OK, not strictly an L1A1 question but...

[Peter Laidler]

Back to the original question Longshoar........ Had a look at a couple today and it seems that (on ours.....) there are THREE flats on each of the rotating locking latches and you've got to align the most convenient flat on each latch consistent with its ability to rotate AND lock before you slide the mount onto the IWS cover rail. Have a look at yours

Hope this helps

Just as a quick aside........ Is this dovetail arrangement a standard, as in STANAG or Picatinny, or just an early one off dreamed up by the manufacturer? There's also another wierd one-off narrow dovetail on the UK Accuracy International L96 sniper rifle. Not to mention the one-off on the L85/SA80 that noone can get their heads around

[RCEMERalf]

I believe I can now answer my own question of today on the FNFal forum concerning the Sarco STANAG adaptor. It is the IWS bracket pictured in this thread. $ 175.00. Is that a good price?

[nzl1a1collector]

Heres what I wposted on your other thread.

OWCH, if I was paying $175 USD for it I would be wanting the IWS mount that it fits to as well :-o

The only use for this Adapter is for it fit the IWS or PVS NVS Mounts. Personally I think the price is way over the top

If you hunt around on eBay you will stumble over one every now and then. It all depends on how much you NEED to have it.

[Longshaor]

Well, it's less than I paid, but mine appears to be brand new and never used. Probably won't get much use anyway as (unless you own a LOT of your own property - to the point the neighbors won't hear you) shooting after dark where I live is against the law.

Along the same lines though, NZL1A1Collector, I believe you posted a picture of an SLR with the IWS fitted and some sort of bipod. Any idea what sort of bipod that was? It doesn't look like an Aussie L2A1 or British L4. Was it off an L7?

Cheers

[nzl1a1collector]

The bipod is a modified L7A2 bipod

[Longshaor]

Well, now I have to find an L7 bipod...

[Peter Laidler]

It was an authorised modification in the UK Military, little known outside Northern Ireland. In fact it's so unusual that I haven't actually seen oine except in pictures. I've got a funny feeling that the picture might well be posed because a) it's daylight and b) the OG cover is on! (yes, I know that theres a light filter or a pinhole but it's more for zeroing in at 25 yards than observing!). If you are looking for a bipod Longshoar, it's worth bearing in mind that it's the same one as used on the US M-240. I think that Brian at BDL has or had some of the user handbooks for the sight mounted on the rifle set-up.

Great picture anyway. Thanks KtK

[Longshaor]

Peter,

Was any modification of the bipod required for fitting and, if so, could you describe it in enough detail to replicate?

Thanks

[Peter Laidler]

I have a funny feeling that you cut the top out of the 'bracket, bipod' and filed the inside parallel so that it would slide up, over the handguard caps. Then a hole was drilled through the bipod bracket to coincide with the hole in the handguard bracket and threaded on the right hand side. The threaded rivet on the right side of the handguard capo was drilled out, Lastly, a longer screw was put through the hole in the modified bipod bracket, left handguard, gas block right nadguard and screwed tight into the right side of the bipod bracket. But I could be wrong!

But clear pics by KtK will show all............ The next thing is to get a spare GPMG Bipod. Ouch......... that's going to be megga expensive!

[tankhunter]

Pete, When I modded these bipods myself. I simply used a long bolt that was the same thread as the handguard screw. This would go straight through the handguard threaded 'nut' & out through the other hole on the cut out bipod head. (Adaptor,bipod)

Also used to 'Modify' a change lever (Safety catch to the uninistiated!) & also cut down the trigger return plunger to allow more rearwards movement of the trig. To allow TRUE selective fire! With a 30 round LMG mag on & a Blank Fire attachment, you had a section 'Lmg' for exercises!

ALWAYS did this with an Aussie SLR in Brit service. (We had many of them) this was because an Aussie L1A1 did NOT have the change lever drilled thorugh for a retaining split pin. In the potential event of someone 'Official' coming along, it was a very simple matter to 'break' the Rifle open. Rotate & remove 'Modified' change lever, & slip in an unmodified issue one! He presto! it was instantly internaly' as issued!........

TOTALY unofficial & NEVER sanctioned in Briti service, but hey. When your with the Airborne, you could get away with quite a lot!..........

The thoughts down the years later are, 'what if something had gone worng?' 'How would you cover that up'?...........but then we were young & invincable, we could take the world on!

Youth is wasted on the young!........