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Old 25-03-20, 04:28
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Terry Warner
 
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Originally Posted by Mike Cecil View Post
Dan,

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In 1962, all the M1919A4's still in Aust service were converted to the British configuration to fire from the open bolt. The kits, at 20 GBP each, were supplied from the UK, with conversion carried out locally. Total cost of kits was around 18,000 GBP. The new designation was L3A3 and L3A4. Calibre remained as .30-06. (ie .30 cal)

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Mike
As a matter of curiousity, do you have any idea how the conversion worked?
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