I join the L1A1 Straightpull Club

[dirtbag]

Andy

I was going to reply to this but have decided it is a waste of breath. It's all been said before

Please don't spoil Dirtbag's, or anyone else's thread, like you did the last one.

Every one of us that has bought one loves the gun. You made your choice.

They are here, they are legal, that's it!

Thanks +1

[nzl1a1collector]

Just a point in regards to peoples issues over the rifles having or not having all the 'same' parts.

Unless the rifle has been a cocoon since if left the factory its more then likely the rifle will have a mix of Enfield (D), BSA (B), Fazakerley (F) AND Australian parts fitted to it. These rifles were the last of the war reserve and from what I have seen of them, they were overhauled and rebuild to D118 Standards before being preserved and then put into storage, finally being sold off.

Even 'factory new' Enfield made L1A1's are a mix of Enfield and Fazakerley parts.

[Peter Laidler]

So true NZL1A1....... The initial production of Lithgow L1A1's were supplemented with a lot of Fazakerley L1A1 produced parts that went there with the machinery that Faz had started up production with. Alas, the industrial relations there ensured that they didn't start up early enough, produce enough or care enough! Until the government of the day said that they'd had enough! In Australia we saw loads of readily/easily recognisable UF trigger mechanism housings renumbered for AD made L1A1's

[littlefraggle]

Peter, any idea where I can source a brass butt plate from? I've made up the last one in wood with bronze end caps on the carry handle and just need a brass plate.
G

[nzl1a1collector]

They never produced a brass butt plate for the L1A1 rifle. If you want a Brass one you will have to make one from scratch. You can have either Aluminium or Plastic(including plastic Butt)

There are two types of Aluminium Butt plates;
1) with Butt Trap.
2) No Butt Trap

[dirtbag]

They never produced a brass butt plate for the L1A1 rifle. If you want a Brass one you will have to make one from scratch. You can have either Aluminium or Plastic(including plastic Butt)

There are two types of Aluminium Butt plates;
1) with Butt Trap.
2) No Butt Trap

Hello I have two Plates with no trap spare

[Charlie303]

Thanks for the thread Dirtbag. Excellent looking rifle.

On the various parts topic, my ACR L1A1 is made up of many different BSA, Enfield and Fazakerly bits as one might expect. The receiver is BSA 1958. The lower part (trigger housing) is stamped with the same s/n, but is an Enfield part dated 1965.

Would the armourers have stamped the s/n on a 'new' trigger housing when this was added to the rifle?

Charlie

[nzl1a1collector]

Would the armourers have stamped the s/n on a 'new' trigger housing when this was added to the rifle?

Yes, the main serial number the other parts have to adhere to is the Body's (upper receiver for those Americans out there) serial number.

[dirtbag]

Thanks for the thread Dirtbag. Excellent looking rifle.

On the various parts topic, my ACR L1A1 is made up of many different BSA, Enfield and Fazakerly bits as one might expect. The receiver is BSA 1958. The lower part (trigger housing) is stamped with the same s/n, but is an Enfield part dated 1965.

Would the armourers have stamped the s/n on a 'new' trigger housing when this was added to the rifle?

Charlie

Thanks mate, I have a couple of F marked peices, but most is D marked, have also got hold of an Enfield marked mag.
The wood needed some work on, gave it some wire wool and then shined it up with some polyurethane

[tankhunter]

Would the armourers have stamped the s/n on a 'new' trigger housing when this was added to the rifle?

Charlie

Replacement T.M.H's were NEVER stamped with serial numbers in British Service. They had the Ser.No's ENGRAVED at second line workshops.
If numbers were stamped into the TMH, there was the possibility of distorting it. (& also it looks MUCH neater workmanship Engraved!)