Welcome!This area of the site is dedicated to the best Battle rifle ever designed, the FN fal "The right hand of the free world" and more specifically the L1A1.
It will be populated with rare and hard to obtain accessories for the L1 from complete furniture sets, to unrestricted parts, scopes and rifle tools. I also intend to build this area into an L1 information resource in time. First in, complete original wood sets, both British and Lithgow, fully restored in my workshop, colour matched and refinished to factory specs with raw Linseed oil. The non invasive refinishing process, involves carefully removing the 50 years of grime to reveal the wood's natural beauty and preserves all original factory and service markings. Small dings are left because I have no wish to disturb the sevice history of these pieces . With all the necessary screws, bolts and butt plates, sling swivels etc, metalwork repainted and ready to fit. Some slight final adjustment might be required when fitting the woodwork to your rifle, as wood is a natural product and final fit can actually vary from rifle to rifle! On the site soon, impossible to find L1A1 "tabbed" top covers, new manufacture SUIT springs and ejector blocks, very limited supply! New info: It has been brought to my attention that the L1A1's rebuild by Anglo Custom Rifles require some adjustment to the rear of the de-activated gas block, in order for the wood handguards to fit correctly. Many thanks for the update Charlie! JUST ARRIVED IN THE WORKSHOP Deactivated L1A1 gas plugs, Hythe sight, bayonets, 1959 and 1977 revised manuals, cleaning kits and more! Coming to the Centre soon: Fal grenade sight ( because its all about accessories) ! Fal low profile rear sight (German G1 type) Fal wooden carry handle Fal trigger guard assembly |
SCOPES AND PARTS
SCOPES AND RAILSDSA STG58 cast aluminium weaver dust cover
This is an exceptionally well made weaver dust cover for the L1A1 or fal, a typical DSA product, an absolutely rock solid platform for mounting optics.
In used, but perfectly functional condition, with all its vise grips and screws present. SOLD |
COMPONENTS AND MAGAZINES
Spare parts kits for the Straight pull L1A1 owner, including the following unrestricted parts:
Charging Handle assembly complete - Handle, body, (bolt carrier catching pin) spring and plunger, plus spare handle (because these buggers always break) I have assembled it complete and ready to go. Inner and outer action return springs, these are difficult to get hold of now. Action Hammer, trigger sear, Hammer spring and housing, (assembled). Two front sling attachments, these break very easily once removed from the barrel a few times. £75.70 (Limited availability on certain parts) |
Fal/L1A1 Weaver rail adapted dust cover
This is a modified fal dust cover, fitted with a standard weaver rail, secured robustly via three thick rivets.
Maker unknown. In used, but perfectly functional condition and suitable for the fal or L1A1 SOLD |
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Superb Refurbished like new L2A2 SUIT SIGHT
This is a quite superb L2A2 in "as new" refurbished condition, perfect optics, very strong latch spring.......and best of all a re-energized green glow pointer! Fitted to an as new (with intact tabs) Enfield made L1A1 SUIT mount/ dust cover......it really is as good as SUIT's get.....what more do you want!! SOLD 
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WOOD AND PLASTIC FURNITURE
British L1A1 Woodwork setThis is a complete original Walnut wood set, suitable for the Enfield or BSA produced L1A1.
It is all in very good order indeed, the Normal Length Walnut butt is maker unmarked, with the exception of a single factory/unit inspection mak (53) on the left side , but it is early UK L1 production, as it lacks the reinforcement inlay around the neck. (The inlay was added in an attempt to reinforce the slim neck of the British butt, this area was found to be prone to cracking) The butt has beautiful figuring on both sides (unusual in my experience) and looks stunning. The Handguards are rare ROF Fazakerley manufactured and early 1959 dated. Complete with all the nessasary screws, butt plate and sling swivel, a stunning and very hard to find early set of British Normal length woodwork, with no cracks or splits. This set is suitable for a deactivated or Live rifle. Price SOLD |
Here's this stunning set fitted to James D's equally stunning live L1!
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British L1A1 Woodwork setThis is a complete original Walnut/beech wood set, suitable for the Enfield or BSA produced L1A1.
This set is the same as above bar the following points- It includes a very hard to find Long Length butt, of second pattern manufacture. The first pattern was made of Walnut, with and without reinforcing neck inlays, early without, later with, and the second pattern was manufactured out of beech (all with inlay reinforcement) This example was manufactured at Enfield in 1966. The handguards are maker unmarked, but in very good serviceable condition, with a very nice colour. The right hand section has a very small armories repair in front of the screw hole, this has been expertly done and is barely noticeable. Complete with all the necessary screws, butt plate and sling swivel, a stunning set of British Long length woodwork, with no cracks or splits. This set is suitable for a deactivated or Live rifle. Price SOLD |
Here is this set on John W's lovely live L1A1...as god himself intended the rifle to look!
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Set of Lithgow L1A1 Woodwork with Laminate Handguards and rare NZ pattern carry HandleThis is a set of Coachwood woodwork , suitable for the Australian Lithgow manufactured L1A1.
You will notice all parts bar the pistol grip are of a different pattern to the British L1A1 woodwork listed above and make an interesting comparison. Lithgow chose Coachwood instead of Beech and walnut for their L1 manufacture, they had very successfully used this timber on their Lee Enfield SMLE production and saw no reason to change. Coachwood is a softer timber though, so Lithgow altered the dimensions of the stock slightly to counter this, you can see in comparison to the british pattern butt above, its fuller in the neck, this helped to avoid the cracking that British L1 woodwork was prone to. The Laminate handguards replaced the solid wood two slot handguards on the Lithgow production line in 1967 and were retrofitted to earlier rifles as they required servicing. These Laminate guards are of a much improved (if not as pretty in my opinion) design, the British also copied these and introduced them for a brief time as a retrofit, before the advent of plastic furniture. They weren't as easily damaged as the wood handguards they replaced and had a more comfortable "fuller in the hand feel". The carry handle is of a quite rare New Zealand pattern, one of the furniture items locally designed/manufactured and fitted to their Lithgow purchase L1A1's to save money. The left half of the laminate handguard has more wear than the right, but it is in good functional and usable condition, the Butt is Normal length. This set is in very good order, complete with all the necessary screws, butt plate and sling swivel, with no cracks or splits. This set is suitable for a deactivated or Live rifle. Price SOLD |
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British L1A1 "N" woodwork setHere we have another set of restored British woodwork, the butt is Enfield marked, of Normal length with the reinforcement neck inlay and 1961 dated.
The handguards are of Fazakerley manufacture and 1960 dated. This set is in very good order indeed, all the metal parts are re-painted correctly and complete with all the necessary screws, butt plate and sling swivel, with no cracks or splits. This set is suitable for a live or Deactivated rifle. SOLD |
Here is this set of woodwork on Charlies superb live L1!
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British L1A1 "N" woodwork set
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Here is this set on Marks superb L1A1, seen fitted with an L1A2 SUIT
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