NZ L2A1

Evening all,

Here's some pictures of my rare as hens teeth in the UK, old spec deactivated ex NZ L2A1, I also refurbished her at the weekend and she's come up a treat!

Pictured alongside her old spec deactivated Singapore contract sister..

Cheers, John.

Very nice John and an excellent Job, maybe I'm just getting old (was a year older Saturday gone) but there is something about semi auto rifle, SMG or LMG etc with wood furniture....... I,ve a few bits heading my way to give a modern semi auto a more mature look.......

Hi Geoff and a very happy birthday to you mate, hope you had a few Ales!

Cheers, I do enjoy working on guns, always satisfying and it's great to get out of the office and into the workshop.

Very nice MC303 my b-inlaw carried one for his tour of SVN after ditching his F-1 which in his opinion said was a POS.

Happy b/day BD6 I think we all notice that after turning 40ish the years somehow appear to be shorter!

Cheers Cinders, I have a soft spot for the L2 and still hanker after building a live example one day.

Nice looking LARs, the walnut is about perfect and the one with the small sight is almost spot on for the one I carried for a while...except I used a hose clamp to keep the bi-pod up.

Cheers Jim, the butt on the ex NZ was in particularly poor shape and required the full works, steaming, very careful flatting, followed by colour and raw linseed oil treatments.

I would assume the butts are coachwood on these Lithgow made L2's?

Very nice looking rifles, keep your eyes open for the recoil reducer (for the Singapore contract rifle), one may pop up at some stage, if I see one I'll let you know

Cheers Kev,

The NZ contract L2A1 is the only example I have ever seen in the UK, there must be others I guess, but its one very rare rifle here. I would appreciate any leads on a recoil reducer, I did have another L2 a while ago with one fitted (Malay contract I think), but I made the mistake of selling it on, a rather interesting device.

I don't think the reducer is a UK controlled part, as its a muzzle brake, can anyone clarify that?, The Flash Eliminator is a controlled part, for some stupid reason.

I would guess that's why the example that was fitted to my Malay contract L1A1 (SAS display build) was cut off to make a desk ornament and not simply unscrewed.