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L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle

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The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle is the British built version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle, adapted from a design by Dieudonne Saive and Ernest Vervier and manufactured at the Royal Small Arms Factory and other Commonwealth arsenals from 1954. Chambered in 7.62 by 51 millimeter NATO, it became the standard infantry rifle of the United Kingdom and most Commonwealth nations, serving with British forces from 1954 until 1994 and remaining in service elsewhere afterward. The British Army began replacing it with the L85A1 in 1985. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic rifle 1
Introduced Year
1954 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Operated By

Royal Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Falklands War, Wars
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Gulf War, Wars
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Wars
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Wars
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Nigerian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Manufactured By

Royal Small Arms Factory

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
Sources
1. Wikipedia: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
  • Lead section
    The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), also known by the initial Canadian designation C1, or in the U.S. as the "inch pattern" FAL (from French: Fusil Automatique Léger), is a British version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle.
  • History, paragraph 1
    the United Kingdom and Australia adopted the L1A1 (or Self-Loading Rifle) as their new service rifle in 1954
  • caliber
    Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom used the Bren light machine guns converted to fire the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge for use in the support role
  • Article text
    The SLR served the British Armed Forces from 1954 until approximately 1994, being replaced by the L85A1 from 1985 onwards.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO
  • Infobox: service
    1954-1994 (UK) 1954-present (Other countries)
  • Used In: Falklands War, Wikipedia article text
    L1A1s have been used by the British Armed Forces in Malaysia, Northern Ireland, and in the Falklands War (in opposition to FN FAL-armed Argentine forces), the First Gulf War (where it was still on issue to some second line British Army units and RAF personnel not yet issued with the L85A1), and by
  • Used In: Gulf War, Wikipedia article text
    L1A1s have been used by the British Armed Forces in Malaysia, Northern Ireland, and in the Falklands War (in opposition to FN FAL-armed Argentine forces), the First Gulf War (where it was still on issue to some second line British Army units and RAF personnel not yet issued with the L85A1), and by
  • Used In: Nigerian Civil War, Wikipedia article text
    It was used by Australia and New Zealand in Vietnam, by the Indian Army in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars and by various paramilitary and state police forces in counter insurgency operations up to the early 1990s, by Nigerian and Biafran forces during Nigerian Civil War and by Rhodesia in the
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Wikipedia article text
    It was used by Australia and New Zealand in Vietnam, by the Indian Army in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars and by various paramilitary and state police forces in counter insurgency operations up to the early 1990s, by Nigerian and Biafran forces during Nigerian Civil War and by Rhodesia in the
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Wikipedia article text
    It was used by Australia and New Zealand in Vietnam, by the Indian Army in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars and by various paramilitary and state police forces in counter insurgency operations up to the early 1990s, by Nigerian and Biafran forces during Nigerian Civil War and by Rhodesia in the
  • Operated By: Royal Air Force, Wikipedia article text
    L1A1s have been used by the British Armed Forces in Malaysia, Northern Ireland, and in the Falklands War (in opposition to FN FAL-armed Argentine forces), the First Gulf War (where it was still on issue to some second line British Army units and RAF personnel not yet issued with the L85A1), and by
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2. Wikidata: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
Wikidata Q1513317, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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