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List of British weapon L numbers

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List of British weapon L numbers
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This article is about the British Armed Forces weapon designation system. For the catfish classification system, see L-number.

The L number ("L" standing for Land Service)[1] or weapon identity number[2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores. The L number in isolation is not a unique identifier;[a] rather, the number is used in conjunction with a description, e.g. "Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1"[3] or "L1A1 7.62mm Rifle". The A number following the L number refers to the particular version of a piece of equipment;[1] unlike some similar designation systems used by other countries where an A number is only used for subsequent versions of equipment, an A1 designation is always used for the first version to be officially adopted.[b] Stores coming into Army service began receiving Land Service designations in 1954, replacing the old number-and-mark system of designations.[7]

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British smoke grenade with various markings, including "Grenade Hand Smoke Screening Training L83A1" designation

Some weapons such as the AR-15[8][9] and M16A2[10] rifles, the C3 Non-Metallic Anti-Personnel Mine,[11] the M18A1 Anti-Personnel Mine,[12][13] the M79 grenade launcher,[14] the M6-895 and M6-640 mortars,[14][15] and the various air rifles in Cadet Force usage,[16] were not given L numbers and are referred to in official documentation by their manufacturer's designations instead. Likewise, legacy items that were given designations under the earlier number-and-mark system[c] continued to be referred to by those designations until replacement.

Equivalent designation systems were devised for the Royal Navy ("N", standing for Naval Service) and the Royal Air Force ("A", standing for Air Service),[1] though in many cases stores used across all three branches were and are referred to by Land Service designations;[31] Land Service designations have also been used where no Army equivalent exists, as in the case of the L44A1.[32] A number of guided weapons in British service such as the K170A1/A2 NLAW HEAT Guided Missile[31] and the K130 High Velocity Missile[33][34] use a "K" designation rather than a Land Service one. The FV (fighting vehicle) number series is similar in purpose but not in formatting. Similar designation systems are used by various other militaries; for example, Canada uses "C" (standing for Canadian), Australia uses "F" (standing for Forces),[d] and several nations such as Denmark, South Africa, and the United States of America use or used "M" (standing for Model or its non-English equivalent).

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Firearms

  • L1
    • L1A1 7.62mm Self Loading Rifle (SLR) (Also referred to as the L1A1 7.62mm Rifle)[7][39][3][40][41][35][38]
    • L1A1-A4 Bayonet (For use with the SLR)[3][1]
    • L1A1/A2 Blank Firing Attachment (For use with the SLR)[39]
    • L1A1/A2 .50 inch Machine Gun (Also referred to as the L1A1/A2 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun)[42][43][44]
    • L1A1 .50 inch Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Mounting (For use with the L1A1 MG)[42]
    • L1A1 Vehicle Stand (For use with the L1A1 MG)[42]
    • L1A1/A2 84mm AT4 (CS) HP Rocket System (Also referred to as the L1A1/A2 Interim Light Anti-tank Weapon (ILAW))[43]
    • L1A1/A2 120mm Tank Quick Firing Ordnance[45]
    • L1A1/A2/A3[46] 66mm HEAT Rocket and Launcher (Also referred to as the L1 66mm Section Anti-Tank Rocket)[47][48]
    • L1A1 66mm Sub-Calibre 21mm Adaptor (Training adaptor for L1 66mm HEAT Rocket)[47]
    • L1A1/A2/A3 Irritant Anti-Riot Hand Grenade[49][50]
