Rob does not remember it as a C5. I spent a lot of time with them as a C1, and when the improvements were made to the guns, they became the C5A1. I was issued one of those as a crew weapon for my MRT in 1996/1997, when they were finally withdrawn.
Technically, it should have become the C1A1, but DND thought there would be confusion with the C1A1 rifle. Technically, there is no C5, although I think they did put that on the cover of one of the manuals.
There is a market in the US for C5A1 conversions. As a result, there are even guys supplying and even making up the necessary pieces to convert the M1919A4 into the C5A1.
Last edited by rob love; 05-09-23 at 23:31.
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