The SA80 family originally consisted of the L85A1 Rifle, the L86A1 Light Support Weapon (LSW), and L98A1 Cadet GP Rifle. The first weapons were issued in October 1985.

Over the next decade the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield developed a new rifle for the British Army. After many changes to design and calibre the eventual result was the SA80 or the L85 Individual Weapon and the L86 Light Support Weapon (LSW). The eventual weapons were essentially ArmaLite AR-18s in a bullpup configuration.

Jul 11, 2017 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Enfield L86 LSW (Light Support Weapon) Light Machine Gun (LMG) including pictures.

Feb 14, 2024 · In 1984, the L85A1 rifle and L86A1 machine gun gained official approval, and our earliest evidence for an SA80 carbine emerges. This takes the form of an archival photograph dated November 1984 of an early attempt shown alongside a full-size IW and the Sterling SMG (see Steve Raw’s The Last Enfield, p. 216).

The L86A1 will be used mostly as a longer-range aimed fire weapons, while the suppressive fire functions will be conducted using more effective FN Minimi. Technical description. General design of the L86A1 is mostly similar to the design of L85A1 rifle, except for the following.

Feb 12, 2024 · The final prototype series of the SA80 family actually overlapped with the service L85A1 and L86A1 variants and consisted of 10 variants; although the E1 is the only pre-production build standard. All others were created afterward (1987-1990) to address ongoing reliability issues (see below):

The remaining version of the SA80 adopted by the British Army is the L86A1 Light Support Weapon (LSW), essentially a version of the rifle with a longer barrel and bipod fitted on an outrigger, as well as a rear grip.

From the same family as the SA 80 Individual weapon, the LSW has a heavier and longer barrel, allowing greater muzzle velocity and accuracy than the Individual Weapon. When fired from the integrated bipod, and using the standard SUSAT sight, the LSW is …

英国陆军 在80年代共订购了 8000挺L86A1式， 主要 装备给步兵班，每班两挺； 海军、空军订货超过1万挺。 L86A1式轻机枪结构基本上与L85A1式突击步枪相同，是一种导气式武器，采用枪机回转闭锁方式，由30发弹匣供弹。 导气系统属活塞短行程结构，由活塞、活塞杆和导气节套等组成。 活塞调节孔有两个选择尺寸（正常的和加大的）。 闭锁系统为多突笋的机头闭锁系统。 击针的惯性很小，没有击针簧。 枪机的结构设计可保证枪机在开锁（没有完全闭锁）的情况下，不 …

Oct 13, 2024 · These weapons would be known as the L85A1 and the L86A1. Almost immediately, the rifles were plagued with problems. The L86A1’s bipod tended to fail to lock, were weak, and generally crappy....