    • L1A1 Straight Sighting Telescope (Modified No. 32 Mk 3 Sighting Telescope as used with the L42A1 rifle)[51][52]
    • L1A1 Illuminating Hand Thrown Flare[53]
    • L1A1 Necklace Demolition Charge[54][12][30]
    • L1A1 94mm HEAT Rocket System[12]
    • L1A1/A2 8 kg Linear User Filled Demolition Charge[55][56]
    • L1A1/A2 12 kg Conical User Filled Demolition Charge[55][56]
    • L1E1 Area Defence Projector[57]
    • L1A1-A4 Handheld Pressurized Irritant Canister[58][12]
    • L1A1 Fuze Setter Head, NSN 1290-99-967-0882
    • L1A1 IR Torch[39]
    • L1A1 IR Section Torch[59]
    • L1A1 Small Arms Bore Cleaning Brush[21]
    • L1A1 Instantaneous Fuze[12][60][61][28][62]
    • L1A1/A2/A3 Safety Fuze[63][12][64][65][28]
    • L1A1 Detonating Cord[66][12]
    • L1A1/A2 Non-Electric Demolition Detonator (Also referred to as the L1A1/A2 Plain Detonator[30])[66][12][67][68][28][62]
    • L1A1 Smoke Generator[69][70]
    • L1A1/A2 9mm Magazine (Magazine for use with the L2 submachine gun; L1A1 magazines were manufactured by Sterling while L1A2 magazines were variously manufactured by ROF Fazakerley, Royal Laboratories Woolwich, Rolls Razor, and Mettoy)[71]
    • L1A1/A2/A3 Image Intensified Weapon Sight (Also referred to as the L1 Individual Weapon Sight (IWS), L1 Image Intensified Weaponsight, or L1 Individual Weaponsight)[8][72][73]
    • L1A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Mount for L1 IWS to be used with the L7 GPMG)[8][72]
    • L1A1 Safety Unit (Attached to L44A1)[32]
    • L1A1 7.62mm Machine Gun Tools and Accessories Roll (L7 GPMG tool roll)[74]
    • L1A1 Small Arms Cleaning Rod[74]
    • L1A1 Small Arms Collimator (For use with SUSAT and CWS on the SA80 series)[2]
    • L1A1/A2 Grenade Discharger (Used for firing the L11 anti-riot grenade)[75]
    • L1A1 Armoured Vehicle Periscopic Sight[76]
  • L2
    • L2A1/A2 High Explosive Hand Grenade (Also referred to as the L2A1/A2 Anti-Personnel Hand Grenade, which is particularly apparent on the grenade markings)[12][77][78][79][80][24]
    • L2A1 7.62mm Automatic Rifle[36][38][note 1]
    • L2A1 84mm HE (CS) Rocket (Also referred to as the L2A1 ILAW)[81]
    • L2A1 Anti-Structures Munition[82]
    • L2A1 7.62mm Rifle[83]
    • L2A1/A2/A3 9mm Submachine Gun[7][84][85][86][87][88]
    • L2A1/A2 Trilux Infantry Sight Unit (Abbreviated to SUIT after "Sight Unit, Infantry, Trilux")[3][89]
    • L2A1 Irritant One Shot Hand-Held Discharger[90]
    • L2A1 .30 in. Machine Gun Tripod Mounting (Tripod mounting for L3 Machine Gun series)[91][3]
    • L2A1 0.22in Aiming Rifle (No. 8 rifles converted for Royal Armoured Corps miniature range training via removal of iron sights and furniture)[19][20]
    • L2A1 Laser Range-Finder[59]
    • L2A1 Paint Marker Hand Grenade[92]
    • L2A1 Light Non-Metallic Anti-Tank Mine[93]
    • L2A1/A2 Electric Demolition Detonator[66][12][67][94][28][62]
    • L2A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight (Also referred to as the L2A1 Individual Weapon Sight (IWS))[95]
    • L2A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Mount for L1 IWS to be used with the L14 anti-tank gun)[8][72]
    • L2A1 7.62mm Magazine (For use with the L1A1 SLR)[96][37]
    • L2A1 Drill Necklace Demolition Charge (Drill version of the L1A1 Necklace Charge)[30]
    • L2A1 Ground Stand (For use with the L1A1 MG)[42]
    • L2A1 Practice Anti-Tank Mine[67]
    • L2A1 Small Arms Collimator (For use with the telescopic sight and CWS on the L96 rifle)[2]
    • L2A1 51mm Mortar Cleaning Brush Handle[97]
    • L2A1/A2 Laser Range Finder[98]
    • L2A1 Image Intensified Armoured Vehicle Periscopic Sight[99][100]
    • L2A1 51mm Mortar (L10A1 mortar without ancillary items)[101]
  • L3
    • L3A1-A4 .30 in Machine Gun[7][91]
    • L3A1 Bayonet (Used with the L85 rifle; can also be attached to the L129A1 via an adaptor)[102][103]
    • L3A1 Non-Metallic Anti-Tank Mine[11] (Also referred to as the L3A1 Anti-Tank Mine or the L3A1 Lightweight Non-Metallic Anti-Tank Mine)[53][104]
