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L64/65

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The L64/65, also known as the Enfield Individual Weapon, was a British bullpup assault rifle prototype designed between 1972 and 1974 and produced in small numbers from 1976 to 1978 by the Royal Small Arms Factory for British Army trials. It fired the experimental 4.85x49mm intermediate cartridge, sometimes causing it to be called the 4.85 Individual Weapon, through a gas-operated rotating bolt action fed by a 20-round detachable box magazine. It weighed about 3.72 kilograms with its SUSAT optical sight fitted, measured 762 millimeters overall, and its line of development led to the later XL70 family of prototypes that in turn shaped the SA80 rifle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
4.85x49mm 1
Service StatusSourced to the subject's own account
In Service 2
Weapon Class
small arm 3
Introduced Year
1960 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 3
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Source Wikipedia: L64/65
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1. Wikidata: L64/65
Wikidata Q6456891, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. L64/65 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q6456891 (P729 service entry): 1960
Quote, Wikidata Q6456891 (P729 service entry): 1960
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1960.
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3. Wikipedia: L64/65
  • caliber:485x49mm
    It fired the experimental 4.85x49mm intermediate cartridge, sometimes causing it to be called the 4
  • Operated By: British Army, Infobox, used by and service fields
    Infobox lists: British Army
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