The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), also known by the initial Canadian designation C1, or in the U.S. as the "inch pattern" FAL, is a British version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle.

Oct 16, 2018 · Although the L1A1 SLR (FN FAL) service rifle served the Australian “Digger” faithfully for an extremely long period of time, infantrymen in the Vietnam War realized that the rifle could be “tweaked” to fit the combat that the soldiers had to fight in day after day.

Dec 29, 2021 · It was an L2A1 Self-Loading Rifle with the bipod removed and the barrel sawed off at the front sight post. They then added a specially-crafted cone-shaped flash hider to the end of the new barrel and a pistol grip for more control. The result was a louder, more flashy version of the SLR and could be done by the unit armorer.

May 17, 2017 · Semi-automatic L1A1s were unofficially converted to full-auto capability by using lower receivers from the L2A1. In service with the Australian SAS it was nicknamed after a female dog.

One particularly curious use of the L1A1 by Australian SAS in Vietnam to break contact while on a recce was the “Slaughtermatic” (AKA, “Beast” or “Bitch”) a field mod SLR tweaked to run full-auto with L2A1 parts and shortened via the removal of handguards and given a chopped barrel.

Jul 19, 2012 · New Zealand decided to adopt the L1A1 in September 1958 and ordered 15,000 from SAF Lithgow. The first batch for New Zealand were manufactured in 1959 and delivered in 1960 with the order finally completed in 1965.

A few years ago an urban myth started circulating around the military circles about the existence of a short Barrel L1A1. There was a rumours that the British special force in the 1960's had modified there issued Standard L1A1 to a short barrel version.

The L1A1 was a reliable, hard-hitting, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a maximum battle range of 300 metres and a practical rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute.

It is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, although originally designed for the intermediate .280 British. A license-built version of the FAL was produced and adopted by the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth as the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. In …

The team are shown with an array of weapons including M16A1′s, the patrol leader has an M16A1 with a Colt XM148 grenade launcher, and specially adapted L1A1′s which have been shortened and have 30-round magazines.