At one time it was known as the 4.85 Individual Weapon, a reference to the calibre of the bullet it fired. The British Army had considered bullpup designs with intermediate calibre rounds in the 1950s, and officially adopted one of these as .280 British in 1951 in the EM-2 and Taden gun.

The system was to be composed of two weapons: the XL64E5 rifle (also called the "Enfield Individual Weapon") and a light support weapon known as the XL65E4 light machine gun.

Feb 14, 2024 · The bolt carrier group is the original XL64E5 assembly with its tungsten recoil pellet and dorsal cut-out for use with the XL65E4 light support weapon’s (LSW) open-bolt automatic mode of fire (at this stage of development, the carrier groups were interchangeable).

Mar 12, 2019 · The new XL64E5 and XL65E4 offered improved ergonomics thanks to the new pattern safety and magazine catches. The non-ambidextrous safety lever is actually easier to operate for left-handed shooters, who are able to use the index finger of the firing hand to sweep it …

The XL64E5 Individual Weapon and the XL65E4 Light Support Weapon, first unveiled in 1976, are the two components for the system. When NATO adopted the US 5.56x45mm round and began implementing cartridge standardization, the two weapons were re …

Feb 12, 2024 · The finalized XL64E5 depicted in Hance’s U.S. design patent #251,979 of May 29, 1979, shows that he was involved right up until this major redesign. According to Raw, he believed that his design was sound at that stage and had gone awry after his …

May 24, 2017 · This is a converted XL64E5 EWS ‘IW’ (Individual Weapon, NATO nomenclature for a rifle or similar arm) in an ultra-short format. The weapon itself is still extant in the former MoD Pattern Room collection, allowing this author to examine it closely.

Doyle (Martin Shaw) attempts a hostage rescue armed with the Enfield XL64E5 in "Wild Justice". This is probably the only time this weapon was used in a TV show.

XL64 E5是一款英国皇家恩菲尔德兵工厂在1970年代研制的中口径无托结构右肩突击步枪。 发射4.85毫米中间威力弹. 重量:空枪3.89公斤. 全长:770毫米. 枪管长:518亳米. 口径:4.85毫米. 枪机:短行程导气式活塞. 闭锁:转拴式枪栓. 射击方式:半自动、全自动. 射速:900米/秒. 弹匣容量:20发. 虽然英国人的李·恩菲尔德步枪非常出色，但是其栓动式设计对于作为一款全军列装的步枪是越来越吃力。 英国人需要一款全新的轻武器，而这支步枪必需在短时间内投射出强大的火力。 作为第二次 …

XL64E5—the Individual Weapon (IW) standard rifle in a right-handed configuration; XL68E2—the rifle in its left-handed configuration; XL65E4—a “Light Support Weapon” aka “Machine Gun” variant (LSW/MG), right-handed;