An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a most desireable item.
This is an L1A1 with the scarce Eden Intl. Palm Bay FL Lithgow reciever on a matching Commonwealth kit.
These recievers are considered the cream of the crop and are nearly impossible to find.
Included are the following:
- Rifle
- Correct bayonet
- Correct sling
- 4 mags
- high-quality soft rifle case
Offered at $6,500 USD
This is a write up from 2007 from FAL expert Rawles:
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: http://www.fnfal.com 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. 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. 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.)
This is an L1A1 with the scarce Eden Intl. Palm Bay FL Lithgow reciever on a matching Commonwealth kit.
These recievers are considered the cream of the crop and are nearly impossible to find.
Included are the following:
- Rifle
- Correct bayonet
- Correct sling
- 4 mags
- high-quality soft rifle case
Offered at $6,500 USD
This is a write up from 2007 from FAL expert Rawles:
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: http://www.fnfal.com 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. 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. 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.)
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