Larry Vickers & Forgotten Weapons take a look at a Rhodesian FAL
For many of us, the first things that spring to mind about the Rhodesian Bush War are bush shorts and FN FALs. Thankfully, only the latter is covered in two videos recently posted by the Vickers Tactical channel and Forgotten Weapons.
In the videos, Ian McCollom and Larry Vickers take a look at Larry’s own, an original FN-made Rhodesian FAL. Vickers walks Ian through the distinguishing features of the rifle. South Africa side-stepped an international embargo and secretly provided Rhodesia with weapons throughout the Bush War but in order to do so sanitised them to disguise their origins.
In the first video posted by the Vickers Tactical channel on the 5th January, quickly runs through the distinguishing features of the rifle including the removal of the South African state crest by cutting a circular hole in the magazine housing and the so-called ‘baby-poop’ camouflage paint finish. Larry then fires a few rounds through the rifle, check out the video below:
In a follow-up Forgotten Weapons video Larry takes Ian through the distinguishing features of the rifle in more detail. He points out the various ground off markings, the rifle grenade sight and the ingenious Rhodesian-made Halbek muzzle brake:
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So what's the best FAL to get? The Belgium, the British, this Rhodesian, or a DSA one?
I want to see the Fayetteville Gun Slut (LAV) in a pair of Bush Shorts...That'd be sexy...Even better, have LAV and James Reeves have a dance-off in said shorts with their t-shirts tied off in the front!! Hell yeah! After the dance-off, while still in dance attire, the two of them can conduct a charity car wash, I'd bring both of my cars to that...HAHAHAHA!!!