In the Enfield Pattern Room collection, now domiciled at the Leeds Royal ArmouriesĪll images on this page are joint copyright to and the Royal Armouries.Ībove and below: the Sportco 71S - alias in UK service rifle nomenclature - L29A2 - used for automatic weapons training prior to the L98A1 22 rimfire arm shown on this page is to be found When it was afforded the nomenclature " Rifle, L29A2', preceding the 5.56mm L98A1 Cadet Rifle. With a 24" 4-groove barrel, a 42" O/A length, and of 6lbs weight, it was adopted by the British government Was marketed commercially in its homeland. Its original Sportco designation was the Model 71S, and the rifle Twin extractors gave the rifle reliable actioning. 22RF self-loading training rifle with a ten round magazine capacity, wholly manufacturedīy Sportco. The company provided the British military with this blow-back action 22 rifles, full-bore models and shotguns until closure ca. Sportco followed up with their own semi-automatic. 22 rimfire Martini riflesĬonverted from those ubiquitous imported Martini Cadet rifles, many of which continue to this day to faithfully serve Antipodean shooters. The Australian manufactured Sportco 71S has enjoyed an unusual and interesting life with British Forces.įirst opened in Adelaide in 1947, the Sporting Arms Company Ltd., initially produced the Sportco single-shot.
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