L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
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The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle is a British variant of the FN FAL battle rifle, widely used by the UK and Commonwealth forces during the Cold War era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle canonical | 3 |
| Self-Loading Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676999 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle Context triple: [Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield, notableProduct, L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle]
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A.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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B.
M1917 Enfield rifle
The M1917 Enfield rifle is a bolt-action military service rifle used extensively by U.S. forces during World War I and beyond, valued for its robustness, accuracy, and .30-06 chambering.
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C.
M16 rifle
The M16 rifle is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated assault rifle that has been a standard-issue infantry weapon for the U.S. military and many allied forces since the Vietnam War era.
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D.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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E.
Thompson submachine gun
The Thompson submachine gun is an iconic American automatic firearm, widely used by gangsters and law enforcement during the Prohibition era and later adopted by the military in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle Target entity description: The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle is a British variant of the FN FAL battle rifle, widely used by the UK and Commonwealth forces during the Cold War era.
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A.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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B.
M1917 Enfield rifle
The M1917 Enfield rifle is a bolt-action military service rifle used extensively by U.S. forces during World War I and beyond, valued for its robustness, accuracy, and .30-06 chambering.
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C.
M16 rifle
The M16 rifle is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated assault rifle that has been a standard-issue infantry weapon for the U.S. military and many allied forces since the Vietnam War era.
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D.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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E.
Thompson submachine gun
The Thompson submachine gun is an iconic American automatic firearm, widely used by gangsters and law enforcement during the Prohibition era and later adopted by the military in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle rifle
ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ |
| action | gas-operated ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SLR
ⓘ
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
surface form:
Self-Loading Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1
|
| barrelLength | approximately 533 mm ⓘ |
| basedOn |
FAL
ⓘ
surface form:
FN FAL
|
| cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO ⓘ |
| configuration | inch-pattern FAL variant ⓘ |
| conflict |
Falklands War
ⓘ
Borneo Confrontation ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
surface form:
Malayan Emergency (late phase)
Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ The Troubles ⓘ
surface form:
The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer |
FN Herstal
ⓘ
surface form:
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (design basis)
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield (adaptation)
|
| distinctionFromFNMetricFAL | uses inch-pattern magazines and parts ⓘ |
| effectiveFiringRange | approximately 600 m ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| feedSystem | 20-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| fireMode | semi-automatic ⓘ |
| firingMechanism | hammer-fired ⓘ |
| gasSystemFeature | adjustable gas regulator ⓘ |
| introduced | 1957 (British service) ⓘ |
| magazineType | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| manufacturedBy |
Canadian Arsenals Limited (related C1 pattern)
ⓘ
Lithgow Small Arms Factory ⓘ
surface form:
Lithgow Small Arms Factory (Australia)
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ⓘ |
| mounts |
bayonet
ⓘ
grenade launcher (rifle grenade capability) ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | approximately 840 m/s ⓘ |
| operation | short-stroke gas piston ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 1,143 mm ⓘ |
| receiverMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
SA80 assault rifle
ⓘ
surface form:
SA80 (L85) rifle
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| selectorPositions |
safe
ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1950s ⓘ |
| serviceRetirement | 1990s (United Kingdom regular forces) ⓘ |
| sightType |
aperture rear sight
ⓘ
hooded front post ⓘ |
| standardMagazineCapacity | 20 rounds ⓘ |
| stockMaterial |
synthetic (later production in some users)
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wood (early production) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ Canadian Armed Forces (C1 variant closely related) ⓘ New Zealand Army ⓘ Rhodesian Security Forces ⓘ RAF Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Regiment
Royal Marines ⓘ South African Defence Force (R1 variant closely related) ⓘ |
| weightUnloaded | approximately 4.3 kg ⓘ |
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Subject: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle Description of subject: The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle is a British variant of the FN FAL battle rifle, widely used by the UK and Commonwealth forces during the Cold War era.
Referenced by (4)
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