From 1964? So was the G3 assigned to me during basic training when i served in the Portuguese army in 95. We used new weapons at the firing range, but one time, my platoon commander took my G3 and fired a full mag at the target cause some of the guys were saying that they wouldn't fire after all the punishment they endured for decades, on top of another 10 years of service in the Colonial war in Africa, he proved them wrong. Great weapon.