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Did Canada export L1 receivers to the UK?
Hi gang,
Here's an odd one. I just bought what I thought was an L1A1 parts kit. The lower receiver is marked "UB 58" which I took to mean it is a 1958 BSA gun. The opposit side of the receiver is stamped "Made in Canada". So is this a Brit gun or a Canadian one?
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08-19-2010 07:38 AM
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You got a Century International Arms receiver. Not even close to a real C1 receiver.
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Century made LOWER receivers? I thought they only made uppers.
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Hi Peter,
This one has me stumped. The "UB 58" is on the left side to the rear of the safety. The size, style & location are consistant with a BSA rifle. On the right side in small caps and about even with the hole in the LB that holds the rat tail it says "Made in Canada". I'll post photos later.
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I don't know anything about Long Branch L1A1's but Fazakerley Trigger Mech Housings went to Australia together with other Fazakerley strike bound production stuff. I have to say that I never encountered a Long Branch made L1A1 in UK service - or in Australia either. But as I said, plenty of Lithgows in the UK and UK's in Australia and NZ
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longshaor, your rifle is a parts kit (British) built by Century International Arms (CIA) in the early days when they assembled rifles in Canada. The "MADE IN CANADA" is typical of their markings and have nothing to do with Canadian made C1 or C1A1 rifle production.
The Lower of the rifle was made by BSA in 1958, the "Made IN..." has nothing to do with the original British L1A1 rifle markings.
If you can list all the other markings you can find on the rifle parts I will be able to ID the rest of the parts for you to see if all the rest of the doer parts are British as well. If you can manage some photos as well that will help.
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