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Re: Firearms and the Falklands
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:58 pm
by Dellboy
Did it change after the Invasion to keep a kind of defence force ?
Re: Firearms and the Falklands
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:01 pm
by Sandgroper
Dellboy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:58 pm
Did it change after the Invasion to keep a kind of defence force ?
No, The Falkland Islands Defence Force has been in existence in some shape or form since 1892 with a short, enforced hiatus in 1982...
The current firearms and ammunition ordinance came into effect in 1987 -
https://www.legislation.gov.fk/view/htm ... ord-1987-4
Re: Firearms and the Falklands
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:10 am
by nic
memories of impromptu ranges, letting rip to 'get rid' of a few thousand rounds.... cabbing around the islands on army issue motorcycles...this was a couple of years later than when the south americans visited for a short time..... i liked the place
Re: Firearms and the Falklands
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:55 am
by bradaz11
Sandgroper wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:01 pm
Dellboy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:58 pm
Did it change after the Invasion to keep a kind of defence force ?
No, The Falkland Islands Defence Force has been in existence in some shape or form since 1892 with a short, enforced hiatus in 1982...
The current firearms and ammunition ordinance came into effect in 1987 -
https://www.legislation.gov.fk/view/htm ... ord-1987-4
short enforced hiatus, followed by short reinforcement period and intensive PT with live fire exercises.