ive learned quite a bit since happening upon this rifle this year , to refresh the memories this is what i bought from a good freind who bought it from the original purchaser , the story goes its a 69 , and imported early 70s and resold mid 70s , i have no reason to doubt what ive been told , my freind has been in the gun industry since those times and is a major player now ,
this is what i got -
ive now determined these were imported vintage 1970-1979 and that they were belgian rifles made for that purpose , i now know these go $3000-3500 if correct and sold at top buck , apperently thios one fits the bill ,
i now know this is a FN-herstal type 3 , model 50.61 , para , long bbl , steel lower receiver , browning style long flash hider , it does not have the sear cut ,
and the reason imports stopped had to do with rifles that could be made FA were imported [as semi auto - but convertable]
i now know there a bunch of folks that want my rifle , and im not sellin it ,
i did set it up for the leupold -
then found these are basicly a miniute-of-man rifle and its glass was wasted on this one - so i stuck an aimpoint red dot on it and plan to sight it in this spring ,
i did also add the bipod which i find is not correct in spite of it being set up for it from the factory - so ill keep it for now and i like it ......
and you can see i installed a nice british L1A1 sling - ill not give that up i like it too much ,
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