SURPLUS WEAPONS (DISPOSAL)

HC Deb 18 July 1949 vol 467 c51W

Lieut.-Colonel Corbett

asked the Minister of Supply how many 20 mm. cannon, 5 and 303 Browning machine guns have been scrapped since the war.

Mr. G. R. Strauss

A total of 50,134 20 mm. cannon and 98,682 5 and 303 Browning guns have been handed over to my Department by the Services as surplus. Of these 47,856 cannon and 67,870 Browning guns have been scrapped to date.