Singapore Police Lithgow .22 dedicated L1A1

[mrclark303]

So the seller of Faz L1A1 and '75/'80 L42A1 fame pops up with something 'very rare' yet again

I wonder if the kit barrel liner is permanently fixed or removable in which case do I need a permission for just .22lr or both that and 7.62?

The jury is still out Kev, but the evidence is certainly pointing in one direction!

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[bigduke6]

The jury is still out Kev, but the evidence is certainly pointing in one direction!

Not the direction I’d be going if I had £4k burning a hole in my pocket…..

[mrclark303]

My guess would be a .22 liner bonded into a 7.62mm barrel.

Judicious use of a Pantograph machine might possibly be involved, who knows....

Only Kev can give us chapter and verse regarding the apparent Lithgow.22 factory builds.
I've never heard of such a rifle in all my years of studying the breed and
I can find zero reference in Ian Skennertons 'SLR Australia's Fal' or for that matter, in my Collector Grade The Fal Rifle, the complete history.
So .....