List of British weapon L numbers

This is a listing of British Army Weapons identified by their L number ("L" standing for Land Service). 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. "Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1". Use of L numbers starts in the 1950s and an equivalent system for military vehicles is the FV series (fighting vehicle). Sometimes, the number following the letter designation is an indicator of the year the weapon was adopted. For example, the SA80, adopted into British service as the L85, was first adopted in 1985.

Some weapons such as the M18A1 Claymore[1] and M6-640 mortar[2] were not given L numbers and are referred to in official documentation by their manufacturer's designations instead. Likewise, legacy items such as the No.8 Mk 1 Rifle that were given designations under the old number/mark system continued to be referred to by those designations until replacement.

Royal Navy weapons systems are designated by "N" ("N" standing for Naval Service). Canada uses "C" ("C" standing for Canadian) while Australia uses "F" ("F" standing for Forces).

Firearms

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L2A2 HE Fragmentation Grenade

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Automatic' in this instance refers to the weapon being self-loading/semi-automatic
  2. ↑ 'Automatic' in this instance refers to the weapon being self-loading/semi-automatic
  3. ↑ 'Automatic' in this instance refers to the weapon being self-loading/semi-automatic

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) (2013). "JSP 403 Handbook of Defence Ranges Safety, Volume 2, Chapter 19" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Soldier Magazine". British Army. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). "Tactical Hearing Protection System (THPS) User Information" (PDF). Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Defence Scientific Advisory Council Sub-Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-lethal Weapons (DOMILL) (2008). "Statement on the medical implications of use of the Incremental Public Order Reaction System (27 June 2008)" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) (2013). "Royal Air Force Aircraft and Weapons" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) (2012). "DIN Digest October 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6Pkeug7XXmUC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=Challenger+tank+%22operation+granby%22&source=bl&ots=cNkHGAnOPP&sig=ZR5gKXF39IF7sk-MOL0qJopkTLA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IKUKUZ-qB-bL0AW92oHICQ&sqi=2#v=onepage&q=Challenger%20tank%20%22operation%20granby%22&f=false
  8. ↑ "Spirco – Smoke hand grenade". Rheinmetall Defence. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) (2006). Army Code No. 71062 (Revised 2006), Infantry Training Volume IV, Pamphlet No. 20 Competition Shooting.
  10. ↑ DE&S response to freedom of information request
  11. ↑ Defence Scientific Advisory Council Sub-Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-lethal Weapons (DOMILL) (2008). "Statement on the medical implications of use of the L21A2 Baton Round fired from the 37 mm L127A1 Less-Lethal Gun fitted with the EOTech 552 Holographic Weapon Sight" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Edgar Brothers Awarded Landmark MOD Contract to Provide L144 A1 - Cadet Small Bore Target Rifles
  13. ↑ Army Cadet Force (2017). "Twelve-year-old A Company Cadet awarded Best Shot in Yorkshire". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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