L1A1

Type Battle rifle (L1A1/C1A1)
Light machine gun (L2A1/C2A1)
In service 1954 - early 1990s
Used by British Commonwealth
Wars Suez Crisis, Malayan Emergency, Indonesian Confrontation,
Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Northern Ireland Troubles,
Rhodesian Bush War, Falklands War, Gulf War
Production history
Designer Dieudonn Saive, Ernest Vervier
Designed 1947-1953
Manufacturer RSAF Enfield and BSA factories (UK), Lithgow Small Arms Factory (Australia)
Canadian Arsenals, Ltd. (Canada)
Produced 1954 -1980s
Variants L1A1/C1/C1A1 (Rifles)
L2A1/C2/C2A1 (Squad automatic weapons)
Specifications
Cartridge 7.62x51mm NATO
Action Gas-operated, tilting breechblock
Rate of fire Semi automatic  L1A1, C1A1
Full Automatic  L2A1, C2A1
Feed system 20 or 30-round detachable box magazine