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The Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 (often referred to as the FN-49, SAFN, or AFN (automatic rifle version) is an autoloading battle rifle designed by Belgian small arms designer Dieudonné Saive in 1947. It was adopted by the militaries of Argentina, Belgium, the Belgian Congo, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Luxembourg, and Venezuela.
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] FN was co-founded by the major arms makers of the Liège region, with Henri Pieper of Anciens Etablissements Pieper being the driving force and ...
The FN FNP pistol is a series of semi-automatic, polymer-framed pistols manufactured in Columbia, South Carolina, by FNH USA, a division of Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. [5] The handgun debuted in early 2006 and is variously chambered for the 9×19mm, .40 S&W, .357 SIG and .45 ACP cartridges. [6] [7]
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Fabrique Nationale was manufacturing the FN Model 24 and Model 30, but lack of funding prevented the Army from buying these modern short rifles. In 1935, a new rifle was designed to replace all the rifles and carbines used in the different units.
The FN Model 1905 (from its patent date) or FN Model 1906 (in European countries due to its date of manufacture) was a pistol manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal from 1906 to 1959. [ 1 ] It is virtually identical to the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket , which was based on the same John Browning prototype, and was the inspiration for FN's ...
Fabrique Nationale also offers semi-automatic-only Law Enforcement carbine versions: [citation needed] the Model 7030 with a 178 mm (1:7 in) rifling twist and the Model 6040 with a 305 mm (1:12 in) twist rate. These single-fire carbines feature a 410 mm (16.1 in) barrel and are also capable of firing rifle grenades and mounting a bayonet.
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 1931 Fabrique Nationale (FN) Baby Browning is a small blowback-operated semi-automatic pistol designed by Belgium-born Dieudonné Saive chambered in .25 ACP (6.35x15 mm). ). The pistol features a six-round magazine capacity and is a striker-fired, single action, blowback mech