World Military Power
← Sniper rifles
Parker Hale M85
Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Parker Hale M85

Sniper rifles

Country of origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerParker Hale
The Parker Hale M85 is a British bolt-action .308 sniper rifle, with an effective range around 900 metres. It fires from a 10-round detachable magazine, and weighs 12 pounds, telescopic sight included. The rifle was created after the Falklands War by Parker Hale Ltd in response to shortcomings in the contemporary Lee–Enfield L42A1. Although the Parker Hale M85 manufacturing licence was sold to Gibbs Rifle Co., it has not yet resumed production.

Read more on Wikipedia ↗

Countries that use it (1)

About this weapon →

Similar models

See all →

Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q2468770