1962 BSA L1A1 rebuild

[mrclark303]

Morning all,

I thought a little L1A1 goodness would lift a very dull grey Autumn morning (here in the UK anyway).

Some before and after comparison shots of a cosmetic rebuild (old spec deactivated rifle) I carried out for the rifles owner a couple of years ago.

This rifle was unusual in the fact that it still retained its full set of matching numbered parts it left service with (including BSA 1961 woodwork), very rare for a British L1A1, as they tended to be stripped, deactivated and re-assembled with whatever parts came out of the pile first by most deactivation companies!

She was very well used to say the least, but a complete strip (some replaced non restricted parts) and cosmetic rebuild later, she looked the part, add the SUIT, bayonet, sling and cleaning kit and was ready for museum display.

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