Some new things, lets play a guessing game

[nzl1a1collector]

Lets play..... what do you think this is used for?

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[Peter Laidler]

I have an idea but without a size comparison KtK it's difficult...... Suggest you lay a F/E or Br block against item for size comparison

[nzl1a1collector]

Wheres the fun in that

Here's something to give it scale



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Another item

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[mrclark303]

Ah I know that one, its a thingamy jig for what's you call its ... Inch pattern of course!

Come on Armour's, let's have your best guess!

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You haven't been NZ Army skip diving have you Kev...

[browningautorifle]

Second tool is for riveting bayonet handles for the FN...

[mrclark303]

Well done Jim, I was wondering who was going to get that one first

I knew ... honest!

[browningautorifle]

I take it the first one is for riveting the spigot of that grossly oversize BFA together with the front cap?

[Peter Laidler]

NOT the FN if we're being pedantic and I can steal BAR's thunder. But for re-rivetting L1 bayonet grips. It also requires another tool, the bit you knock down with the hammer to spread the rivets properly from each side. Hopefully........ But it doesn't work like that. The RIVETS, tubular, aircraft would inevitably split so you'd have to start again. We used to call them RIVETS, tubular, awful!

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I don't remember those BFA's in Oz or the UK but I'd say for tightening up the rivets for the detent spring on the choke

[browningautorifle]

re-rivetting L1 bayonet grips.

Rifle bayonets though...? Thus my meaning of FNs...it would work on ours for sure. Yes, there's another piece to sandwich it.

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Those huge BFA's were "standard" in Oz and, by extension, NZ.

They were originally painted a bright yellow and later painted "signal red", after some "policy changes".

Regardless of the original colour, at the end of any training that involved the gratuitous consumption of blank ammo, they were all BLACK.

They were also a lot less likely to "go down-range" than the cheesy early pattern ones that consisted of a long bore plug and a riveted-on springy plate that engaged the sword bar / bayonet lug. These seem to be identical to the first pattern devices for the Canadian C-1.

Anyone got any advances?