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**Mike Irwin** · September 26, 2013, 12:29 PM

All of the Light Rifles that were in British hands, except for a couple for museum purposes, were destroyed.

Several hundred were booted loose from S&W in 1975 and were sold to collectors.

Apparently early in the 1990s another batch was found and sold. NRA got one of the light rifles at that time; I was on staff and edited the article on it.

September 26, 2013, 12:29 PM	#41
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	All of the Light Rifles that were in British hands, except for a couple for museum purposes, were destroyed. Several hundred were booted loose from S&W in 1975 and were sold to collectors. Apparently early in the 1990s another batch was found and sold. NRA got one of the light rifles at that time; I was on staff and edited the article on it. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.