As if the reliability issues weren’t bad enough, the SA80A1 also weighed more than the L1A1 rifle it had replaced. But, the design was handed over to Heckler & Koch in 2000.

The less recognizably named cousin of the FN FAL, the L1A1 SLR (or British FAL) equipped her majesty's troops from 1954 until its replacement by the Royal Ordinance L85 bullpup.

This is the Indian version (made with British parts) of the L1A1. The Brits never used a full-auto L1A1 even though the weapon's receiver was designed to allow full-auto function.

The L1A1 served for decades, through the Suez Crisis and the Falklands War—where ironically British troops fought Argentinian troops armed with fully automatic FAL rifles.

With no other option, the platoon leader charged the position only to be wounded. Without hesitating, 29-year-old Platoon Sgt. Ian John McKay took-over and rushed the machine gun firing his L1A1 SLR.

Object Details Location Currently not on view ID Number 1988.0118.04 serial number A133540 catalog number 1988.0118.04 accession number 1988.0118 Object Name Automatic Rifle rifle, semiautomatic ...

The F1 entered service alongside the Australian L1A1, and shared with that weapon a common trigger group and pistol grip as well as a butt plate, thus minimizing the additional unique parts the ...