Falkland Island L1A1's

**waco16** · 07-24-2019 11:25 AM

How times have changed!
Thumbing through some old copies of the UK icon

's Guns Review Magazine and came across this advert placed by the Falkland Islands Government in 1993
I seem to remember reading a post somewhere that this was the source for the Anglo Custom (via Luxdeftec) Straight Pull conversions?

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**mrclark303** · 07-24-2019 11:40 AM

Well, you could have a great weekend with that little lot!

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Originally Posted by waco16

I seem to remember reading a post somewhere that this was the source for the Anglo Custom (via Luxdeftec) Straight Pull conversions?

Interesting, I seem to recall that all the Anglo examples I looked at were all BSA, no Enfields among them, I often wondered if there was some convoluted legal reason that BSA (commercial MOD contact examples) were sold off and not Government owned ROF Enfield made examples.

**Brian Dick** · 07-24-2019 02:18 PM

Jeez, I'll take two of each!

Could be possible that the SLR's sent to the Falklands were all BSA contract? If drawn from MoD stores, you'd think they would be mixed manufacture.

**Deadeye18** · 07-25-2019 02:59 AM

One of each please.I wonder what they were purchased for in the end.

**mrclark303** · 07-25-2019 03:55 AM

I think, most, (if not all) the Falklands L1A1's were deactivated and sold with authenticity certificates.

I'm not really sure what was so collectable about these anyway, they were supplied after the Falklands war to re-equip the Falkland Islands Defence Force..

**Gil Boyd** · 07-25-2019 08:26 AM

John,
Regardless...............oh for building a time machine.

**mrclark303** · 07-25-2019 09:37 AM

Absolutely Gil, I would be like a kid in a sweet shop!

**Gil Boyd** · 07-25-2019 12:30 PM

Might seek out a legal US range next time I'm over where I can shoot a "proper" SLR, I know where there are a few that side of the pond in ex Police hands

**Brian Dick** · 07-25-2019 12:54 PM

Come and visit SC. We can shoot the whole line up of weapons from your time in service. SLR, SMG, GPMG and even pistols if you like. The range is about 50 paces from the back door of the shop.

**mrclark303** · 07-25-2019 05:29 PM

That sounds like a dream come true Brian, happy days...

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