Re: Nomenclature, part 37

I believe the "L" in the numerical designation stands for "Land
Service".
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From: "David Brewer" <davidbrewer@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: Nomenclature, part 37

> kaladorn@magma.ca wrote:
> > 
> > But that still doesn't tell me what the L in L7 is short for. In
SLR,
> > L was "loading" (self loading rifle I think). But I doubt that is
> > what the L in L7 is for. And if they're using L to identify the
> > Browning pistol (L9A1), then it has to be something not particular
to
> > rifles. Don't modern weapons go by IW (Infantry weapon) or LSW
(light
> > support weapon) 
> 
> The IW is the L85 and the LSW is the L86. Bren guns were
> rebarrelled in 7.62 as the L4 light machine gun, the Sterling
> machine carbine was the L2, with a suppresser, L34. Also sundry
> sniper rifles, cadet training rifles and so on as L-somethings. I
> don't know where you'd find a list, or explanation.
> 
> > (don't know what the modern pistol is called....).
> 
> Modern pistol?
> 
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> David Brewer
> 
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