Canada’s WWII Self-Loading Rifle Experiments

[Halifax Tar]

I thought these articles were pretty neat.

The prototypes remined me off of the FN 49, which always looked to me like an extension of the Enfield series, on looks only.

The SAL SLR: The Canadian .30 Cal. Self-Loader You Never Knew Existed -

MilArt blog has an excellent piece on experimental Canadian small arms. Included are very high resolution photos of the SAL SLR, the late war/post-war Canadian selfloading rifle effort. Be sure to follow the link and read the whole thing. Excerpt and photos below: No further work was done on SLR...

www.thefirearmblog.com

Small Arms Ltd’s Experimental Firearms

by Roger V. Lucy In 1943, the War Office announced number of new small arms projects and asked Canada in which types it wished to participate. The Canadian crown corporation, Small Arms Ltd., (SAL)…

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Canada’s WWII Self-Loading Rifle Experiments

(The material for this post came primarily from a post made by Roger V. Lucy at the MilArt blog, which also has information on a couple other WWII Canadian experimental projects) When we see rifles…

www.forgottenweapons.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Neat find, thank you

 

[Halifax Tar]

Neat find, thank you

No worries! Apparently there is a book floating around called Secret Weapons of the Canadian Army that I would love to pick up.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I read the title the first time as, "Canada’s WWII Self-Loathing Rifle Experiments." Which also fits, ironically.