DEAC FN G1

[philb]

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[desperatedan]

I've had a couple of G1s in the past. The last one I had was a very early deact, all complete as in the pics below. It had UK proof marks so I imagine it got chopped when the semi-auto ban came into effect in early 1989.

It cost me £650 but I ended up trading it a couple of years ago now for a deact 4T (why do people do such things? ). I only wanted it as it came with an original bracket and No32 scope, worth it for those alone.

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[Gil Boyd]

Jim,
I was in Cyprus last week seeing my lad. It certainly was odd to see a gang of civvies walking down the road holding the rifles aloft.
Even before any bans here in the UK, I am fairly certain you weren't allowed to carry them in a public place like that unsheathed!

DesperateDan,
I take it it was full of weld, That looks like a nice example with all bits accessible as a DEAC

[browningautorifle]

It certainly was odd to see a gang of civvies walking down the road holding the rifles aloft.

That would look strange indeed...if you were where I think you were. (Grammar school area)

[desperatedan]

Gil, it was pretty sympathetic deact work. Very little weld to be honest. The receiver and chamber was drilled through and a hardened pin welded in and the barrel had been slotted under the handguards. The gas piston had been shortened slightly and the bolt face ground at an angle as usual. All parts working apart from the obvious. Later examples I've seen were much more heavily butchered with no piston or even gas tube, etc and as you say full of weld.
Cheers, Kev

[mrclark303]

Nice example Kev. As I understand it procurement was stopped at 100,000 as FN refused to let West Germany licence manufacture the Fal.

Hence the Germans switch to the G3 ... The Spanish had no such licencing issues and cashed in!

Lovely looking example by the way, is that an L1A1 sand cut bolt Carrier?

[Peter Laidler]

But surely there's nothing to prevent you giving it away to someone, as-is, without allowing them to own it as such. Where there's a will, there's a way and a legal way to boot..........

[mrclark303]

Current regs effectively grandfather anything pre April 2016 Peter.

No selling, giving etc, only if its welded into a solid lump and resubmitted to the PH.

[Gil Boyd]

What a country!! Basically a wall ornament

[mrclark303]

I suppose the Short Term Film and Theatre Hire within the UK, is covered by their Sec5 authority.

Ridiculous really, full Sec 5 measures for totally inert deactivated firearms...

Whatever next!

You have to love the good folks if the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, they tell the Government and the EU to sod off if legislation dosen't SUIT them. Good for them and long may their independence flourish!