FN distruction tests.

[browningautorifle]

I thought I'd show you this for those of us that carried the FN. Sacrilege...but I'm also wondering if any of you, Peter, Tankie, Beerie...or other armorers have been party to this.

FUNKERTACTICAL What does it take to destroy an FN FAL?

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[Peter Laidler]

Why doesn't funkertactical work for me........ Anyone? Just waiting for it to happen is like watching paint dry. FN FAL's/destruction? Simple, we did plenty of captured ones with a hot axe

Yep....., just got it to come on. Tough old birds eh!

[browningautorifle]

The hot axe...yes that'd be the Argie ones I should think, for an example. There must have been a few from Ireland and maybe the Congo...among other places.

[tankhunter]

Yep, Destroyed a 'Few' ex Argie one's with the 'Gas Axe' at Warminster, myself!....

On the Plus side though. I just obtained a Deactivated Argentinian FAL yesterday. From a Militaria Fair I attend each month.

It's a version I have been seeking for a long time. The Type 'A', that takes the Bladed bayonet with the Two flash 'Hider' prongs. Similar to the Brit Trials version in the fifties.

[browningautorifle]

Any pics on that new one?

[tankhunter]

Ill do some soon Buddy. AND the host of bayonets acquired to fit it. Including the EX Brit Trials variant!.................Wait, Out!...........

[tankhunter]

As promised, some pics of the Argie FAL recently acquired.

The hinge pin screw, left & right is missing. & Bubba has put a length of steel rod in as a pin!.....

it has a BRIT mag instead of an FAL variant. The brit lug has been ground off, to allow insertion into the Mag well!......

Im afraid my close up pic of the Argie National Logo is a bit blurred! my close up 'Facility' on the cheap lump of Shi......Er, Rubbish camera. Wont go in close.

I now have a similar (Not Argie) variant with the 22mm Tubular flash hider.
And one the same, but with Bipod. I believe the G1 Version?

I like Fal's!......

Now lookin for the type B bayonet. Which is the same as the ones shown in the Pic's. But WITHOUT the Two Prongs on the crossguard!...........Attachment 58137Attachment 58138Attachment 58139Attachment 58137Attachment 58138Attachment 58139

[tankhunter]

As promised, some pics of the Argie FAL recently acquired.

The hinge pin screw, left & right is missing. & Bubba has put a length of steel rod in as a pin!.....

it has a BRIT mag instead of an FAL variant. The brit lug has been ground off, to allow insertion into the Mag well!......

Im afraid my close up pic of the Argie National Logo is a bit blurred! my close up 'Facility' on the cheap lump of Shi......Er, Rubbish camera. Wont go in close.

I now have a similar (Not Argie) variant with the 22mm Tubular flash hider.
And one the same, but with Bipod. I believe the G1 Version?

I like Fal's!...... NOTE: PLEASE Excuse Photo repetition! My Editing skills are nowhere as good as my 'Modest' Weapon Repairs!..........

Now lookin for the type B bayonet. Which is the same as the ones shown in the Pic's. But WITHOUT the Two Prongs on the crossguard!...........Attachment 58137Attachment 58138Attachment 58139Attachment 58137Attachment 58138Attachment 58139

[browningautorifle]

Nice...I remember the pics at the end of the Falklands war of all the Argies lined up to turn in weapons to the Brits. All the Para models without mags fitted and troops without equipment. I always wondered exactly what happened to those weapons, although we had no visions of them appearing in a gun shop close to us... I saw one similar to yours with a steel forestock, I believe it would be German G1, with a bipod integral near the old airport at Nicosia. It was in the hands of a Turk, no finish remained and this would have been 1980...that was one I wanted to take home.

[Peter Laidler]

I often wondered whether those FN armed nations, with the small knib type front magazine retainer thinggy ever encountered problems with them - such as losing magazines or whatever else you can think of. The LOSS of magazines didn't feature in the trials reports although LOOSE magazines were reported on.

Anyone out there in forumland ever had problems with them?

I suppose that you're not likely to damage a UK/Can/Aust magazine lug whereas you might with an alloy FN type. Any thoughts...........?