Imbel Fal value

[PORSCHE928S4]

I have all of the og furniture and switches this is not a kit from what my father told me a company APW in Florida put it together and does shoot well with any ammo but absolutely destroys the cases and throws them 25-30 yards .

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[PORSCHE928S4]

 

[Pete F]

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The gas adjustment is just behind the front sight. It is probably turned up too far which will throw brass a long way and probably damage the brass. Start at 1 and keep turning it up until it cycles correctly. If it came with instructions, that is what they recommend. You can use a bullet to turn the adjustment.

You will have to manually cycle the bolt until you get enough pressure to eject the cases automatically. Mine is set at 6.

 

[JRuby]

This may have been built by some company but based on the A mark for the safety it is an ex military receiver. It was a parts kit at one time.

 

[titsonritz]

This may have been built by some company but based on the A mark for the safety it is an ex military receiver. It was a parts kit at one time.

Agreed

Imbel is a Brazilian company that pumped out many FAL receivers to build kits

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

This may have been built by some company but based on the A mark for the safety it is an ex military receiver. It was a parts kit at one time.

oh yes it was a demilled rifle at one time and the company APW did the assemble

 

[nehalemguy]

That's cool that your receiver has the Imbel gear logo. Most of the receivers that Century Arms imported did not have that.

Pete is correct on the gas adjustment. Turn that baby down so it doesn't think it's a G3.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

That's cool that your receiver has the Imbel gear logo. Most of the receivers that Century Arms imported did not have that.

Pete is correct on the gas adjustment. Turn that baby down so it doesn't think it's a G3.

What are they worth about ? I see them all over and some just kits w/o receiver for $1200

 

[JRuby]

My best guess is rifle as shown is between 1700- 2000$ - kind of hard to appraise by the pictures. This is based on the three I have and the ones I have seen sold.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

My best guess is rifle as shown is between 1700- 2000$ - kind of hard to appraise by the pictures. This is based on the three I have and the ones I have seen sold.

Thanks for the info I got this from my dad with a lot of other stuff and have not seen much of the items for sale he was a great collector !

 

[nehalemguy]

What are they worth about ? I see them all over and some just kits w/o receiver for $1200

I was thinking in the $1300-$1500 range. Four years ago, I bought an unfired 100% Imbel SAR-48 for $2,250 but lately I know prices have creeped up. What would it cost to buy a comparable DSA model? I realize that the DSA guns are commercial production, but that might be your most direct cost comparison.

Gun Broker probably isn't going to be much help establishing a value. They have been all over the board lately. I saw a SAR-48 like mine go for $3900 with 47 bids on 1/22 while earlier in the month a Springfield Armory imported Israeli HB model went for only $1950.

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[PORSCHE928S4]

I was thinking in the $1300-$1500 range. Four years ago, I bought an unfired 100% Imbel SAR-48 for $2,250 but lately I know prices have creeped up. What would it cost to buy a comparable DSA model? I realize that the DSA guns are commercial production, but that might be your most direct cost comparison.

Gun Broker probably isn't going to be much help establishing a value. They have been all over the board lately. I saw a SAR-48 like mine go for $3900 with 47 bids on 1/22 while earlier in the month a Springfield Armory imported Israeli HB model went for only $1950.

-E-

I was just curious could not sell it anyway because it was my pops and will give it to my son along with the Lionel trains

 

[JRuby]

My DSA Paratrooper was used in excellent shape when I bought it over six or seven years ago cost me 1400$. I think it was a fair deal.

 

[Pete F]

One of these days I need to find out the history on my Imbel L1A1. It was imported by CAI Canada and seems to be all metric. The import markings look like someone took a punch to make the letters - dots. I have never seen one like it, especially since it was imported from Canada but is metric.

It has the plastic furniture and other than some small gouges in the stock, the gun is almost pristine. Inherited from my Dad.

Edit: The barrel was made by Steyr and is in great shape. Anyone else seen a Steyr barrelled FAL/L1A1/SAR-48?