Parker Hale Target sights for FN FAL and SLR

[nzl1a1collector]

John H Turner, if you look at the underside of your sight what number is stamped on the main parts? Mine is numbered '18' It came from the UK a number of years ago, I managed to get it off of that wonderful auction site.

Here's the rare Australian NRA Target Rifle. There is no magazine well and the majority of machining operations to the receiver weren't done, it a huge lump of steel a lot stronger than the L1A1 Body. The problem with them was they were a straight pull rifle and when up against the conventional Omark Target rifles it lost out. About 130 rifles were made in both left and right handed versions.

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[mrclark303]

John H Turner, if you look at the underside of your sight what number is stamped on the main parts? Mine is numbered '18' It came from the UK a number of years ago, I managed to get it off of that wonderful auction site.

Here's the rare Australian NRA Target Rifle. There is no magazine well and the majority of machining operations to the receiver weren't done, it a huge lump of steel a lot stronger than the L1A1 Body. The problem with them was they were a straight pull rifle and when up against the conventional Omark Target rifles it lost out. About 130 rifles were made in both left and right handed versions.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8dsedqad-1.jpg

Fascinating Rifles Kev, I was very kindly offered one last year, mulled it over for a good while,(don't know of any in the UK) but the cost would be just too "significant" to overcome, especially when importing was taken into account..

[browningautorifle]

Here's the rare Australian NRA Target Rifle

Very interesting and rarely seen rifle...

[John H Turner]

Does anyone know how much these Parker Hale SLR sights are worth? A dealer recently offered me £80.00.

Regards,

John.

[mrclark303]

Does anyone know how much these Parker Hale SLR sights are worth? A dealer recently offered me £80.00.

Regards,

John.

Well, these things are worth what someones prepared to pay, it's certainly rare, but a limited market I would say.

Put an advert in the WTS section perhaps..

[Lee Enfield]

John H Turner, if you look at the underside of your sight what number is stamped on the main parts? Mine is numbered '18' It came from the UK a number of years ago, I managed to get it off of that wonderful auction site.

Here's the rare Australian NRA Target Rifle. There is no magazine well and the majority of machining operations to the receiver weren't done, it a huge lump of steel a lot stronger than the L1A1 Body. The problem with them was they were a straight pull rifle and when up against the conventional Omark Target rifles it lost out. About 130 rifles were made in both left and right handed versions.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8dsedqad-1.jpg

I owned one for a while...it's now either in a gov't reference collection, or been smelted...