Some T65 parts that we examined during our trip to Taiwan to visit some of our vendors. The Taiwanese T65 has not been manufactured for a long time but presumably replacement parts are needed by the Taiwanese military.
This factory produces a lot of the firearm furniture that we sell. If you look closely you can also see an unfinished upper receiver of the new Taiwanese XT04 9mm SMG.
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