FAL & SLR Collection

I like to post a photo of the metric and inch FAL's & SLR's I collected and built over the last 10 years:

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Brazilian IMBEL
German G1
Austrian StG58
Belgian FN G series
Belgian FN type M2
German BGS Model A
Canadian 8L
British 1958 BSA
Australian SPF contract

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...3de4b56e-1.jpg

Nice, nice, nice rifles...you cut the sights off the far right one, I'm guessing that's an early L1A1? Looks like an 8L series FN C1A1 third in from the right...very nice. Second and third from the left are STGs?

It looks as though the rake of the UK/Can/Aust pistol grips isn't as pronounced as the FN pistol grips. Is this the case or is it just the camera angle or my second large glass of wine

Peter, the L1A1 wood grips are slightly smaller than the metric plastic grips.

A better close up of the 8L and British SLR.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../09/C1A1-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...10849a2f-1.jpg

The FN and Imbel FALs' grips flared out at a different angle than our SLRs did. That is to say there is more of a difference between the angle of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip on the FAL.

Now that is a very fine collection of rifles DakTo ... and your C1 is a thing of beauty ... started my C1 build with a back sight, with grateful thanks to Jim, so only the remaining 90% to go now

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They don't really need two at Warminster do they Peter, seems greedy to me, any chance I can borrow one for a while?:lol:

Glad to see you over here, DakTo!

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Originally Posted by enbloc8

Glad to see you over here, DakTo!

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Thanks and an amazing amount of information here.

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Now that is a very fine collection of rifles DakTo ... and your C1 is a thing of beauty ... started my C1 build with a back sight, with grateful thanks to Jim, so only the remaining 90% to go now[COLOR="black"]

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90% percent to go. :dancingbanana: Seemingly, every time my parts box acquires several extra parts I see a new build coming.
I did pick up a very nice earlier C1 kit in the marketplace at the FF and the wood is NOS and the parts have all been refinished in a dark gray. I always wanted an earlier C1 companion to the 8L Check out Marstar Canada - Main Page for a few things you may need.

Anybody got the collapsible Para butt used on the FN?