Original Indian 1A FN-FAL Rifle Long Knife Bayonet by R.F.I. with Scabbard - dated 1967 Brown Bess Muskets The 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion

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Original Indian 1A FN-FAL Rifle Long Knife Bayonet by R.F.I. with Scabbard - dated 1967 Brown Bess Muskets The 551st Parachute Infantry BattalionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here is a very nice long knife bayonet for the Indian 7. 62 mm. NATO caliber 1A selective fire rifle, an unlicensed variant of the famous FNFAL rifle. The design was based off the British L1A4 bayonet, designed for the L1 A1, their version of the FN FAL. India used wooden grip scales as opposed to the stamped metal used by the British. This example was manufactured by Rifle Factory Ishapore in 1967, as indicated by