KAL1_general_purpose_infantry_rifle

KAL1 general purpose infantry rifle

KAL1 general purpose infantry rifle

Australian bullpup rifle

The KAL1 general purpose infantry rifle (KAL1 GPIR) was an Australian bullpup rifle designed in the 1970s for jungle warfare following complaints about the weight and length of the L1A1 SLR rifles then in service with the Australian Army.[1] The design never entered service, with the bullpup configured, optically sighted 5.56 mm F-88 Austeyr selected instead in 1989.[2]

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  1. [1]
    General Purpose Infantry Rifle Non Volatile Technologies Pty Ltd
  2. [2]
    Dennis et al 2008, p. 502.

References

  • Dennis, Peter; et al. (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.
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