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The FN P90 is a personal defense weapon chambered for the 5.7×28mm cartridge, also classified as a submachine gun, designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium.
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 ...
The 5.7×28mm was developed in conjunction with the FN P90 PDW and later the FN Five-seven pistol in response to NATO requests as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. [11] [12] In 2002 and 2003, NATO conducted a series of tests with the intention of standardizing a PDW cartridge as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum ...
Introduced in 2001, the Heckler & Koch MP7 is a direct rival to the FN P90. Featuring a more conventional-looking design, the MP7 uses a short-stroke piston gas system as used on H&K's G36 and HK416 assault rifles, in place of a blowback system traditionally seen on submachine guns. [ 19 ]
FN Herstal was the first small arms manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the FN P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type. [1] The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the SS90, went into production with the P90 in 1990. [24]
FN F2000: FN Herstal: 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium: 2001 FN P90: FN Herstal: FN 5.7×28mm Belgium: 1990 Fusil Automático Doble: SIMA Electronic: 5.56×45mm NATO Peru: 2008 Gepard anti-materiel rifle: SERO Ltd 12.7×108mm.50 BMG 14.5×114mm Hungary: 1990 Heckler & Koch G11: Heckler & Koch: 4.73×33mm caseless ammunition 4.7×2mm 4.3mm 4.9mm 4.73× ...
Sub-machine guns Heckler & Koch MP5 West Germany: MP5A3, MP5SD3, MP5K Submachine gun: 9×19mm Parabellum: Standard issue sub-machine gun for Luxembourg Army. FN P90 Belgium: P90 Submachine gun: FN 5.7×28mm NATO: Shotgun Benelli M3 Italy: Benelli M3 Pump action shotgun: 12-gauge: Assault rifles Heckler & Koch HK416 Germany: HK416 A7 14.5 ...
The P50 is a straight blowback semi-automatic pistol that feeds from FN P90 magazines. [4] Like the P90, the rounds are rotated at a 90-degree angle from the magazine into the chamber. A Picatinny rail is located on the upper receiver, [5] and a second rail is located below the magazine. [6] The trigger pull is 5 lb (22N).