SA80

The SA80 is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army. The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production of the A1 variant starting in 1985 and ending in 1994. The A2 variant came to be as the result of a significant upgrade in the early 2000s by Heckler & Koch and remains in service as of 2025. The A3 variant was first issued in 2018 with several new improvements.

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1984  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Enfield SA80; L85 IW; L86 LSW
350000 produced, 
assault rifle, bullpup, BAE Systems, British Army, United Kingdom, 

bullpup, 

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1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1984 SA80

1990-08-02T00:00:00Z

1990-08-02T00:00:00Z

Gulf War

1992-04-06T00:00:00Z

1992-04-06T00:00:00Z

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2001-10-07T00:00:00Z

2001-10-07T00:00:00Z

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

1998-02-01T00:00:00Z

1998-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kosovo War

2003-03-20T00:00:00Z

2003-03-20T00:00:00Z

Iraq War

1991-03-23T00:00:00Z

1991-03-23T00:00:00Z

Sierra Leone Civil War

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion and British soldiers get their weapons cleared before conducting a range in Edinburgh, U.K., Nov. 4, 2015.

Colour party of the Royal Bermuda Regiment at Queen's Birthday Parade on 10 June, 2017

U.S. Marines perform a functions check on SA80 Assault Rifles during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey 17 at Garelochhead Training Camp, Scotland, June 18, 2017.

A U.S. Marine looks through the optic scope of an SA80 Assault Rifle during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey 17 at Garelochhead Training Camp, Scotland, June 18, 2017.

U.K. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, zero an SA80A3 weapon system during exercise Agile Spirit 2019 in Orpholo, Georgia, July 31, 2019. AgS19 is a joint, multinational exercise that enhances U.S.

Royal Bermuda Regiment shoot at Stonebay, USMCB Camp Lejeune on 12 May, 2021, by Corporal Karina Lopezmata, United States Marine Corps.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		U.S. Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion and British soldiers get their weapons cleared before conducting a range in Edinburgh, U.K., Nov. 4, 2015.		Commons
commons	image		Colour party of the Royal Bermuda Regiment at Queen's Birthday Parade on 10 June, 2017		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Marines perform a functions check on SA80 Assault Rifles during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey 17 at Garelochhead Training Camp, Scotland, June 18, 2017.		Commons
commons	image		A U.S. Marine looks through the optic scope of an SA80 Assault Rifle during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey 17 at Garelochhead Training Camp, Scotland, June 18, 2017.		Commons
commons	image		U.K. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, zero an SA80A3 weapon system during exercise Agile Spirit 2019 in Orpholo, Georgia, July 31, 2019. AgS19 is a joint, multinational exercise that enhances U.S.		Commons
commons	image		Royal Bermuda Regiment shoot at Stonebay, USMCB Camp Lejeune on 12 May, 2021, by Corporal Karina Lopezmata, United States Marine Corps.		Commons