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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, Jamaica ...
The FN FAL (French: Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal and others since 1953. During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the notable exception of the United States.
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. FN FAL assault rifle (50.00 model). FN FAL 50.61 variant. Heckler & Koch G3A3 rifle. M16A1 assault rifle. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle: Standard service rifle of the Rhodesian Army, adopted in the early 1960s; seconded to reserve status in 1966, being subsequently replaced by the FN FAL and G3 assault rifles. [79] [80] [44]
Britain adopted the FAL in 1957 designating it the L1A1 SLR, and produced their own rifles at the RSAF Enfield and BSA factories. Canada also used the FN, designated the FN C1 and FN C1A1, and like Britain, retained the semi-automatic-only battle rifle well after other countries forces turned to full automatic assault rifles such as the M16 and ...
L1A1 SLR: 7.62×51mm NATO: Semi-automatic rifle United Kingdom: 930 delivered by Parker-Hale [citation needed] in 1967; [5] FN FAL: 7.62×51mm NATO: Battle rifle Belgium: Some units captured from the Nigerian Army. [4] CETME rifle: Battle rifle Spain: Captured from the Nigerian Army. [2] [6] 98-type Mausers: 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action rifle ...
FN FAL (and derivatives) Battle rifle Belgium: 5,000,000 7,000,000 [36] 2 million + Belgian FN FAL, [37] 1.15 million British L1A1 [38] 1 million + Indian 1A1, [39] [40] 250,000 South African R1 [41] (plus 30,000 sold to Rhodesia), 230,000 Australian L1A1 and L2A1 ~200,000 Brazilian IMBEL M964, [42] ~150,000 Austrian StG 58, [43] ~65,000 ...
The FN FAL from which the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle was derived was not designed for mounting optical sights like the SUIT. To mount the SUIT, a new top cover was designed. This had a rail welded to the top to accept the sight mount, and two tabs at the rear of the pressed sheet steel cover which butted against the back of the upper receiver, preventing the cover from sliding on its rails and ...
Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991. Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.. List of Gulf War military equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.