    • L3A1 Anti-Tank Mine Clearing Equipment[54]
    • L3A1 PE4 Slab Demolition Charge[54][105][12][106]
    • L3A1/A2/A3 Handheld Electronic D.C. Exploder[107][108][109]
    • L3A1/A2/A3 Practice Hand Grenade (Training version of the L2 HE/APERS Hand Grenade)[24][110]
    • L3A1-A5 Flash Initiator[63][12][98]
    • L3A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Mount for L1 IWS to be used with the AR-15 rifle; there is no relation to the L3A1 Weapon Sight below)[8][72]
    • L3A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight (Also referred to as the L3A1 Crew Served Weapon Sight)[111]
    • L3A1 Small Arms Collimator (For use with the iron sights and CWS on the SA80 series)[2]
  • L4
    • L4 183 mm anti-tank gun used on FV4005 prototype
    • L4A1-A9 7.62mm Light Machine Gun (7.62mm Bren conversions; designation often simplified to "L4 7.62mm Machine Gun")[7][112][113][114][115]
    • L4A1 7.62mm Magazine (For use with the above)[113]
    • L4A1 Drill Slab Demolition Charge (Drill version of the L3A1 Slab Charge)[106][116]
    • L4A1/A2 Drill Hand Grenade (Drill version of the L2 HE/APERS Hand Grenade)[117]
    • L4A1 Flash Initiator[118]
    • L4A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Mount for L1 IWS to be used with the L1 SLR)[8][72]
    • L4A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Case (Case for L1 IWS; also referred to as the L4 Image Intensified Weaponsight Case)[73]
    • L4A1 Cased Image Intensified Weapon Sight (L1 IWS with case and accessories; also referred to as the L4 Cased Image Intensified Weaponsight or the L4 Cased Image Intensified Straight Telescope)[73][119]
    • L4A1 Machine Gun Tripod Mounting (Tripod mount for L7)[120][121]
    • L4A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Adaptor (Mount for the L5 and L6 sights; Also referred to as the L4 Image Intensified Weaponsight Adaptor)[122]
    • L4A1 Smoke Generator[123][124]
  • L5
    • L5A1/A2/A3 Trilux 7.62mm Rifle Sight Conversion Kit (Used with the SLR, also referred to as the L5 Trilux Foresight)[3]
    • L5A1-A4 Illuminating Parachute Hand Fired Rocket[12][69][70][125]
    • L5A1 Combination Demolition Firing Device[126]
    • L5A1 Detonating Cord[127][28][62]
    • L5A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Mount for L1 IWS to be used with the L42A1 rifle; there is no relation to the L5A1 Weapon Sight below)[51]
    • L5A1 Incendiary Destructor[62]
    • L5A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight (Also referred to as the L5A1 Image Intensified Weaponsight or L5A1 Pocketscope)[122]
    • L5A1 Adaptor (Adaptor for the L5 and L6 sights)[122]
    • L5A1/A2/A3 51mm Mortar Trilux Sight[97]
    • L5 105mm Pack Howitzer (Also referred to as the L5 105mm Gun Equipment)[128][5]
  • L6
    • L6A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (Centurion tank ranging gun)[129]
    • L6A1 Blank Firing Attachment[39]
    • L6A1 Image Intensified Straight Telescope (Also referred to as the L6A1 Pocketscope)[122]
    • L6A1 Adaptor (Adaptor for the L5 and L6 sights)[122]
    • L6A1 51mm Mortar Case[97]
    • L6A1-A4 Thermal Sleeve[130]
  • L7
  • L8
    • L8A1/A2 7.62mm Machine Gun, L7 for AFV use
    • L8A1-A5 7.62mm Rifle (7.62mm Lee-Enfield conversions)[134][135]
    • L8A1-A4 Screening Smoke Discharger Grenade[69]
    • L8A1/A2 Image Intensified Weapon Sight (Also referred to as the L8 Image Intensified Weaponsight or the L8 Common Weapon Sight)[136][137]
    • L8A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Mount for the L5 and L6 sights; Also referred to as the L8 Image Intensified Weaponsight Mount)[122]
  • L9
  • L10
  • L11
    • L11A1 9mm Automatic Pistol Kit (L9A1 pistol with accessories)[151]
    • L11A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (0.50 inch M2 Browning machine gun for use as ranging gun)
