Fake Jungle Carbine

[mrclark303]

Is it true that a number of No5's had their bodies replaced with No4's in Cyprus?

Regarding desirability, it totally depends on how you view it, as a cheap look'a'like and useful handy little carbine, or a knock off bitsa build.

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[Alan de Enfield]

Is it true that a number of No5's had their bodies replaced with No4's in Cyprus?

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No.

But it is true that they were replaced in Malaya

Peter Laidler (the most senior British Armourer and a forum member) was there and 'did it', here is an extract of a post of his from 26th July 2008


I think I mentioned earlier that when we were doing the big Crown Agents FTR programme, it was priced (so I was told) that if 70 came in, 70 went out and if some were ZF’d (scrap) then they’d be replaced from our ANZUK (I think this was Aust, NZ and UK stockholdings) mobilization stores from the huge …., and I mean HUGE Ordnance stockpiles close by at Johore Bahru. So we would cannibalise No5’s and if necessary, send them out with No4 bodies.