Desperately Seeking IWS mount for L42A1 (still looking)

**nzl1a1collector** · 06-15-2009 06:46 AM

Dose anyone have one of these British icon

Infra-Red sights for sale?

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**Big Ball Bag** · 06-15-2009 06:53 AM

Great pics L1A1Dude,

Ref the AN/PVS-4 in the last pic, was that an issue night site for the L1A1?
Thanks

**jmoore** · 06-15-2009 10:49 AM

My drama is that I've not much time to go look about. Come here during breaks and mealtime and then jump back off.

**Peter Laidler** · 06-15-2009 11:26 AM

The trouble with Infra Red is that if you can see him, while wearing your IR goggles........., guess who HE can see, while he's wearing HIS!

On our old Centurions, we had a xxxxing big IR light on the turret. And the enemy must have known that 1 metre below this was a juicy big twenty ton turret, full of combustable ready-to-use ammo, just waiting for a HESH round.

Give me a passive (No light source needed) IIW any day!

Regarding NZL1A1collectors IR light on the L1A1 rifle. I can imagine that the top cover would last about 2 rounds given the recoil forces applied to the bracket by the weight of the recoiling sight. I bet the little Jock shooting it wasn't a happy little rabbit!

**nzl1a1collector** · 06-16-2009 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Big Ball Bag

Great pics L1A1Dude,

Ref the AN/PVS-4 in the last pic, was that an issue night site for the L1A1?
Thanks

The AN/PVS-4 was used with Australian icon

and New Zealand Armies, not sure if anyone else used it with the FAL/L1A1 rifles. It was replaced by the CWS Kite sight family.

**Surpmil** · 07-23-2009 12:33 AM

IWS bracket reproductions are now completed and awaiting parkerizing and painting. I've PM'd the moderators about listing them here, so when I get the go ahead full details will be posted.

**Surpmil** · 07-23-2009 02:53 AM

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**MJ1** · 07-24-2009 12:09 PM

Are the IWS bracket reproductions you make marked in some way or will we see them passed off as originals?

..MJ..

**Peter Laidler** · 07-24-2009 03:08 PM

NZL1A1 collector, I wonder of you'd be so kind as to elaborate on the strange side mounted sling swivels fitted to the black plastic stocked L1A1 in your picture.

I'm sure they'd be of interest to the FN FAL blokes too. As a matter of interest, were we the only people to use them?

**Terry Hawker** · 07-24-2009 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by MJ1

Are the IWS bracket reproductions you make marked in some way or will we see them passed off as originals?

..MJ..

I'll second the question MJ, as the originals, oddly enough, bore no markings at all... I can see where this going to lead.

Terry

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