    • L11A1-A7 120mm Rifled Gun (Also referred to as the L11 Tank Breech Loading Ordnance)[152]
    • L11A1 Rapid Bridge Demolition Charge[67]
    • L11A1 Blank Ammunition Firing Attachment (For use with the SA80 series)[21]
    • L11A1 Illuminating Parachute Hand Fired Rocket[70]
    • L11A1/A2 Long Range Irritant Anti-Riot Discharger Grenade[24][153][75]
    • L11A1 Tripwire Flare Simulator Kit (Practice version of the L10A1 Tripwire Kit)[70]
    • L11A1 Cased Image Intensified Weapon Sight (L5 Weapon Sight in case with accessories; Also referred to as the L11 Cased Image Intensified Weaponsight)[122]
    • L11A1 Gun and Mortar Fire Simulator[67]
  • L12
    • L12A1 0.22 inch Calibre 7.62mm Rifle Conversion Kit (.22 inch conversion kit for the L1A1 SLR; occasionally, "5.60mm" could be used in place of "0.22 inch")[3][154][39]
    • L12A1 Trilux Small Arms Sight Unit (Version with 300-800m range settings)[155]
    • L12A1/A2 Illuminating Parachute Hand Fired Rocket[70][156][157]
    • L12A1 Rapid Bridge Demolition Charge[67]
    • L12A1 Cased Image Intensified Weapon Sight (L6 Telescope in case with accessories; Also referred to as the L11 Cased Image Intensified Weaponsight)[122]
  • L13
    • L13A1 5.56mm SA80-series blank fire attachment
    • L13A1 105 mm gun used on FV433 Abbot self-propelled gun
    • L13A1/A2 Irritant Anti-Riot Hand Grenade[24][75][12][158]
    • L13A1 Irritant Hand Held Jet Spray[90]
    • L13A1 Telescope (Schmidt & Bender 6 x 42, primary sighting system for the L96 rifle prior to its 2000 upgrade; also referred to as the L13 Telescopic Sight)[159]
    • L13A1 Illuminating Parachute Rocket[69]
    • L13A1 Gun and Mortar Fire Simulator[67]
  • L14A1
    • L14A1 Anti-Tank Mine[11][160]
    • L14A1 40mm Multi Shot Grenade Launcher (MSGL)[161]
    • L14A1 84mm Infantry Anti-Tank Gun[162][163] (Also referred to as the L14A1 84mm Medium Anti-Tank Weapon)[164]
    • L14A1 Small Arms General Purpose Cleaning Brush[21]
    • L14A1/A2 Cased Image Intensified Weapon Sight (L8 Weapon Sight in L10 case with accessories; Also referred to as the L14 Cased Image Intensified Weaponsight)[136]
    • L14A1 Image Intensified Weapon Sight Mount (Used to mount the L8 Weapon Sight on the L96 rifle; Also referred to as the L14A1 Image Intensified Weaponsight Mount)[136]
    • L14A1 Practice Long Range Anti-Riot Grenade[24]
  • L15
  • L16
    • L16A1/A2 81mm Mortar[14][31]
    • L16A1/A2 Practice Anti-Riot Hand Grenade (Training version of L13 grenade)[24][12][165][75]
    • L16A1 Flash and Sound Armoured Fighting Vehicle Gunfire Simulator[12]
  • L17
    • L17A1 40mm Underslung Grenade Launcher
    • L17A2 40mm Underslung Grenade Launcher (Initial designation for the AG-SA80/L123 launcher)[2]
    • L17A1 HE Blast Anti-Tank Mine[104][141][142]
    • L17A1/A2 Telescope (Schmidt & Bender 3-12 x 50, primary sighting system for the L96 rifle following its 2000 upgrade, the L118 rifle, and the L129 SSW, and capable of being retrofitted onto the L115 rifle; also referred to as the L17 Telescopic Sight)[31][166]
    • L17A1 Blank Ammunition Firing Attachment[167]
    • L17A1/A2 Ammunition Container[97]
  • L18
    • L18A1 9mm Automatic Pistol[138]
    • L18A1 HE Blast Anti-Tank Mine[104][168][141][142]
    • L18A1/A2 Optical Sight (Sighting system on L104 Riot Gun)[169][98]
    • L18A1/A2 Flash and Sound Armoured Fighting Vehicle Gunfire Simulator[69][170]
    • L18A1 Gun and Mortar Fire Simulator[67]
  • L19
    • L19A1 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (Heavy-barrelled variant of the L7 GPMG)
    • L19A1 Small Arms Fire Simulator[12][67]
  • L20
    • L20A1/A2 7.62mm Machine Gun (L7A1/A2 variant for use in gun pods and other external mounts)
    • L20A1 PE7 Block Demolition Charge[171]
    • L20A1 Explosion Simulator[67]
  • L21
  • L22
  • L23
  • L24
    • L24A1 300m Illuminating Parachute Hand Fired Rocket[178][179][145]
    • L24A1 12.7mm machine gun Ranging drill version.
