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The Australian L1A1/L2A1 rifles were produced by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, with approximately 220,000 L1A1 rifles produced between 1959 and 1986. L2A1 production was approximately 10,000 rifles produced between 1962 and 1982. Lithgow exported a large number of L1A1 rifles to many countries in the region.
Bren light machine gun, 17,500 produced from 1940 to 1945. L1A1 Self Loading Rifle, 222,773 rifles produced from 1959 to 1986; L2A1, 9,557 produced; L1A1-F1, 460 produced; F1 submachine gun, 25,000 produced from 1962 to 1973; Austeyr F88, produced from 1988; Minimi F89, produced from 1989; Australian Combat Assault Rifle (ACAR), produced from ...
Its official designation in Australia is the M4A5. [11] HK416 Germany: Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by various special forces units. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle Belgium United Kingdom Australia: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: Used by the Australian Federation Guard with a bayonet attached for ceremonial purposes only. [12]
Long rifles continued to be used by snipers, but infantry patrols favoured the use of assault rifles such as the L1A1 and M16. The heavy machine-guns which were useful for the static defences of the Korean War were replaced by the lighter general-purpose M60 machine gun , which was man-portable by a patrol machine-gunner.
A distinct sub-family was the Commonwealth inch-dimensioned versions that were manufactured in the United Kingdom and Australia (as the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle or SLR), and in Canada as the C1. The standard metric-dimensioned FAL was manufactured in South Africa (where it was known as the R1), Brazil, Israel, Austria and Argentina. Both the SLR ...
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle United Kingdom: L1A1 7.62x51mm NATO: 1960 1990 [1] [4] [10] M16 rifle United States: M16A1 5.56x45mm NATO [1] Parker-Hale M82 sniper rifle United Kingdom: 7.62x51mm NATO [1] Accuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifle United Kingdom [1] Steyr AUG Austria Australia: 5.56×45mm NATO: 1988 2017 [1] [11]
World War I infantry weapons of Australia (7 P) ... L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle This page was last edited on 24 July 2008, at 06:40 (UTC). Text ...
L1A1 66mm Sub-Calibre 21mm Adaptor (Training adaptor for L1 66mm HEAT Rocket) [37] L1A1/A2/A3 Irritant Anti-Riot Hand Grenade [39] [40] L1A1 Straight Sighting Telescope (Modified No. 32 Mk 3 Sighting Telescope as used with the L42A1 rifle) [41] [42] L1A1 Illuminating Hand Thrown Flare [43] L1A1 Necklace Demolition Charge [44] [9] [45] L1A1 94mm ...