The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army. [4] . The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle.

The L number in isolation is not a unique identifier; the L1 designation alone is used for a rifle and its corresponding bayonet and blank-firing attachment, a machine gun, a tank gun, a sighting telescope, an anti-riot grenade, three separate rocket systems, a necklace demolition charge, a hand-thrown flare, a fuze setter head, and two ...

The QBZ-95 is the flagship of the Type 95 gun family (95式枪族), a family of firearms sharing a common receiver design, which includes a standard rifle, a carbine and squad automatic weapon (SAW) variants. [9] It fires the 5.8×42mm DBP87, an indigenous intermediate cartridge.

The L85 is currently the standard service rifle of the British Army, and has been produced by Enfield and Heckler & Koch. SA80 is of a bullpup configuration. It has a simple fire selector with two settings; single and auto. The SA80 is compatible with any STANAG standard magazine. It is fitted with a bayonet lug.

It is essentially the same gun but with a longer, heavier barrel, bipod, shorter handguard and a vertical handgrip at the rear. It was designed as a squad-level fire support weapon, with two per infantry section, able to deliver suppressive fire at a longer range and …

May 11, 2022 · There is the base QBZ-95 assault rifle, the shortened and lighter QBZ-95B carbine and the QBB-95 LSW (Light Weapon System) - a light model to fulfill the all-important squad support role. For the export market, the QBZ-95 goes under the designation of "QBZ-97".

This is a listing of British Army Weapons identified by their L number ("L" standing for Land Service). The L number alone is not a unique identifier, for instance there is an L11 automatic pistol, machine gun and tank gun. Rather, it is used in conjunction with a …

Mar 15, 2016 · The 43 Commando’s Fleet Protection Group has recently come out in a press briefing that the unit has replaced the L95 service rifle (bullpup SA80) with Colt Canada C8s, which the MoD classifies as L119.

Silenced version L2A3 Sterling Submachine Gun. 7.62mm NATO conversion Rifle No.4 Marks 1/2 and 2. Used for target rifle competition.

It has proved popular as a civilian, police, and military rifle since its introduction in the 1980s. The rifles have features that improve performance in extremely cold conditions (which gave the rifle its name) without impairing operation in less extreme conditions.