LITHGOW L1A1 SEMI-AUTO RIFLE 7.62x51mm

 LITHGOW L1A1 SEMI-AUTO RIFLE 7.62x51mm Restricted Firearm Serial AD6215571.

Rhis rifle was carried by Kiwi SOlder Atkins 1066-1977 in Vietman.  Full History avalible oncluding pictures in service in Vietnam.

Comes with one 20 round Black Magazine.  Additonal magazines are availbele.

Does not include a magazine. Requires a C endorsement or a Pest Control ENdorsement.

Selling on bejalf of owner. DO NOT ORDER THROUGH WEBSITE.  Call is if intersted as payment needs to go into a seperate account as NO GST is on this ite,m.

The Lithgow L1A1 Semi-Auto Rifle is n inch-pattern L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, produced under license by the Small Arms Factory – Lithgow in Australia

Overview and History

• Production: Lithgow manufactured roughly 220,000 L1A1 rifles between 1959 and 1986. [1]

• Service: It served as the standard-issue service rifle for the Australian Army (and neighboring Commonwealth forces like New Zealand) through the Vietnam War and into the early 1990s. 

• Design: Derived from the Belgian FN FAL, the Commonwealth L1A1 variant was modified to fire in semi-automatic only, prioritizing controlled accuracy and marksmanship over full-auto waste. 

Key Specifications

• Cartridge: 7.62x51mm NATO

• Operation: Gas-operated, tilting breechblock (semi-automatic)

• Weight: ~4.34 kg to 5.0 kg (depending on furniture and configuration)

• Length: ~1,143 mm to 1,180 mm

• Feed System: 20-round detachable box magazine (staggered row)

• Effective Range: 800 meters