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The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), also known by the initial Canadian designation C1, or in the U.S. as the "inch pattern" FAL, is a British version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle. The L1A1 was produced under licence and adopted by the armed forces of the Commonwealth of Nations , mainly by United Kingdom , Australia , Canada , India ...
A self-loading rifle or auto-loading rifle is a rifle with an action using a portion of the energy of each cartridge fired to load another cartridge. Self-loading pistols are similar, but intended to be held and fired by a single hand, while rifles are designed to be held with both hands and fired from the shoulder.
The L85 IW (Individual Weapon) was the rifle version and was designed to replace the 9mm L2 Sterling SMG and 7.62mm L1A1 SLR Rifle. The L86 LSW ( Light Support Weapon ) was the automatic rifle version and was intended to replace the L4 BREN gun and supplement the FN MAG general-purpose machine gun , replacing it at section level.
A close-up of an L85A2 with the polymer Magpul EMAG. Note the clear round counting window. SA80 weapons are fed from a STANAG magazine, usually with a 30-round capacity. Initially issued magazines were aluminium Colt magazines which were not particularly robust, leading to a steel replacement being produced by ROF Radway Green. [56]
L1A1-A4 Bayonet (For use with the SLR) [3] [1] L1A1/A2 Blank Firing Attachment (For use with the SLR) [31] L1A1/A2.50 inch Machine Gun (Also referred to as the L1A1/A2 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun) [34] [35] L1A1.50 inch Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Mounting (For use with the L1A1 MG) [34] L1A1 Vehicle Stand (For use with the L1A1 MG) [34]
During World War II, production expanded to include Vickers machine guns, Bren guns and, postwar, branched out into sporting goods (including civilian firearms and golf clubs), tools, sewing machines, (from the mid-1950s) the F1 submachine gun, L1A1 SLR, KAL1 general purpose infantry rifle prototypes, general purpose machine guns, and similar ...
The Leader T2 MK5 Series firearms were chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and manufactured by Leader Dynamics of Smithfield, NSW, Australia (1978-1982/1983). The Leader was the brainchild of British weapons designer Charles St. George.
The FAL came second to the EM-2 in trials but when NATO adopted 7.62 as the cartridge it was easier to convert the FAL design to this cartridge than it was to convert the EM-2. The other FALs are select fire, while the L1A1 is semi-automatic only.