The original FAL was designed in Belgium, while the components of the 'inch-pattern' FALs are manufactured to a slightly modified design using British imperial units. The L1A1 is produced under licence and has seen use in the Australian Army, Canadian Army, Indian Army, Jamaica Defence Force, Malaysian Army, New Zealand Army, Rhodesian Army, Singapore Army, South African Defence Force and the British Armed Forces. The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle, also known as the SLR (Self-Loading Rifle), by the Canadian Army designation C1A1 (C1) or in the US as the 'inch pattern' FAL., is a British version of the Belgian FN FALbattle rifle ( Fusil Automatique Léger, 'Light Automatic Rifle') produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal ). Rifles that were imported into the U.S.Royal Small Arms Factory and Birmingham Small Arms Company factories (UK), It is noteworthy that there is starting to be marginal collectibility in the pre-ban Argentine, Brazilian (Springfield Armory SAR-48s/4800s), STG-58s, and Israeli FALs. However, they can hardly be considered investment pieces. The stocks were Australian coachwood and were finished with a clear lacquer finish rather than the cresote treatment military stocks received.' From a practical standpoint, the profusion of parts guns and 'Century' sporters generally function fine, have decent accuracy, and are relatively inexpensive.
Tustin Avenue, Orange CA 92669' on the receiver. In Guns & Ammo) was $1550.00 They can be identified by my address: 'Joe Poyer's Antique Firearms, 380 S. S/N's 830003 were never received and 830041 was not sold.
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(Just due to the scarcity of the receivers.) Joe Poyer kindly e-mailed me the following details on his now famous small group of Australian L1A1As: 'The deal was made directly with and the brand new rifles were shipped directly from the Small Arms Facility at Lithgow NSW between Sept 1987 and mid 1989 when the Federal ban on 'assault rifles' went into effect.Ī total of 158 rifles were imported and serial numbers range from SAF83005 (which I kept) to SAF830166. One of these receivers is currently worth more than $1,800, regardless of the configuration in which it was assembled. Less than 600 of these receivers were imported. The only exception would be an L1A1 parts gun using a commonwealth parts set built on one of the scarce 'Lithgow L1A1A' receivers brought in by 'Eden Imports', just before the 1989 ban. If it wasn't actually BUILT in a Commonwealth arsenal on a Commonwealth receiver, its just another parts gun. Hudozhestvennij filjm o aviakatastrofe v andah. (Such as the Joe Poyer semi-auto Australian L1A1s that were imported in the late 1980s.) In the eyes of serious collectors, parts guns- no matter how nice they are-don't count. Their phone # is (800) 266-5251.Īnother great source of information is the FAL Files web site: Check it out! COLLECTIBILITY: The best collectibility/investment value in a FAL is in either in an original Belgian made FN/FAL (the earlier the better), or a true L1A1 built in a Commonwealth country on an original Commonwealth inch pattern receiver. It is expensive, ($110 USD) but a great reference. Bloke on the Range 159,935 views.īlake Stevens.
Shooting and review of the Century Arms R1A1 Sporter rifle in.308 caliber.
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