    • L24A1 Telescope (Schmidt & Bender 5-25 x 56, primary sighting system for the L115 rifle; also referred to as the L24 Telescopic Sight)[180]
    • L24A1 5.56mm Magazine (Heckler & Koch STANAG magazine for the SA80 series and M16 series)[173]
  • L25
    • L25A1/A2 Rapid Cratering Explosive Kit[12]
    • L25A1 600m IR Illuminating Parachute Hand Fired Rocket[181]
    • L25A1 Instructional Rifle (Sectionalised version of the L1A1 SLR)
    • L25A1 5.56mm Magazine (Heckler & Koch STANAG magazine for blank ammunition)
    • L25A1 Electric Safety Fuze Igniter[62]
    • L25A1 PE7 Drill Slab Demolition Charge[182]
  • L26
    • L26A1/A2 Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Charge[183][184][56]
    • L26A1 Instructional Rifle (Variant of the L25A1 instructional rifle)
    • L26A1 Rarden 30 mm cannon
    • L26A1 5.56mm Magazine (Twenty-round magazine for the L22A2 carbine)
    • L26A1 600m Smoke Screening Hand Fired Rocket[185]
  • L27
    • L27A1 Anti-Tank Mine Kit (Consisting of two L14A1 Anti-Tank Mines and accessories)[160]
    • L27A1 Drill Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Charge[184]
    • L27A1 1000m Illuminating Parachute Hand Fired Rocket[185]
  • L28
    • L28A1 Practice Anti-Tank Mine Kit (Practice version of the L27A1 Anti-Tank Mine Kit)[160]
    • L28A1 Drill Hand Grenade (Later drill version of the L2 HE/APERS Hand Grenade)[186]
    • L28A1 Instructional Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Charge[184]
    • L28A1 Large Hand Battle Noise Simulator[21][187]
  • L29
    • L29A1/A2 Instructional Anti-Tank Mine Kit (Instructional version of the L27A1 Anti-Tank Mine Kit)[160]
    • L29A1 Electric Battle Noise Simulator[67][187]
  • L30
    • L30A1 120mm Challenger Armament (CHARM) Gun[14]
  • L32
  • L34
    • L34A1 9mm Submachine Gun (Silenced version of L2A3)[86]
  • L35
  • L36
    • L36A1/A2 Green Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[191]
    • L36A1 Electric Battle Sound Simulator[98]
  • L37
    • L37A1/A2 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (Variant of L7 GPMG for AFVs, e.g. Challenger 2).[131]
    • L37A1 Red Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[192]
  • L38
    • L38A1 7.62mm Drill Rifle (Drill purpose version of the L1A1 SLR)
    • L38A1/A2 Yellow Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[193][12]
  • L39
  • L41
    • L41A1/A2 0.22 inch Calibre 5.56mm Rifle Conversion Kit (.22 inch conversion kit for SA80-pattern weapons; also referred to as the L41A1/A2 .22 inch Calibre SA 80 5.56mm Rifle and LSW Conversion Kit)[195][138]
    • L41A1-A5 Demolition Grip Firing Device Kit[196][98]
  • L42
  • L43
    • L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun (L7 variant used on the Scorpion as a ranging gun)
  • L44
    • L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun (Royal Navy L7 variant fitted with L1A1 Safety Unit and No. 1 Mk 1 Electrical Firing Unit, normally pintle-mounted or set in remote gun pods)[32]
  • L45
    • L45A1 7.62mm Drill Machine Gun (Drill purpose version of L7)
  • L46
    • L46A1 7.62mm Drill Machine Gun (Drill purpose version of L7)
    • L46A1 51mm Mortar Wrench Spanner[97]
  • L47
  • L49
    • L49A1 9mm Drill Submachine Gun (Drill purpose version of the L2A3 converted from unserviceable weapons)[200]
    • L49A1 Minefield Perimeter Marking Kit[11]
  • L50
    • L50A1 9mm Drill Purpose Machine Carbine (Drill purpose version of the Sten Mk II)[201]
    • L50A1 Smoke Screening/Marker Hand Grenade
  • L51
    • L51A1 9mm Drill Purpose Machine Carbine (Drill purpose version of the Sten Mk III)[201]
  • L52
    • L52A1 9mm Drill Purpose Machine Carbine (Drill purpose version of the Sten Mk V)[201]
    • L52A1/A2 Blue Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12]
  • L53
    • L53A1/A2 Green Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12][202]
  • L54
    • L54A1/A2 Red Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12]
  • L55
  • L56
