It was marked Century Arms, but definitely had the contours of a Type III Coonan. The last Century Arms FAL I held had a receiver that was a dead ringer for a Coonan. It appears to be a well used rifle still in good shape. Is this a South African kit? Was it used Rhodesia? Who did Century have make the receiver and when do you think they made it? I've tried to do the research but it is hard to tell. The barrel is threaded with an original flash hider (short belgian style.) Furniture is american black plastic.
How are century arms l1a1 receivers marked serial number#
Serial number is CA323XX and doesn't have the unibrow feed ramp. The receiver just says Century Arms, R1A1 Sporter cal.308 with their Georgia, VT address and made in the USA. The only other ones I have ever seen were in meters. The grenade launcher sight is marked in yards instead of meters which throws me a little. From what I can tell it is a metric kit with the lower both stamped and electro penciled RA1041 and the bolt having an RA number on it also. I recently bought a used Century R1A1 and have a few questions. It has a 4-9X variable Tasco 'Golden Antler' scope. It has a 4-groove barrel with an excellent bore. This rifle is in very good used condition. Century Arms created a semi-automatic version L1A1 with an IMBEL upper receiver and surplus British Enfield inch-pattern parts, while DSArms used Steyr-style metric-pattern FAL designs (this standard-metric difference means the Century Arms and DSArms firearms are not made from fully interchangeable batches of parts).ĭescription: L1A1 Sporter, FAL type rifle, built on Imbel (Brazil) receiver and imported by Century Arms. However, I don't think Century ever used these early metric components in their production.Description: L1A1 Sporter, FAL type rifle, built on Imbel (Brazil) receiver and imported by Century Arms. * Early metric rifles also used a higher "open ear" block, with a non-folding rear sight slightly shorter than the folding inch model. I would rate the FMAP and Imbel receiver guns at around $700, with the home-grown receivers $100 or so less. Unlike with their H&K type stuff, most of the issues (excluding a unibrow feed ramp) with Century FALs are easily fixed. This was more a problem with their AKs, but best to look anyway. And while you're at it, check to make sure that the front sight isn't canted. Again, you can use this to lower the seller's price. DSA does sell the parts for the apeture assembly. Unfortunately inch rear sights have become somewhat hard to find. Sarco has complete metric rear sight assemblies for $20. Fortunately the rear sight is easy to swap. If they are mismatched the rifle will either shoot ridiculously high (metric front, inch rear) or ridiculously low (inch front, metric rear). If there are holes, it is the high "open ear" inch type block, and uses the tall folding rear sight*. Are the protective ears solid, or do they have holes drilled in them? If solid, it is the metric "low" type gas block, and uses the low rear sight that doesn't fold. Century had a bad habit of mixing inch and metric type sights on their rifles, which aren't compatible the each other. You can replace the piston for $20-$30, so it isn't a deal breaker (though you should ask for a lower price if the rifle has one).Ĥ. If there is any play or wiggle it is a two piece. Finally, try grabbing the head and the very end of the tail of the piston and move them in opposite directions. If you look at the rear-most knob of the two piece piston you can see a joint where the tail is attached. The two piece piston generally has a slightly different finish between the foward half and the tail. Pull out the gas piston and check to see if it is "two piece." The two piece piston was a US part made by Century that is the cause of most of the cycling problems with their FALs. I would only buy a "Unibrow" if I could shoot a couple of magazines through the rifle beforehand to see if it feeds properly.ģ. Later Century and the FMAP and Imbel receivers have a more conventional "widow's peak" ramp, where there is a ramp for each side of the magazine with a raised area between.
When Century first started producing their own receivers they cut a "unibrow" feedramp, which often give FTFs. However, most of the problems with the receiver relate to assembling the rifle, so one that has already been built will avoid many of those problems.Ģ. If the maker is Hesse or Century themselves the receiver is not well thought of. If it is marked Imbel or Brazil it is an Imbel receiver, again one of the best receivers out there. If the maker is unmarked, then it is likely an FMAP Argentine, which is highly regarded. There are a few things to look out for in a Century gun:ġ. Most of the parts are from demilled production rifles, and with a little spit and polish they tend to run well.
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