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Model 1924 / Model 1930: Carbine and rifle based on the Mauser 98 carbine. Karabiner 98k: 7.92×57mm Mauser bolt-action rifle produced post-World War II. Model 1950: .30-06 Springfield bolt-action rifle; updated version of the Model 1930. Model 30-11: 7.62×51mm NATO bolt-action sniper rifle developed from FN-built Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles.
The Browning automatic rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. . The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe as a replacement for the ...
Firearms designed and/or manufactured by FN include the S.A.W. M249, Browning Hi-Power and Five-seven pistols, the FAL, FNC, F2000 and SCAR rifles, the P90 submachine gun, the M2 Browning, MAG, Minimi and the FN Evolys machine guns; [3] all have been commercially successful. [5] FN Herstal's firearms are used by the armed forces of over 100 ...
The Browning BAR is a gas-operated, semi-automatic rifle produced by the Browning Arms Company in Belgium. The rifle loads from a detachable box magazine. [ 3 ] Browning introduced a redesigned BAR in 1966.
Belgian versions of the Browning Automatic Rifle made by FN were imported to China. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] Over 9,000 had been imported by the time the war broke out, with an additional 8,000 being purchased after that.
During World War II, it was manufactured by Inglis of Canada for Allied use, and by FN in occupied Belgium for German use. The P35s made under Nazi occupation were designated as the Pistole 640b. Most Canadian P35s were manufactured with a Parkerized finish, while most P35s manufactured in occupied Belgium had a blued finish.
Throughout World War II, Northrop built roughly 700 P-61s, also known as the Black Widow, which was equipped with four 50-caliber machine guns, and four 20mm cannons, and could carry up to 6,400 ...
On October 16, 1900, John Browning was granted U.S. patent 659,786 for the rifle, which he then sold to Remington. [6] Outside the U.S., this rifle was made by Fabrique Nationale of Liege, Belgium, and marketed as the FN Browning 1900.