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The FN FAL (French: Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal and others since 1953. During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the notable exception of the United States.
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 ...
FN FAL: 7.62×51mm NATO: Battle rifle Belgium [20] SKS: 7.62×39mm: Semi-automatic rifle Soviet Union China: Rifles used were of Chinese manufacture and had been originally supplied to the Palestinian Liberation Organization. [21] Remington Model 742.30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester: Semi-automatic rifle United States
Britain adopted the FAL in 1957 designating it the L1A1 SLR, and produced their own rifles at the RSAF Enfield and BSA factories. Canada also used the FN, designated the FN C1 and FN C1A1, and like Britain, retained the semi-automatic-only battle rifle well after other countries forces turned to full automatic assault rifles such as the M16 and ...
FN Herstal: 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium: 1995 FN FAL: FN Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium: 1953 FN FNAR: FN Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium: 2008 FN Model 1949: FN Herstal.30-06 Springfield 7.92×57mm Mauser 7×57mm Mauser 7.62×51mm NATO 7.65×53mm Argentine Belgium: 1947 PS90: FN Herstal: FN 5.7×28mm Belgium: Farquhar–Hill rifle.303 British ...
.308 (Century Arms mass ... Some users have been able to convert 20 round FN FAL magazines to work in the 7.62mm NATO guns and 25 round FM 24/29 light machine ...
Select-fire rifles such as the FN FAL are not assault rifles; they are battle rifles and fire full-powered rifle cartridges. ... .308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO
The New Zealand Army adopted the rifle under the LMT 308 MWS designation in October 2011. It differs from its UK counterpart in being select fire instead of semi-automatic only, a 20 in (508 mm) barrel the use of a Leupold adjustable 4.5-14× telescopic sight, canted iron sights, and a foldable foregrip.