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FN Herstal originated in the small city of Herstal, near Liège. The Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (French for 'National Factory of Weapons of War') was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 Mauser Model 89 rifles ordered by the Belgian government. [3]
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 ...
FN Browning Group, [4] formerly known as the Herstal Group, is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France. [5]
The Belgian Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (National Manufacturer of War Weapons) company, also sometimes known as Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (National Manufacturer at Herstal), but better known simply as "FN" or "Fabrique Nationale" was founded at Herstal on the edge of Liège in 1889. As well as weapons, it was for many years a ...
[1] [4] The FAL was originally made by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) in Liège, Belgium, but it has also been made under license in fifteen countries. [16] As of August 2006, new examples were still being produced by at least four different manufacturers worldwide. [17]
Herstal is included in the "Greater Liège" agglomeration, which counts about 600,000 inhabitants. The municipality consists of the following districts: Herstal, Liers, Milmort, and Vottem. A large armaments factory, the Fabrique Nationale or FN, and the biggest industrial zone of Wallonia (Haut-Sart) provide employment locally.
Belgium: 64 rifles were purchased in three different configuration from 1975 through 1981 Cyprus: A small quantity was purchased directly from FN and / or Heckler & Koch, which sold Dutch surplus rifles. Dominican Republic: 25 rifles. Guatemala: 25 rifles Ivory Coast: Unknown, a quantity of 170 rifles was reported in 1984.
FN HP-DA (Hi-Power Double Action) [1] is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed by Belgian Fabrique Nationale arms factory in Herstal.In North American markets, it was marketed as the Browning BDA (Browning Double Action, [1] also BDA9) and is also referred to as Browning DA and Browning Hi-Power BDA.