Help recognising de activated l1a1

[mrclark303]

Hi Adrian,

We would be interested to see pictures, hope yours is a good clean example. Most of the new spec (welded up) deactivated L1A1's on the UK market are ex Malaysian these days.
Most in poor condition.

I bought AD6417530 for £250 a couple of years ago (came in miss matched Brit/Aussie cracked and useless woodwork and the odd patch of rust pitting, looked like it had been used as a bloody club! ....... purely for workshop use, as a rifle to check fit restored woodwork to. It still sits in the corner of my workshop gathering dust....out of a job since the woodwork dried up.

I have entertained the idea of turning it into a facsimile of a Vietnam war break rifle to hang on the wall in my gunroom alongside my cutaway and other L1's, I have a wealth of original "Bitch" images collected, plus a straight 30rd magazine and L1A2 selector put aside for the project....... but, being the eternal L1A1 fan, I just can't bring myself to start cutting it about!!

If I don't, it will eventually turn into a stripped hulk as I rob it for usable parts, rear sight, top cover, rats tail etc What to do...

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[adrianc]

Hi mrclark 303
Yes you are correct about the condition of the paper weight lol ,the wood isnt the best and theres pitting under the pistol grip and also on the return spring tube and the serial number is nearly worn away ,but i was desperate to get one and this one was available at the time . Thats why i was trying to find out as much as i could about it ,i cant seem to find a copy of the slr book anywhere as i think it tells you what furniture was on it when it was sold ,but I'm very grateful to peter for telling me who it was sold too .

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Peter when i was in basic at lichfield one of the corporals in my sections a (Stafford) had a wooden pistol grip on his for-grip held on with a large hose clamp he also used a lmg mag with it

[mrclark303]

Hi mrclark 303
Yes you are correct about the condition of the paper weight lol ,the wood isnt the best and theres pitting under the pistol grip and also on the return spring tube and the serial number is nearly worn away ,but i was desperate to get one and this one was available at the time . Thats why i was trying to find out as much as i could about it ,i cant seem to find a copy of the slr book anywhere as i think it tells you what furniture was on it when it was sold ,but I'm very grateful to peter for telling me who it was sold too .

---------- Post added at 09:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:42 PM ----------

Peter when i was in basic at lichfield one of the corporals in my sections a (Stafford) had a wooden pistol grip on his for-grip held on with a large hose clamp he also used a lmg mag with it

I have just such a piece, re- created by our very own tankie of this parish, pics when I get a chance..

[tankhunter]

I Thank You!............