- CENTURY ARMS L1A1 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
- CENTURY ARMS L1A1 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL
- CENTURY ARMS L1A1 SERIAL NUMBERS LICENSE
The United Kingdom produced its own variant of the Belgian FN FAL incorporating the modifications developed by the Allied Rifle Committee.
CENTURY ARMS L1A1 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL
Check out the 1903 Springfield Serial Numbers. Check out the 45-70 Springfield Serial Numbers. Let me know what you might be asking for the rifle, i would be interested. If you have any more questions you can email me directly at Not all CAI ( imbel manufactured receivers) were stamped to indicate that the receiver was made by Imbel.( But They Were ) Some did have in Tiny letters somewere on the receiver - Made by Imbel Brazil. But uses Metric mags instead of Inch pattern mags. Inch bolt hold open and inch mag release assy.
įALSNARS - what you have is an Imbel manufactured inch cut receiver - that uses the inch top cover and folding charging handle. The CAI Imbel Receiver - stamped " Made In Canda " has a 6 digit serial number.
CENTURY ARMS L1A1 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
The earliest production units with Argentine FMAP receivers had only a 5 digit serial number starting with the letter C and the 308 caliber designation. There was a wide variation in markings of the early receivers. In fact, many of the later production Canadian CAI imports were marked "RECEIVER MFG BY IMBEL BRAZIL" above the serial number on the mag well and "ASSEMBELED BY CAI CANADA" along the diagonal edge of the mag well. Even though the receivers were made in South America they were stamped "Made in Canada" because they were Assembled complete rifles in Canada and because the import duties were much lower for Canadian made goods. CAI first used unmodified FMAP Type III receiver and later switched to using Imbel Type III receivers machined for the inch top cover and folding charging handle.
CENTURY ARMS L1A1 SERIAL NUMBERS LICENSE
( Century Arms International use to be located in Canada ) CAI Canada then assembled the complete L1A1 Sporters using the demilled Brit parts sets slightly modified for the Bell and Carlson stock built On high quality, MIL Spec Metric receivers manufactured by Imbel and FMAP under license from FN and imported from South America fully finished. The early "Made in Canada" marked receivers were either Argentine FMAP or Brazilian Imbel. I'm only growing curious about it know because I'm pondering selling it and I know I'll have to answer the questions that are going to arise when selling a parts gun with such a spotty reputation. Were they all marked this way? Is there any way to determine who made my rec'vr? Like I said above it is obviously a quality product the rifle outperforms the two bills I paid for it. I'm under the impression those are all stamped with "Imbel". I know that CAI managed to use a few quality receivers from Imbel and perhaps another place or two.
This stamping is made by a different die, has a different face and is stamped much lighter. All of these were obviously made by the same die and bear the same face.
Vt." and the serial number which is stampted along the side of the magazine well. It bears no stampings other than the obligatory "CAI ", "L1A1 Sporter" "St. It appears to be forged and all the millings are just as good as those on my DSA receiver Stg58. Of late I've gotten curious about the maker of my rec'vr. I really didn't care since mine went boom when it was supposed to.
I researched and found quite a bit of problems with the quality of receivers used by CAI used for these guns. I bought it and shot it quite a bit, functioned very well for a parts gun. Several years ago I ran across a used Century Arms L1A1 priced right.
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