 In Thailand they called it the Type 83 (แบบ ๘๓).These rifles were issued to second-line troops to free up rifles in their main caliber from front line duties for the Franco-Thai War.Later in the 1950s, some of these rifles had their barrels and stocks cut down to short rifle length with many of those being rechambered for .30-06 Type 88 cartridge and becoming Type Type 83/88s (แบบ ๘๓/๘๘).