SLR Magazine
2023.58.2.1
L1A1 SLR 20 round magazine
Name/Title
SLR MagazineEntry/Object ID
2023.58.2Description
L1A1 magazine and loader. The L1A1 SLR 20 round, staggered row, detachable box magazine is made from steel stampings. The magazine has a stainless steel follower and stainless steel helical spring. Painted gloss black with no markings. The L1A1, 20 round box magazine loader is made from pressed metal and like the magazine, it is painted gloss black and has no markings.Use
Produced by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, approximately 220,000 Australian L1A1were produced between 1959 and 1986. The SLR was the standard weapon issued to Australian infantrymen during the Vietnam War, with most Australian soldiers preferring this larger calibre weapon over the American M16. This was due to the SLR being substantially more reliable and with its more powerful NATO 7.62 round, it could be trusted to kill an enemy soldier outright.Category
Firearm Accessory, War Memorabilia
Weapon