The Irish arms trade?

-boris · 27-10-2009 10:01pm #1

What happens to weapons that the defence forces or gardaí no longer require?Are they kept as reserves,scrapped or sold on?Which leads me to another question what is the states position on selling weapons,is it legal?

goldie fish · 27-10-2009 10:42pm

I buy them all.:rolleyes:

minidazzler · 27-10-2009 10:52pm

Well, all the old Lee Enfield Mk. IV rifle's were sold to Canada or America IIRC. A load of them were reportedly brand new never been used.

Most are destroyed AFAIK though, unless they are collectors items.

dtgk1987 · 17-11-2009 4:54pm

the vast majority of the fn fals that the p.d.f and r.d.f no longer used are stored in the curragh as part of the national reserve

b12mearse · 17-11-2009 4:59pm

I heard a rumour that the army dumped a rake of weapons, I think 303s, into the ocean a few years back because they had no use for them.

dtgk1987 · 17-11-2009 5:08pm

i think theres some 303's in stores in the curragh

Hard Larry · 17-11-2009 5:38pm

b12mearse wrote: »

I heard a rumour that the army dumped a rake of weapons, I think 303s, into the ocean a few years back because they had no use for them.

Yep along with a recruit platoon who were below standard.