public, when it is eventually replaced.

Some deactivated L85A1's and L86A1's made it onto the market before the clamp down, some, but very few and they now command very high prices among collectors.

I dare say all the ex NZ AUG's will go into the melting pot, apart from perhaps a few small batches gifted to friendly nations or gifted to museums.

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That's my thoughts regarding a straight pull L1A1, but if I ever get the bits to complete the .22 conversion kit then I,d need a L1A1 for it to go in, a vicious circle or catch 22 if there ever was one....... and does it stop there ?

I wouldn't snub the No 8 due to the price (my mistake in the past ) they are an excellent rifle, not only very accurate, collectable, cheap to run and also a good investment. ( a better investment if the statement in the link below is written in stone)

I would love a No8, but the prices are just too high for me, that and it sits just outside of my core collection interest, the Minister of Finance just wouldn't authorise the procurement, so it remains on the "nice to have, but not funded" list, for now anyway!

[Big Ball Bag]

Deact one for sale next week in Noo Zeeland

http://gunauction.co.nz/




39 - NZ ISSUE STEYR AUG RIFLE
A extremely rare NZ Army Issue Steyr AUG Bull Pup assault rifle. 21” 5.56mm cal blued barrel with flash hider and bayonet lug and marked with NZ prefix serial number. The gun is also marked NZ and broad arrow on the receiver which is fitted with original optic. Green polymer stock with folding foregrip and is marked with the Lithgow ADI logo and Made in Australia. Includes its original 30R magazine.....

[Res]

thanks Big Ball Bag! that catalog had not made it to me-looks like ill have to update my address with them again. Ill probably throw a bid in on it but my toy fund may not be up to the task but I can only but try

[mrclark303]

Now that is a mouth watering sale, I would be the proverbial dog with two appendages if I could attend that one with plenty of folding money ... I wonder if I could re mortgage the house without my better half finding out ...

[Res]

there is also a No9 in it that I got told today is in better condition than my current one,so tempting!

[bigduke6]

the Minister of Finance just wouldn't authorise the procurement, so it remains on the "nice to have, but not funded" list, for now anyway!

I,ve got to the point now of selling stuff so I can buy, got more than expected on a recent sale so could fund a few other items, plus no need to explain to the Finance Minister regarding figures etc.

Understand the "core collection" thats what I've narrowed mine down to, the old nice to have list went off in many tangents, more streamlined now and shorter.

[Roy]

For those interested in New Zealand arms here is a very good link. New Zealand Arms Register - Arms Register