L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle

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The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle is a British variant of the FN FAL battle rifle, widely used by the UK and Commonwealth forces during the Cold War era.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle canonical 9
C1 rifle 1
C1A1 rifle 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle rifle ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ
action gas-operated ⓘ
alsoKnownAs SLR ⓘ
Self-Loading Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 533 mm ⓘ
basedOn FN FAL ⓘ
linked to: FAL
cartridge 7.62×51mm NATO ⓘ
configuration inch-pattern FAL variant ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ
Malayan Emergency (late phase) ⓘ
linked to: Malayan Emergency

Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ
The Troubles (Northern Ireland) ⓘ
linked to: The Troubles
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (design basis) ⓘ
linked to: FN Herstal

Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield (adaptation) ⓘ
distinctionFromFNMetricFAL uses inch-pattern magazines and parts ⓘ
effectiveFiringRange approximately 600 m ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
feedSystem 20-round detachable box magazine ⓘ
fireMode semi-automatic ⓘ
firingMechanism hammer-fired ⓘ
gasSystemFeature adjustable gas regulator ⓘ
introduced 1957 (British service) ⓘ
magazineType detachable box magazine ⓘ
manufacturedBy Canadian Arsenals Limited (related C1 pattern) ⓘ
Lithgow Small Arms Factory (Australia) ⓘ
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ⓘ
mounts bayonet ⓘ
grenade launcher (rifle grenade capability) ⓘ
muzzleVelocity approximately 840 m/s ⓘ
operation short-stroke gas piston ⓘ
overallLength approximately 1,143 mm ⓘ
receiverMaterial steel ⓘ
replacedBy SA80 (L85) rifle ⓘ
linked to: SA80 assault rifle
selectorPositions safe ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ
serviceEntry late 1950s ⓘ
serviceRetirement 1990s (United Kingdom regular forces) ⓘ
sightType aperture rear sight ⓘ
hooded front post ⓘ
standardMagazineCapacity 20 rounds ⓘ
stockMaterial synthetic (later production in some users) ⓘ
wood (early production) ⓘ
usedBy Australian Army ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces (C1 variant closely related) ⓘ
New Zealand Army ⓘ
Rhodesian Security Forces ⓘ
Royal Air Force Regiment ⓘ
linked to: RAF Regiment

Royal Marines ⓘ
South African Defence Force (R1 variant closely related) ⓘ
weightUnloaded approximately 4.3 kg ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield → notableProduct → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
Lee–Enfield rifle → successor → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle → alsoKnownAs → Self-Loading Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 ⓘ
linked to: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
FN FAL → notableVariant → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
subject linked to: FAL
No. 4 Mk I → successor → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine → successor → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
EM-2 rifle → replacedBy → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
SLR → fullName → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
Canadian Arsenals Limited → hasLicensedProduction → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
Canadian Arsenals Limited → hasLicensedProduction → C1 rifle ⓘ
linked to: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
Canadian Arsenals Limited → hasLicensedProduction → C1A1 rifle ⓘ
linked to: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
Canadian Arsenals Limited → usedPattern → Commonwealth L1A1 pattern ⓘ
linked to: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle