These stamped parts were the nose-cap on the bayonet boss , fore-end underside near the nose-cap , rear sight leaf underside , bolt rear face of the bolt handle and barrel right side of the knox form.
Most units are stripped of the mechanism that fires the round but at many Cadet Training Centres the rifles are in full working order, the rifle is used at the Vernon Summer Training Center for Feu du joix.
Originally, the concept of a detachable magazine was opposed in some British Army circles, as some feared that the private soldier might be likely to lose the magazine during field campaigns.
