L14A1 Carl Gustav 84mm Anti Tank

[Sentryduty]

It shows well in that display, that is a fine bit of work.

[Peter Laidler]

I can't believe that the MoD are out of stock of the Charlie Gee Gil. It was one of the strategic category of weapons that were retained due to its multiple use ability. Unlike the smaller non strategic small-arms. I would think that 'out of stock' was another way of saying 'well, we do have some but they're in limited numbers, very versatile, still hard hitting, still current, ammo still available if we need it - and we're keeping them!. We had a similar thing with GPMG, also in short supply. We wanted to give one to some Regt museum (Devon and Dorset?) but the Mod wouldn't let us GIVE or GIFT it so we had to loan it with certain conditions

[Gil Boyd]

Peter,
I was as shocked as you are.
We indented for other deactivated weapons including the GPMG and received them no problem at all, but the Charlie G has become an illusive beast I'm afraid. This drove me to build the model.
Of course our weapons cabinet in the Airborne Assault museum is second to none and holds captured weapons seized by the Regiment over the last 70 years from every campaign,and modern weapons as well, including Saddam Husseins Gold AK47, but these "extras" were for diarammas in specific cabinets to cover famous battles such as the Falklands War for next years anniversary as an example.

The Charlie G caused some dramas in the Falklands which is another story for another day, but nevertheless was taken down south as part of the Battalions necessary armament against supposed armoured vehicles used by the Argentinians, so should be part of any display on the war.