    • L56A1 Practice Hand Grenade (Later training version of the L2 HE/APERS Hand Grenade with a rubber body)[12][67][204]
  • L59
  • L60
    • L60A1 40mm Target Practice Marker Grenade (Training variant of the L74A1 HEAT Grenade)[206]
  • L64
    • L64A1 Green Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12]
  • L65
    • L65A1 Orange Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12]
  • L66
    • L66A1 .22in Automatic Pistol[207]
    • L66A1 Red Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12]
  • L67
    • L67A1-A4 37mm Riot Gun (Also referred to as the L67 1.5" Riot Gun)[169][131][208]
    • L67A1 Blue Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[12]
  • L68
  • L69
  • L70
  • L71
  • L72
    • L72A9 Light Anti-Structures Missile (LASM) (M72A9)[82][14]
    • L72A1 Training Smoke Screening Hand Grenade[70][144]
  • L73
    • L73A1/A2 Training Smoke Screening Hand Grenade
  • L74
    • L74A1/A2 12 Bore Shotgun[210][211][83]
    • L74A1 40mm HEAT Grenade (Used with the L85 rifle until the introduction of the Rifle Grenade General Service series)[12][206]
  • L75
    • L75A1 40mm HEAT-APERS Grenade (Used with the L85 rifle until the introduction of the Rifle Grenade General Service series; also referred to as the L75A1 HEAT/Fragmentation Grenade)[206]
  • L78
    • L78A1 White Light Stabilised Illumination Device Flare Kit[212]
  • L79
    • L79A1 Infra-Red Stabilised Illumination Device Flare Kit[212]
  • L80
    • L80A1 9mm Submachine Gun (MP5K)[131]
    • L80A1 Drill Stabilised Illumination Device Flare Kit
  • L81
  • L83
  • L84
    • L84A1/A2/A3 Red Phosphorus Smoke Screening Hand Grenade (Rheinmetall SPIRCO)[215][209][216]
  • L85
  • L86
  • L87A1
    • L87A1 Inert Practice Rifle Grenade (Inert version of the L85A1 Rifle Grenade)[53]
  • L89
    • L89A1 9mm Automatic Pistol (Instructional version of the L9A1 pistol)[218]
    • L89A1 16mm White Pyrotechnic Signal Kit[219][145]
  • L90
    • L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun (MP5KA1)
    • L90A1 16mm Green Pyrotechnic Signal Kit[220]
  • L91
    • L91A1 9mm Submachine Gun (MP5SD3)
    • L91A1 16mm Red Pyrotechnic Signal Kit[221]
  • L92
    • L92A1 9mm Submachine Gun (MP5A3)
  • L94
    • L94A1 7.62mm Machine Gun (Hughes EX34 chain gun)[131]
  • L95
    • L95 another variant of the Chain gun
  • L96
  • L98
  • L100
  • L101
  • L102
  • L103
  • L104
  • L105
  • L106
    • L106A1/A2 9mm Automatic Pistol (SIG Sauer P226 with corrosion-resistant finish)[131]
    • L106A1 Distraction Hand Grenade
  • L107
    • L107A1 9mm Automatic Pistol (SIG Sauer P228)[226]
    • L107A1 Distraction Hand Grenade[98]
  • L108A1
    • L108A1 5.56mm Light Machine Gun[231]
    • L108A1/A2 Practice Distraction Hand Grenade (Training version of the L107A1 Distraction Hand Grenade)[232][98]
  • L109
  • L110
  • L111
    • L111A1 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (M2 Browning with quick-change barrel; originally referred to as the L111A1 .50 inch Machine Gun)[131][31][148]
    • L111A1 Practice Hand Grenade (Training version of the L109 HE Hand Grenade)[98]
  • L112
    • L112A1 7.62mm Air Role Derivative (ARD) General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) (Helicopter door gun variant of the L7)[131][31][32]
  • L114
  • L115
    • L115A1-A4 8.59mm Long Range Rifle (Also referred to as the L115 8.59mm Sniper Rifle, L115 8.59mm Large Calibre Long Range Rifle, or simply L115 8.59mm Rifle; additionally, "0.338in" or ".338" can be used in place of "8.59mm")[10][14][131][241][31][83][217][138][146]
    • L115A1 Practice Distraction Hand Grenade (Training version of the L106A1 Distraction Hand Grenade)
  • L116
    • L116A1 Drill Purpose (DP) Rifle (Drill purpose version of the L98 converted from unserviceable L85s)[242][243][173]
  • L117
  • L118
    • L118 105mm Light Gun (Also referred to as the L118 105mm Field Gun or L118 105mm Field Gun Equipment)[244][245][5][246]
    • L118A1 7.62mm Counter Terrorism Sniper Rifle[83]
  • L119
  • L121
