How Heckler & Koch transformed unreliable L85A1 assault rifle into a battle-winner

A firing pin with a tip that tended to break off, a system that failed to fully extract and eject a spent cartridge case, causing a stoppage, a poorly designed magazine release catch that could cause a mag to fall to the ground unintentionally and a butt pad that broke apart.

These were just some of the problems with the L85A1, the UK's then-new assault rifle.

Jonathan Ferguson, keeper of firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, explains how Heckler & Koch's comprehensive changes transformed the rifle into the A2 variant – which would go on to prove itself a true battle-winner.

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