The L2A1 was similar to the FN FAL 50.41/42, but with a unique combined bipod-handguard and a receiver dust-cover mounted tangent rear sight from Canada. The L2A1 was intended to serve a role as a light fully automatic rifle or quasi-squad automatic weapon (SAW).

It started to replace the Sten in 1953 as the "Sub-Machine Gun L2A1". Its last non- suppressed variation was the L2A3 but the model changes were minimal throughout its development life.

Rather, the number is used in conjunction with a description, e.g. " Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 " [3] or "L1A1 7.62mm Rifle".

Jul 1, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Sterling Submachine Gun (L2A1) Submachine Gun (SMG) including pictures.

Apr 21, 2021 · Many the nations that adopted the FAL (or L1A1, in Commonwealth terminology) opted to also use a heavy-barreled variant of the same rifle as a light support weapon. In the Commonwealth, this was designated L2A1 and it was used by …

The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1944 until 1994, when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle. In 1944 the British General Staff issued a specification for a new submachine gun.

Sep 1, 1999 · Two nationally-known Class 2’s are now manufacturing “new” fully transferable Sterling SMG’s here in America. Interested? Then let’s move on as SAR takes you through this fully detailed creation of the rare Sterling SMG. The …

Mar 29, 2013 · The Sterling was adopted by the British military as the L2A1 in 1953. In British service, it equipped SAS commandos, airborne units, and others and saw combat in Northern Ireland, the Falklands...

Aug 29, 2017 · The men who participated in this operation carried two submachine guns in combat—the M1928A1 Thompson and a new design that presented an altogether different appearance.

The suppressed L34A1 measures 34 inches in length, folded into a 26-inch form. The weight is 3.6 kg and the barrel length is 7.8 inches. While the gun still had a rate of fire of 550 rounds per minute, it had a lower muzzle velocity of 970 feet per second.