Thread: Bubba what have you done?

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Is there any way to tell if its NZ or aussie made, ive heard the the aussie ones were made by electrolux and were a bit less agricultural than the hastings made ones.

All the production Charltons were made in NZ (Hastings) and are very 'agricultural' looking. Electrolux in Aussie only made a very small number of prototypes and are distinguished by having a neat sheet metal shroud over the working parts. The NZ Charltons were meant to have a purpose-built Bren style magazine which were ordered from Aussie but when they arrived they didn't fit without modification. Consequently, the guns were issued with the standard 10 round mags until the modified mags were finished. My gun is fitted with an original modified Aussie made Bren-style mag.