Uncompany.com of Hong Kong now have the new Classic Army OSW version of their SA58. This airsoft replica is a variant of the FN FAL PARA modified by the US real steel gun makers DSA INC. Click here for enlarged detailed photo of the CA SA58 OSW (credit: UNcompany.com).

The real steel original is a special purpose tactical assault weapon apparently used by certain American SWAT teams. The replica version differs from CA's original SA58 Carbine in that it now has the excellent PARA style folding stock and RIS front end. To accommodate the batteries it looks like CA have included a mock laser box.

Unfortunately, and this is a major disappointment, it looks like CA are shipping the OSW with the old '20 round' (400 round BB) hi-cap magazine, instead of the new '30 round' long banana mag that it's been showing off in some of it's promotional photos. Why this is I do not know - unless it's yet another money-grabbing stunt by CA.

The OSW is actually the SA58 that fans would have wished CA had released in the first place, and I only hope that they release the PARA stock as an accessory which can be fitted to the original SA58s. 

Useful links:-

> UNcompany.com - Search for 'SA58' to see their range for this model
> Classic Army website
> DAS INC OSW - real steel originator of the SA58 series (Warning - gun porn!)