Designed 1970–1973 | Place of origin Australia | |
Designer Kevin LoughreyAndrew Witt Manufacturer Small Arms Factory Lithgow No. built 1 (working 'mockup')1 (unfinished prototype) | ||
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. The design never entered service however, with the bullpup configured, optically sighted 5.56 mm F-88 Austeyr selected instead in 1989.
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