[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL ID question

Posted: 9/22/2012 1:31:44 PM EDT

More fun trying to ID guns of the Syrian rebels... any ideas on original buyer of this FAL or do the sights alone make this an impossible question? (non-metric sights)

https://twitter.com/damspleet/status/249618718504648705/photo/1/large

Posted: 9/22/2012 5:14:47 PM EDT

[#1]

Most of the Syrian and Libyan FALs I've seen were of the standard Belgian 50.00 variety. Throw in a handful of Israeli light-barrel FALs to the Syrian rebels and you get a weird, but typical, mix of Middle Eastern weaponry.

Posted: 9/22/2012 7:38:44 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
More fun trying to ID guns of the Syrian rebels... any ideas on original buyer of this FAL or do the sights alone make this an impossible question? (non-metric sights)

https://twitter.com/damspleet/status/249618718504648705/photo/1/large

looks like a british rear sight to me.

Posted: 9/23/2012 8:08:08 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
looks like a british rear sight to me.

The aperture on this one is the standard metric type. Also, Inch type rear sight bases have the aperture stop pin offset to the left a bit.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL ID question

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL ID question

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL ID question