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Attached is a picture of my live NZ L2A1 (now since sold when I reduced the size of my collection). A very small number were released to NZ collectors by the NZ Army Museum via commercial arms auctions, and the funds were used for the museum operating budget.
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The NZ L2A1's were all made by Lithgow. All Lithgow L2A1 used the straight 30 round magazines. The curved magazines were for the L4 Bren gun, although they were fully interchangeable with the L1 & L2A1's. NZ purchased a total of 375 L2A1's from Lithgow (Army 325, Navy 50), the bulk of which were obtained in 1962.
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Originally Posted by
Woodsy
The curved magazines were for the L4 Bren gun, although they were fully interchangeable with the L1 & L2A1's.
That's right...I had a couple from BATUS that I used for some time before dealing them away for far more valuable cockarockca...that I eventually dealt away too.
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L2A1
Bit of a grainy pic of my B/in law with his L 2A1 on his Asian holiday (not) around about 1970 ~ '71
(I had mis-designated the weapon having the numerals ar*se about this was corrected by forumers earlier on)
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Are the long straight mags NZ or
Canadian? I didn't think anyone but us did that. I liked the slightly curved mags better. These didn't always work well, they had a flat spring instead of a wire. Long time since I carried one of those...with the bipod held up with a hose clamp to keep it secure.
Hi Jim, the unique gas blocks, straight magazines and bipods were made by Canadian Arsenals and shipped to Lithgow.
Kev has brought me up to speed on the nitty gritty of the L2, it seems that almost the entire inventory was exported to the UK post service.
From there, some shipped back to NZ and some shipped to the US (I would guess Europe too).
Now it seems (going by the ex NZ L1A1's that came this way) they were all Birmingham proofed before dissipating to the four winds, my L2 wasn't, so I wonder if it couldn't be proofed for some reason and was chopped.
My example was deactivated by the well known dealer Ryton Arms back in 1995 according to the documentation. I might enquire if they would be prepared to divulge how many they had, I can but ask.
I would love to see a breakdown of were they all dissapered too. Like I say, I have never seen another one here.
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Originally Posted by
Woodsy
Attached is a picture of my live
NZ L2A1 (now since sold when I reduced the size of my collection). A very small number were released to NZ collectors by the NZ Army Museum via commercial arms auctions, and the funds were used for the museum operating budget.
Very nice indeed, were you allowed to let her "sing" or did she have to stay semi or not be fired?
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Here's a very quick (and very poor) phone picture of mine, taken last night, better pics when I have a chance. she came with the correct Lithgow pull through and oil bottle, plus a long Australian 37 pattern type sling, L2A1 specific perhaps?
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Cheers Cinders, great picture mate..
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