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FN Five-seven (5.7×28mm handgun designed by FN Herstal to accompany the P90) AR-57 (AR platform rifle firing FN 5.7×28mm fed from a 50rd P90 magazine) Kel-Tec P50 (Semi-automatic pistol chambered in FN 5.7×28mm) ST Kinetics CPW (multi-caliber SMG/PDW able to be chambered in FN 5.7×28mm) Personal Defense Weapon; List of bullpup firearms
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 5.7×28mm cartridge was designed by FN Herstal specifically for use in the FN P90 personal defense weapon and FN Five-seven pistol. [11] Subsequently, it has been used in a number of other weapons, such as the FN PS90 carbine and the AR-57, an upper receiver for M16 and AR-15 rifles.
The Herstal Group also owns the Browning Arms Company and the U.S. Repeating Arms Company . [3] FN America is the U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal, which was formed by the merger of FN's previous two American subsidiaries – FN Manufacturing and FNH USA. [4] A United Kingdom-based manufacturing facility, FN UK, is also in operation.
FN Herstal was the first small arms manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the FN P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type. [1] The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the SS90, went into production with the P90 in 1990. [24]
Introduced in 1991, the FN P90 features a bullpup design with a futuristic appearance. It has a 50-round magazine housed horizontally above the barrel, an integrated reflex sight and fully ambidextrous controls. [18] A simple blow-back automatic weapon, it was designed to fire the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge which can penetrate soft body armor.
The FN FNS pistol is a series of striker-fired semi-automatic, polymer-framed pistols manufactured in Fredericksburg, Virginia, by FN America, a division of Fabrique Nationale Herstal. [8] The pistol is chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W cartridges .
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.