FN/FAL & L1A1 FAQ The FN/FAL & L1A1 FAQ by James Wesley, Rawles Copyright 2007, All Rights Reserved Revised November 11, 2007. Copyright 2001-2007, by James Wesley, Rawles In response to innumerable postings querying the types and makers of FN/FALs and L1A1s and accessories, here a brief summary of answers to some FAQs. For more details on the FN/FAL, L1A1, and variants, I highly recommend the three volume FAL Series by R. Blake Stevens. It is expensive, ($110 USD) but a great reference. It is available from Discount Gun Books.

Their phone # is (800) 266-5251. Another great source of information is the FAL Files web site: Check it out! COLLECTIBILITY: The best collectibility/investment value in a FAL is in either in an original Belgian made FN/FAL (the earlier the better), or a true L1A1 built in a Commonwealth country on an original Commonwealth inch pattern receiver. (Such as the Joe Poyer semi-auto Australian L1A1s that were imported in the late 1980s.) In the eyes of serious collectors, parts guns-- no matter how nice they are--don't count.

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Mar 01, 2012  Century l1a1, fal receiver codes and information CENTURY L1A1, FAL RECEIVER CODES. (5 digit serial number ). Hesse/Vulcan made some receivers for Century and they are usually stamped with Hesse on them, altho a few were not stamped.

If it wasn't actually BUILT in a Commonwealth arsenal on a Commonwealth receiver, its just another parts gun. The only exception would be an L1A1 parts gun using a commonwealth parts set built on one of the scarce 'Lithgow L1A1A' receivers brought in by 'Eden Imports', just before the 1989 ban. Less than 600 of these receivers were imported. Bashnyak manualjnaya terapiya zhivota. One of these receivers is currently worth more than $1,800, regardless of the configuration in which it was assembled. (Just due to the scarcity of the receivers.) Joe Poyer kindly e-mailed me the following details on his now famous small group of Australian L1A1As: 'The deal was made directly with and the brand new rifles were shipped directly from the Small Arms Facility at Lithgow NSW between Sept 1987 and mid 1989 when the Federal ban on 'assault rifles' went into effect.

A total of 158 rifles were imported and serial numbers range from SAF83005 (which I kept) to SAF830166. S/N's 830039 and 830103 were never received and 830041 was not sold. The original asking price (Adv.

In Guns & Ammo) was $1550.00 They can be identified by my address: 'Joe Poyer's Antique Firearms, 380 S. Tustin Avenue, Orange CA 92669' on the receiver. The stocks were Australian coachwood and were finished with a clear lacquer finish rather than the cresote treatment military stocks received.' From a practical standpoint, the profusion of parts guns and 'Century' sporters generally function fine, have decent accuracy, and are relatively inexpensive. However, they can hardly be considered investment pieces.