Look what the mailman brought me today
Leftent decided to thin out his herd, so I bought (back, it was mine once before) a piece I needed to pair off a collection.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0/FNC1A1-1.jpg
It is a 1968 C1A1 in the 8L series. It was an ex-OPP rifle, and by reading the remains of the sticky glue used on the old label on the butt, it served in Parry Sound.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0/C1A1C2-1.jpg
It is, unfortunately a dewat, but the memory of the bruised cheek comes back as soon as you hold it to your face.
Here it is next to my (dewat) C2A1.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../10/C1C2-1.jpg
Here is a close up of the markings on the left side of the receivers. As you can also see, both carry the scars of internal welds.
These rifle types both have special memories for me. They are the family of rifle that I trained on back in the late 70s as a young man of 16 years. The C2A1 was the first rifle I carried on a Shilo ex.
The C1 sure feels like a solid rifle compared to the C7s.