    • L121A1 12.7mm Long Range Precision Anti Structure Rifle (Also referred to as the L121A1 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rifle)[83][98]
    • L121 155mm Gun[248]
  • L123
  • L126
  • L127
    • L127A1 'Sideloader' 37mm Less Lethal Gun (based on the HK GLM)[169][83]
  • L128
  • L129
    • L129A1 7.62mm Sharpshooter Rifle (Also referred to as the L129A1 7.62mm Sharpshooter Assault Rifle)[230][250][251][83][138][146]
    • L129A1 7.62mm Sniper Support Weapon (Variant of the Sharpshooter Rifle outfitted with an L17 telescope and a suppressor for use by the spotter in a sniper-spotter pair)[31]
  • L130
    • L130A1 7.62mm Light Machine Gun[148]
  • L131
  • L132
    • L132A1 9mm FX Pistol (Glock 17T (Gen4), fires Marker Round Training System (MRTS) munitions)
    • L132A1/A2 Smoke Screening Hand Grenade[144][253][254][255][145]
  • L134
  • L135
    • L135A1 12.7mm Long Range Precision Anti Structure Rifle[83]
  • L137
    • L137A1 9mm Pistol (Glock 19)[83]
  • L143
  • L144
  • L152
    • L152A1 Green Signal Smoke Hand Grenade
  • L153
    • L153A1 Orange Signal Smoke Hand Grenade
  • L154
    • L154A1 Red Signal Smoke Hand Grenade
  • L155
    • L155A1 Yellow Signal Smoke Hand Grenade[56]
  • L157
    • L157A1 Purple Signal Smoke Hand Grenade
  • L158
    • L158A1 Turquoise Signal Smoke Hand Grenade
  • L238
    • L238A1 Ammunition Container Assembly (Container with fifteen L1 66mm HEAT Rockets and Launchers)[47]
  • L243
    • L243A1-14 Ammunition Container Assembly[97]
  • L403
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Ammunition

  • L1
  • L2
  • L3
  • L4
    • L4A1 60mm High Explosive Mortar Bomb[81]
    • L4A1 1.5" Green Signal Cartridge
    • L4A1 12.7mm Armour Piercing Incendiary Round[268]
    • L4A1 .338 inch Ball Round[279]
  • L5
    • L5A1-A7 1.5 in. Anti-Riot Baton Round[169][143]
    • L5A1-A5 7.62mm Tracer Round (Tracer round complement to L2A1/A2)[280][12][266]
    • L5A1/A2 .22 inch Ball Round[281]
  • L7
    • L7A1 9mm Ball Round[282]
    • L7A1 5.56mm Ball Round[266]
    • L7A1 120mm Blank Charge[67]
  • L8
  • L9
    • L9A1 .22 inch Ball Round[281]
    • L9A1-A7 12 Bore Short Range Irritant Round[284]
  • L10
    • L10A1 .303 inch Blank Cartridge[12]
    • L10A1/A2 7.62mm Blank Cartridge (Blank training round complement to L2A1/A2)[266]
    • L10A1 .30 inch Blank Cartridge[12]
    • L10A1/A2 81mm High Explosive Mortar Bomb[286]
    • L10A1-A8 12 Bore Short Range Practice Round[285]
  • L11
    • L11A1/A2 .50 inch Observing Round[12][287]
    • L11A1 7.62mm Ball Round[266]
    • L11A1 51mm Drill Mortar Bomb (Representing L2 Smoke and L3 Illumination bombs)[150]
    • L11A1-A5 12 Bore Long Range Irritant Round[285]
  • L12
    • L12A1 9mm Ball Round[282]
    • L12A1 51mm Drill Mortar Bomb (Representing L1 HE bombs)[150]
  • L13
    • L13A1-A4 7.62mm Blank Cartridge (Blank training round complement to L2A1/A2)[12][266]
    • L13A1 .50 inch Observing Round[287]
  • L14
    • L14A1 7.62mm Blank Cartridge[266]
    • L14A1 51mm High Explosive Mortar Bomb[97]
  • L15
  • L16
    • L16A1 5.56mm Tracer Round (Tracer round complement to L15A1/A2 and L17A1/A2)[290][266]
    • L16A1 51mm Illuminating Mortar Bomb[143][97]
    • L16A1 7.62mm Ball Round[266]
  • L17
  • L18
    • L18A1 5.56mm Blank Cartridge (Blank training round complement to L17A1/A2)[223][145][266]
    • L18A1 9mm Ball Round[143]
  • L19
    • L19A1 81mm White Phosphorus Smoke Screening Mortar Bomb[286]
  • L21
    • L21A1/A2 37mm Baton Round[169][143]
    • L21A1/A2 155mm High Explosive Shell[296]
    • L21A1 5.56mm Ball Round[266]
  • L22
    • L22A1 81mm Practice Mortar Bomb[12]
    • L22A1 5.56mm Ball Round[266]
  • L23
  • L26
    • L26A1 "Jericho" 120mm Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot Tank Shot[300][299][301]
    • L26A1 5.56mm Tracer Round[266]
  • L27
    • L27A1 120mm Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot Tank Shot[300][302]
    • L27A1 5.56mm Blank Cartridge[266]
  • L28
