Luxemburg contract FN49 Sniper rifle

[brodydog]

This is the latest addition to my sniper collection.
let me know what you think
Luxemburg contract FN49 Sniper rifle with all matching numbers.

[Junk Yard Dog]

I always liked the SAFN 49, and this one is a nice one !

[desdem12]

What an excellant example. Just lovely.

[Simo]

great photoshop skills, it looks real

[millman]

What a fine specimen. Where did you find that?

[swoop85]

Excellent find!! Who imported?

[bunkysdad]

I met a guy the other day at the range shooring his, no sniper model of course, but it was chambered in 30-06.

[SDH1903]

I passed on one last year due to money issues, I still have a tear in my eye!

[Junk Yard Dog]

I don't have a sniper setup on mine, but I have the Egyptian, and Venezuelan SAFN49's. The Egyptian has been on the range many times as I have a good supply of 8mm Mauser, the 7mm not so much , but both are so well made it's a wonder they were intended as infantry rifles.

[brodydog]

i found it on Gunbroker about a month ago the guy had a buy it now price of $2000 but did not have any pic posted. he asked to send him a text so he could send pic. i texted him and he sent me a few pic. it looked like it was in really good shape so i did the buy it now so someone else could not jump in and grabb it. when it came in the mail i was really happy because it was in better shape then i was expecting.

there are no imports on the rifle but i was told he bought it from Western Surplus in North Hollywood CA in the 70's. im not sure why it does not have import marks but i have not been able to find them.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Import markings on surplus rifles were not required by the government prior to 1968. It's likely that your rifle was imported sometime in the early 60's. Sounds like you got a good deal, SAFN snipers are not commonly encountered, hell, the rifle itself is fairly rare as few country's adopted it, and it's service life was short before the FAL came along a few years later. The SAFN49 is a very well built weapon, and that was it's end, too expensive to produce, too heavy, too much of a early 20th century design with so many nicely milled parts rather than steel stampings.