Hi there,
a question that came up while I'm building my replica L4. On several L4 (from A1 to A4) pictures around, it seems that some of them got marked with a red paint bar on the receiver under the magwell and barrel nut. Sometime with 7.62mm marked on.

Question here is, what was the criteria for the mark. Were only early conversions marked to avoid any misfitting with .303 bren barrels or parts?
Also i remember seeing (but cant find them at the moment) pictures of the L7 gpmg, also with a big red paint bar on top of the magazine cover. Was there a general practice to paint 7.62 gun in the transition phase?

Any info appreciated

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