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    Sadly Bob,
    Without a great deal of time and effort I could'nt tell you I'm afriad.

    As I said earlier if someone has the QM's list of all weaponry taken of every Regiment and corps that went on Operation Corperate ni on impossible IMHO!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    Sadly Bob,
    Without a great deal of time and effort I could'nt tell you I'm afriad.

    As I said earlier if someone has the QM's list of all weaponry taken of every Regiment and corps that went on Operation Corperate ni on impossible IMHO!
    How many QMs could have been involved in that action? I don’t recall it being a huge undertaking.

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    It may have not looked like a major undertaking for the U.S, but I can assure you it was for us Brits at the time. We were in the process of selling off major assets like Ships/Planes to India and other countries which had to be recalled for the conflict.

    I reiterate.................. every unit had a QM, Army/RAF/NAVY and every unit would have had to impliment their WAR FOOTING quota for the numbers and assets under their command and demand delivery of all those assets from a number of key locations including Donnington where most of the Britishicon Army keeps reserves of ALL stocks including at the time L42A1 rifles. Ammunition for instance, came from a number of European countries within NATO just to meet the ammo requirements....fact!

    I am not sure why you keep pressing the need to find out the actual serial numbers of every rifle that went down south................are you writing a book, if so you will have to research that yourself, and I can assure you as I have already said, you will need every QM's actual list to achieve that, and you will be a very old man waiting for any replies?
    In short there were over 100 x QM's from ALL services that I can count, so good luck with that, and I don't mean to sound facetious or arrogant, but thats the way it was.

    You will pick up odd serial numbers from other books who detail specific weapons they are talking about like I did in my book, but trust me you are on a lost cause. Freedom of Information to MOD here won't have that information that far back to 82 and why should they, but somewhere in a dark corner Operation Corporate will have boxes that we would all like some answers from!!
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Hi Simon,
    I'm evaluating a Enforcer sn 238. What can you tell me about it?
    Thanks

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    Corallo,

    In Simon's absence:

    Lee Enfield 7.62mm ENFORCER number 238 was issued to North Yorkshire Police on the 26th June 1974 under release number 444151/24.
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Hello Simon,

    Two L42A1 rifles are up for auction. I'm deciding which, if any, I'll bid on. Their serial numbers are G31227 and AT3187. Do you have records for either?

    thank you!

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    dg2004,

    In Simon's absence:

    Only one of the two rifles on the lists I'm afraid, although I do have G31228 one above it on the list.

    The L42A1 Rifle serial number AT3187 was in a batch of 33 sent from building 69/671 at Donnington on the 18th October 1971


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    Thank you Gil!

    I wonder if someone made a transcription error in the records? I double checked the auction, G31227 is the serial number.

    I'll bid on the other one. Thank you!

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    No4 M47c T with correct HH wood converted to 308 with a DCRA barrel in the box with scope and steel scope box, un numbered
    Have had it since the guns went for $125.00 bought it as a 303, until all of the grease was melted off and
    7.62 was showing on the muzzle
    It was tagged as a 303

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