Emergence of the Carbine: The British Enfield SA80 Carbines
From the inception of the (Section) Small Arms of the 1980s project in 1970, the intent behind British adoption of ...
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End of an Era in British Firearms Manufacturing: The British Enfield SA80, XL70 – Part 4
The final prototype series of the SA80 family actually overlapped with the service L85A1 and L86A1 variants and consisted of ...
Trials and Tribulations: Britain’s Quest for Area Effect Weapons, British Enfield SA80 Grenade Launchers
An “area effect” weapon was a requirement from the outset of the SA80 program and appeared in wooden mock-up form ...
The British Janson E.M.2 Automatic Rifle
By Jonathan Ferguson, Armament Research Services (ARES) Small Arms Technology in the Face of Opposition Genesis Better known than either ...
The British Thorpe E.M.1 Automatic Rifle
By Jonathan Ferguson, Armament Research Services (ARES) Above: The Thorpe E.M.1 automatic rifle in profile (left-hand side). (N.R. JENZEN-JONES/ARES) Introduction ...
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