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A fighter of the Siddiq Battalions fires a scoped FN FAL at Syrian Armed Forces in the town of Otaybah, eastern Ghouta, 2013. Syria adopted the FN FAL in 1956. 12,000 rifles were bought in 1957. [58] The Syrian state produced 7.62×51mm cartridges [58] and is reported to have acquired FALs from other sources.
The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), also known by the initial Canadian designation C1, or in the U.S. as the "inch pattern" FAL, is a British version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle. The L1A1 was produced under licence and adopted by the armed forces of the Commonwealth of Nations , mainly by United Kingdom , Australia , Canada , India ...
Production of the rifle ground to a halt after 1193 rifles had been completed, however, it was resumed in 1990; it is unknown how many rifles were made, but for the most part the Argentine Armed Forces are still armed with the FAL rifle, while the FARA 83 is a secondary weapon.
The MD-2 and MD-3 rifles are the result of redesigning the FN FAL to use the 5.56×45mm NATO round in place of the FAL's 7.62mm NATO chambering. The MD-2/MD-3 series externally resembles a short-barrelled FAL, but with an M16 magazine. Early MD-1 prototypes retained the FAL-type tilting bolt with a locking shoulder immediately behind the ...
[87] [88] Out of the remaining stock at least 20 000 were donated to Ukraine in 2022. [89] FN FAL - 7.62×51mm - 5,000 were stored to be sold off but donated to Ukraine. Zastava M76 - 7.92×57mm sniper rifle - replaced by Remington and Sako rifles in service within the Croatian Army. M80 "Zolja" RPG - phased out due to dwindling stock. RPG-7 ...
no 1975 CEAM Modèle 1950: Atelier Mécanique de Mulhouse.30 Carbine 7.92×33mm Kurz 7.65×35mm 7.5×38mm France no 1949-1950 (prototypes only) CETME Model A: Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara: 7.92x41mm CETME Spain no c.1954-? CETME Model B: CETME: 7.62×51mm CETME; 7.62x51mm NATO Spain yes 1961-? CETME Model L: CETME: 5.56×45mm NATO Spain yes ...
The United States also received a small number of FAL Heavy Barrel Rifles (HBAR) (either 50.41 or pre-50.41) for testing, under the designation T48E1, though none of these rifles were adopted by US. The T48/FAL competed head to head against the T44 rifle, basically a product-improved M1 Garand with detachable magazine and select-fire capability ...
Mitrailleuse d´Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm airplane machine gun FN Five-seven pistol with 5.7×28mm cartridges P90 personal defense weapon United States sailor fires an M240B, a U.S. version of the FN MAG, adopted for infantry use in the 1990s Early M249 manufacture of FN Minimi U.S. Marine aiming FN 303 fitted with holographic weapon sight FN 5.7×28mm cartridges as used in P90 ...