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L1 A1, a British self load rifle; L96A1, a variant of the 1982 British Accuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifle; M82A1, a variant of the 1989 American Barrett M82 rifle; L85A1, L86A1 LSW, L22A1, L98A1 CGP, variants of the British SA80 rifle; M16A1, a version of the American M16 rifle; M1903A1, a variant of the American M1903 ...
British smoke grenade with various markings, including "Grenade Hand Smoke Screening Training L83A1" designation. The L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores.
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 ...
US Marine firing the L1A1 rifle. Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket which used the Minié ball ammunition. Snider–Enfield Rifle: an 1866 breech-loading version of the 1853 Enfield. Martini–Henry Rifle: breech-loading lever activated rifle, manufactured from 1871 to 1891. Enfield revolver: standard issue sidearms, two main versions from 1880 ...
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
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 SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army. [4] The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production of the A1 variant starting in ...
The later L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle could also fire the Energa, but it was not commonly done. It was made obsolete by the adoption of the 84 mm L14A1 medium anti-tank weapon (MAW) and the 66 mm M72 light anti-tank weapon (LAW). The Energa was introduced to infantry units of the British Army of the Rhine from 1952 when it replaced the PIAT. It was ...