Military FAL Photos Link!

**medic584** · September 24, 2008, 20:07

I ran across this link to military photos forum that included some very interesting FAL images and video.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...d.php?t=129244

**Abominog** · September 24, 2008, 22:12

Thanks! I pulled a few out that I'd not seen before that we all need to discuss later.

dirtyrice · September 25, 2008, 00:18

Cool definitely a few I hadn't seen. Very cool to see coalition forces fighting with what i'm assuming are probably dsa fals. Would be great to see more u.s. troops fighting with u.s. made fals.

**Slo cat** · September 25, 2008, 10:12

This is a most unusual FAL. A modified Argentinian sniper rifle. Look where the bipod is mounted.

elbo · September 25, 2008, 11:19

Copied from the site:

"Aus/Nz methods dont include leaving equiptment, especially weapons behind for the enemy to use. If you have to they must be destroyed ( the L1A1 has a hole under the rear sight that facilitates destruction of the breech block and then you try and cut or crush the rest). A good weapon handling SOP is to always hold it by the pistol grip and to never be more than an arms length away from your person weapon. Do this and you won't lose it or get caught fumbling to try and fire it when suprised. I see alot of photos where soldiers are pointing with their master hand or using a radio and would be unable to fire their weapon quickly. Also Medevac procedures include accounting for and carriage of pers weapons so I would think it unlikely that the VC/NVA captured any. Thing like weapons, radios ect are strictly controlled and no Aussie soldier would like the prospect of explaining the loss (and he would probobly have to pay for it). Buying a negative scanner in a few weeks I have a shot of the L1A1 modfied as a LMG, I forgot what it was called."

hole??
breech block??

September 24, 2008, 20:07	#1
medic584 Member Contributor FALaholic #: 20431 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SE, Kentucky Posts: 49	Military FAL Photos Link! I ran across this link to military photos forum that included some very interesting FAL images and video. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...d.php?t=129244

September 24, 2008, 22:12	#2
Abominog Old Fart Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 372 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Finger Lakes, NY Posts: 6,543	Thanks! I pulled a few out that I'd not seen before that we all need to discuss later. __________________ They will live a long time, these men of the South Pacific. They, like their victories, will be remembered as long as our generation lives. Longer and longer shadows will obscure them, until their Guadalcanal sounds distant on the ear like Shiloh and Valley Forge. --- Michener, Tales of the South Pacific Tempus Edax Rerum

September 25, 2008, 00:18	#3
dirtyrice Registered FALaholic #: 20129 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,775	Cool definitely a few I hadn't seen. Very cool to see coalition forces fighting with what i'm assuming are probably dsa fals. Would be great to see more u.s. troops fighting with u.s. made fals. __________________ “The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting the sacred exercise of the lawmaking functions of their government.” -William Henry Harrison “I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.” -Benjamin Harrison Ron Paul 2008. Wtf happened people :( God Bless Texas!

September 25, 2008, 10:12	#4
Slo cat Veteran Member Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 11908 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Corner of 'Walk' and 'Don't Walk' Posts: 2,360	This is a most unusual FAL. A modified Argentinian sniper rifle. Look where the bipod is mounted. __________________ Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain Sicher - Einzelfeuer - Dauerfeuer ORWAC 68-2, NRA DR #24, CMP DP #922, P-100

September 25, 2008, 11:19	#5
elbo Registered FALaholic #: 8362 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: va Posts: 2,803	Copied from the site: "Aus/Nz methods dont include leaving equiptment, especially weapons behind for the enemy to use. If you have to they must be destroyed ( the L1A1 has a hole under the rear sight that facilitates destruction of the breech block and then you try and cut or crush the rest). A good weapon handling SOP is to always hold it by the pistol grip and to never be more than an arms length away from your person weapon. Do this and you won't lose it or get caught fumbling to try and fire it when suprised. I see alot of photos where soldiers are pointing with their master hand or using a radio and would be unable to fire their weapon quickly. Also Medevac procedures include accounting for and carriage of pers weapons so I would think it unlikely that the VC/NVA captured any. Thing like weapons, radios ect are strictly controlled and no Aussie soldier would like the prospect of explaining the loss (and he would probobly have to pay for it). Buying a negative scanner in a few weeks I have a shot of the L1A1 modfied as a LMG, I forgot what it was called." hole?? breech block?? __________________ Keep your trust in God; Your government has failed you miserably. The Lord Gives Me Grace and the Devil Gives Me Style

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