Some weapons such as the AR-15 [5][6] and M16A2 [7] rifles, C3 Non-Metallic Anti-Personnel Mine, [8] M18A1 Anti-Personnel Mine, [9][10] M79 grenade launcher, [11] M6-895 and M6-640 …

In 1954 the United Kingdom replaced the old system of allocating "Mark" numbers with the British version of the new NATO nomenclature. This consists of an "L" number followed by an "A" …

Once the case design was finalised, the new round was approved to design D6/L/1277/E/88 as "Round 7.62mm Ball L2A1" in February 1954. It was shown in Lists of Changes Paragraph …

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.

It was intended for Arctic warfare where the extreme cold caused problems with regular ammunition in sub-machine guns. "Round 9mm Ball L8A1" was allocated to GIAT in France, …

The 5.56×45mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 5.56 NATO, commonly pronounced "five-five-six") is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire intermediate cartridge family developed in the …

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 weapon description e.g. " …

Feb 18, 2020 · Both rounds have the ‘L’ number code ‘L18A1’. The 5.56mm marked ‘RG 17 L18A1’ and the 9mm ‘IMI 07 L18A1 (+)’. ‘L18A1’ 5.56mm for a current British issue blank, and …

Jul 16, 2009 · Just as there was a .303 Ball Mark VII and a .303 Tracer Mark VII, there is a 5.56 L18A1 and a 9mm L18A1. The nomenclature is based on the hierarchy of the description, ie. …

Apr 28, 2021 · 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 …