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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 ...
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 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 ...
Prior to the development of the CAL, FN had already constructed a scaled-down FAL prototype before shelving the idea as unmarketable. Noting the growing sales success of the cheaper and simpler HK G3 rifle, FN decided that for any future rifle to be competitive in the marketplace, it would need to use fewer expensive precision-machined parts.
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FN Herstal: 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium: 2004–present Fort-221: RPC Fort: 5.45×39mm Ukraine? Fusil Automático Doble: SIMA Electrónica: 5.56×45mm NATO Peru: yes 2008-present FX-05 Xiuhcoatl: Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército: 5.56×45mm NATO Mexico yes 2005–present G13 carbine: STC Delta: 5.56×45mm NATO Georgia: 2012
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, two U.S. officials said, with Washington maintaining support for its ally ...
A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court held on Thursday, citing recent U ...