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Dutch Marine with FN FAL fitted with a rifle grenade. The FAL operates by means of a gas-operated action very similar to that of the Soviet SVT-40. The gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the barrel, and the locking mechanism is what is known as a tilting breechblock.
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 ...
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 ...
7.62mm Rifle 389mm 920mm 670mm 4.03 kg FAL 7.62×51mm magazine, standard capacity 20 rounds. 7.62mm Carbine 265mm 800mm 550mm 3.76 kg FAL 7.62×51mm magazine, standard capacity 20 rounds. This short barreled version is intended for police use. This version is equipped with a muzzle brake. [7] [9]
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 ...
Rifles & Sniper rifles; FN FAL Belgium: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: The FN FAL was previously the standard service rifle for the Defence Forces. Older FAL rifles were upgraded with an adjustable butt stock, Picatinny-style rail hand guard, a bipod, and a Schmidt & Bender sight for use as sniper support weapons. [3]
Assault rifle: 1981 CETME rifle: CETME: 7.62×51mm CETME Spain: Battle rifle: 1957 CW56: Pakistan Ordnance Factories: 5.56×45mm NATO Pakistan Assault rifle: 2022 DUG Rexim S.A. 7.62×51mm NATO Switzerland: Battle rifle: 1956 Heckler & Koch G3: Heckler & Koch: 7.62×51mm NATO West Germany: Battle rifle: 1959 Heckler & Koch G41: Heckler & Koch ...
The Vektor R4 is a South African 5.56×45mm assault rifle. [8] It entered service as the standard service rifle of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1980. [1] In South African service, the R4 replaced the R1, a variant of the 7.62×51mm FN FAL. [7]