    • L28A1/A2 9mm Makarov Ball Round[267]
    • L28A1/A2 81mm Illuminating Parachute Mortar Bomb[12]
    • L28A1/A2 120mm Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot Tank Shot[303]
  • L29
  • L31
    • L31A1 5.56mm Ball Round ("Enhanced Performance" design based on the FN SS109 round but featuring an all-steel bullet for improved penetration and giving similar performance in both AR-15 and SA80 weapons)[305][289]
    • L31A1 7.62mm Blank Cartridge[266]
    • L31A1 9mm Ball Round (Sometimes referred to as a cartridge despite being a live round)[306]
    • L31A1/A2 7.62mm×39mm Short Blank Cartridge[267]
    • L31A1-A4 105mm High Explosive Shell[296]
    • L31A1-A7 120mm High Explosive Squash Head Tank Shot[307]
  • L32
    • L32A1-A6 120mm Squash Head Practice Tank Shot[304]
  • L33
    • L33A1 105mm Blank Cartridge[67]
    • L33A1 High Explosive Squash Head shell used by the Centurion Mark V AVRE
  • L34
    • L34A1/A2 120mm Smoke Tank Shot[308]
  • L37
    • L37A1 7.62mm Ball Round[266]
  • L38
    • L38A1 7.62mm Ball Round[266]
    • L38A1 105mm Blank Cartridge[67]
    • L38A1 37mm Blank Cartridge[98]
    • L38A1/A2 105mm Orange Smoke Marker Shell[296]
  • L39
    • L39A1 81mm Illuminating Parachute Mortar Bomb[143]
    • L39A1 105mm Blank Cartridge[67]
  • L40
    • L40A1/A2/A3 84mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Round[12]
    • L40A1 7.62mm Ball Round[266]
    • L40A1 105mm Blank Cartridge[67]
  • L41
  • L42
    • L42A1/A2/A3 7.62mm Sniper Ball Round (Sniper-grade round manufactured to tighter standards)[143][289][145][310][266]
    • L42A1/A2/A3 81mm White Phosphorus Smoke Screening Mortar Bomb[311]
    • L42A1 105mm High Explosive Squash Head Shell[312]
  • L43
  • L44
  • L45
    • L45A1 7.62mm Tracer Round (Tracer round complement to L44A1)[314][266]
    • L45A1/A2 105mm Smoke Screening Shell[296]
  • L46
    • L46A1 7.62mm Ball Round[266]
  • L47
    • L47A1 105mm Blank Cartridge[296]
  • L48
    • L48A1 105mm Blank Cartridge[296]
  • L52
    • L52A1 105mm Smoke Screening Shell[296]
  • L53
    • L53A1/A2 7.62mm×39mm Short Ball Round[267]
  • L54
    • L54A1 81mm Illuminating Parachute Mortar Bomb[309]
  • L55
  • L58
    • L58A1 81mm Infra-Red Illuminating Parachute Mortar Bomb[309][315]
  • L59
    • L59A1/A2 7.62mm High Performance Ball Round (Hardened steel tip)[305][289][316]
  • L60
    • L60A1/A2 37mm Attenuated Energy Projectile Round [169]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    The L1 designation alone was or is used for a rifle and its corresponding bayonet and blank-firing attachment, a machine gun, a tank gun, a sighting telescope, an anti-riot grenade, three separate rocket systems, a necklace demolition charge, a hand-thrown flare, a fuze setter head, and two separate types of user-filled demolition charge among other stores, while the L10 designation was used for three separate calibres of blank cartridge.
  2. [b]
    This appears not to apply to artillery guns, however.[4][5][6]
  3. [c]
    Including but not limited to the various Sten machine carbines,[17] the No.5 Mk 1 Bayonet,[18] the No. 8 Mk 1 0.22in Rifle,[19][20][10][21] the No. 36M Mk 1 HE Hand Grenade,[22] the No. 80 Mk 1 White Phosphorus Smoke Hand Grenade,[23][24] the No. 1 Mk 3 6 Inch Beehive Demolition Charge,[12][25][26][27][28] and the No. 14 Mk 1 11 lb Hayrick Demolition Charge.[29][30]
  4. [d]
    Some stores did however receive "L" designations, particularly where they were of British origin.[35][36][37][38]
  1. [1]
    This designation was only ever used by Australia since Britain did not develop an automatic rifle variant of the L1A1
  2. [2]
    "Automatic Pistol" in this and other instances refers to the pistol being self-loading/semi-automatic. The same applies to the L32A1 Automatic Shotgun, but not to the L2A1 Automatic Rifle.
  3. [3]
    Chambered for 9mm Short as opposed to the 9×19mm Parabellum round used for most other 9mm weapons in British service
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