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[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

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[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!)

[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

Hi I have uploaded a video of me shooting this. Camera angle needs work so apologies