BD-08 - Licensed Type 81 Produced by Bangladesh Ordnance Factory

Reddit user Ecks811 pointed out on a thread about a Type 81 rifle that the Bangladesh Ordnance Factory produces the BD-08 for the Bangladeshi Army, a fully licensed copy of the Type 81.

https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com...assault-rifle/

If the order that TI intends to piggyback for more rifles from the Chinese factory should fall through, and said factory truly dismantles the Type 81 production line, could TI negotiate for an order of semi-automatic only BD-08 rifles from the BOF?

The article also mentions that the SKS is still used today as a "marksman rifle of sorts at the platoon level", so perhaps there could be some surplus SKS rifles available from the BOF as well.

Neat article, thanks.

Somebody get this man a Bangladeshi Type 81.

Would be interested to see how these would come in compared to the type 81 and lmg. Sounds like they could have a bunch for the EE to eat up laying around in cosmo

Reddit user Ecks811 also stated he had heard they had a set of polymer for some runs of the rifle, but. I haven't found pictures yet.

People on here seem to bemoan the lack of non-lmg Type 81 rifles on the market; I thought presenting another potential source to TI may be useful.

Originally Posted by Ustauk

Reddit user Ecks811 pointed out on a thread about a Type 81 rifle that the Bangladesh Ordnance Factory produces the BD-08 for the Bangladeshi Army, a fully licensed copy of the Type 81.

https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com...assault-rifle/

If the order that TI intends to piggyback for more rifles from the Chinese factory should fall through, and said factory truly dismantles the Type 81 production line, could TI negotiate for an order of semi-automatic only BD-08 rifles from the BOF?

The article also mentions that the SKS is still used today as a "marksman rifle of sorts at the platoon level", so perhaps there could be some surplus SKS rifles available from the BOF as well.

Bangladesh has an export ban on all firearms & ammunition.

It also has a ban on foreign investment in their arms industry

The BD-08 would require an FRT and despite being a clone would need to go through the Firearms Lab as it is made in a different nation/factory to the Type 81

Bangladesh has ramped down production of the BD-08 and is unlikely to re-design a semi-auto variant which would then need to go for FRT.

It's a nice idea but we're talking a BIG investment, and a multi year wait during a time of liberal happy ban time.

Ordering larger quantities of Type 81 rifles/LMGs than immediately needed when piggybacking on Chinese orders is the best way to maintain supply for time to come. Though it is obviously not fun for immediate cash flow.

The only problem I could see is they’re aren’t setup for mass manufacturing. The article stated that the BOF has probably only made in the low 5 digit numbers of rifles. I would think with such small manufacturing capabilities they would want to keep all production for themselves.

I don't think it's as easy as you guys think lol.

Thanks, all, I was unaware of the export ban, and that is an excellent point about the relatively small size of the factorum as well. So, indeed, the idea is a non-starter.

In addition Bangladesh has a ban on foreign investment in any forms of arms manufacturing.

Their industry is for them only.