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Finally got my FAL kit

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Here is one of the famed FN FAL kits brought in last year by FN America.

The story, if you aren’t familiar, is that there were guns built for the old 15,000-strong Belgian Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie Nationale during the Cold War– rifles that spent most of their time with that service in storage as the police force didn’t need them daily. Then, FN got the rifles back as part of a deal for new guns after the Gendarmerie was demilitarized in 1992 and held on to them for another generation before deciding to disassemble 400 of them into parts kits for the U.S. Market. Ian at Forgotten Weapons has the full deets in a video for more background.

I got this example, Number 372 of 400 as noted by the certificate, during the lottery that FN held and was super happy to get it as the likelihood of these ever being available again is remote, especially for legit kits sold through FN in this condition.

The kit includes:

Bolt, bolt carrier, operating rod, trigger housing, trigger, hammer, disconnector, buttstock, pistol grip, forearm/handguard, and all small parts shown. The lower trigger frame, stocks, bayonets, and slings in these authentic FAL builder kits have light cosmetic markings from once-issued uses. 

This thing is about as legit and old-school FAL cool as it gets. Plus, as FN is based in Belgium and these were guns made for “the home team,” you know the QC during the original construction of these bad boys was on point. After all, the main reason the Gendarmerie had these was just in case WWIII kicked off and the Soviets came crashing into Western Europe.

I have to still get a receiver and some other minor parts to make it into a rifle but DSA is all over that. They are even making a run of specialty-marked Gendarmerie receivers just for these kits.

Missed out on one of those legit Belgian FN FAL kits?

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Late last year, FN announced they had a supply of FAL kits up for grabs. These kits come from a batch of ~400 FAL rifles issued in the 1980s to the Belgian Gendarmerie then stored for the past 30 years that were recently decommissioned and painstakingly crated at FN Herstal and then shipped over here.

FN’s plan to move them out, rather than let some greedy dealer buy them up and resell them in a year on Gunbroker for 2x-3x the cost, was to hold a lottery for four months (December 2022-March 2023), for 100 lucky folks each month to buy a single $900 parts kit.

And, individuals sold them on GB anyway because of course, they did…

Check out these two completed auctions in the past few weeks: 

Note the blue bayonet frog and FN certificate showing 1 of 400

Well, it turns out there is a small number of these left from earlier this year that went unclaimed by the lottery winners.

FN still just wants $900 smackers for them. 

The details: 

Each FN FAL parts kit contains the following 10 imported parts: bolt, bolt carrier, operating rod, trigger housing, trigger, hammer, disconnector, buttstock, pistol grip, and forearm/handguard. You are solely responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laws when assembling a semiautomatic FN FAL rifle using an FN FAL parts kit.

Each FN FAL parts kit contains once-issued used parts that will show signs of wear and light cosmetic marking, including blemishes and discoloration. Metal parts are free of pitting or fatigue.

A skilled gunsmith must inspect and assemble the parts contained in each FN FAL parts kit. Each FN FAL parts kit is sold as-is and FN makes no warranty whatsoever with respect to the FN FAL Parts kit, whether express or implied by law, course of dealing, course of performance, usage of trade, or otherwise.

The lower trigger frame, stocks, bayonets, and slings in these authentic FAL builder kits have light cosmetic markings from once-issued uses. Metal parts are free of pitting or fatigue, as long-term storage oils preserved the operating character and finish of each component.

The legacy of the FN FAL can be felt throughout FN’s long history, from the FNC all the way to the present-day FN SCAR. Its influence is undeniable and forever changed the landscape of modern firearms.

 

FN to Hold Lottery for 400 Legit FAL Rifle Parts Kits

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The “Right Arm of the Free World” has returned, fueled by a recovery project to extend the legendary FN FAL to a select group of historic arms collectors and builder enthusiasts in the U.S. market.

These kits come from a batch of 400 FN FAL rifles issued in the 1980s to the Belgian Gendarmerie then stored for the past 30 years that were recently decommissioned and painstakingly crated at FN Herstal and then shipped over here.

The catch is that FN is holding a lottery for the next four months, for 100 lucky folks each month to buy a single $900 parts kit.

While it is a Mensch move, as it keeps one company or deep-pocketed opportunists from getting all 400 kits, keeping the best for themselves, and then selling the dogs on Gunbroker to cover their costs, it still seems a little costly to me. Still, folks are paying $4K for used SCARs these days, so anything FN long arm is relative to how much folks want to spend. 

Anyway, the details: 

Each FN FAL parts kit contains the following 10 imported parts: bolt, bolt carrier, operating rod, trigger housing, trigger, hammer, disconnector, buttstock, pistol grip, and forearm/handguard. You are solely responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laws when assembling a semiautomatic FN FAL rifle using an FN FAL parts kit.

Each FN FAL parts kit contains once-issued used parts that will show signs of wear and light cosmetic marking, including blemishes and discoloration. Metal parts are free of pitting or fatigue.

A skilled gunsmith must inspect and assemble the parts contained in each FN FAL parts kit. Each FN FAL parts kit is sold as-is and FN makes no warranty whatsoever with respect to the FN FAL Parts kit, whether express or implied by law, course of dealing, course of performance, usage of trade, or otherwise.

The lower trigger frame, stocks, bayonets, and slings in these authentic FAL builder kits have light cosmetic markings from once-issued uses. Metal parts are free of pitting or fatigue, as long-term storage oils preserved the operating character and finish of each component.

The legacy of the FN FAL can be felt throughout FN’s long history, from the FNC all the way to the present-day FN SCAR. Its influence is undeniable and forever changed the landscape of modern firearms.