Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
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Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often known as Fabrique Nationale and abbreviated simply as FN or FN Herstal, is a well-known firearm manufacturer that originated in the Belgian city of Herstal, near Liège. The Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 Mauser rifles ordered by the Belgian Government.
Weapons made by FN include:
- FN P90, an advanced personal defense weapon that uses 5.7 x 28 mm
- FN Five-seveN, a modern lightweight semi-automatic pistol that uses 5.7 x 28 mm
- FN Forty-Nine, a 9 x 19 mm semi-automatic pistol
- FN Minimi, Mini-mitrailleuse, a 5.56 x 45 mm NATO machine gun in use with several nations and known in US use as the M249 SAW and Mk 46 Mod 0
- Mk 48 Mod 0, a 7.62 mm variant of the M249 machine gun
- FN MAG, Mitrailleuses D'Appui General , a 7.62 x 51 mm NATO machine gun, also known as the L7 and M240 machine guns
- FN F2000, a modern 5.56 mm bullpup assault rifle, especially as part of system with computerized sight and 40 mm smart/dumb grenade launcher
- FN FAL, Fusil Automatique Leger , a 7.62 mm SLR rifle
- FN CAL, Carabine Automatique Legere, an early 5.56 mm caliber assault rifle
- FN FNC, Fabrique Nationale Carabine, a 5.56 mm caliber assault rifle
- FN SCAR, SOF Capable Assault Rifle, a modular assault rifle system with dedicated versions in 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm, and capable of some other rounds
- FN 303, a less-lethal projectile launcher
- FN Model 1949, a semi-automatic rifle for 7 x 57 mm Mauser, .30-'06, and 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser
- BRG-15, a developmental heavy caliber machine gun for 15.5 x 115 mm
FN also owns the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) and the Browning Arms Company (an American gun company founded by John Moses Browning's family).
The British .303 Browning aircraft machine gun introduced in the late 1930's and used in World War Two was actually a license-built FN Browning design, not a "Colt-Browning" as often referred-to.
FN and John Moses Browning also jointly developed the Browning GP35 'High Power' (sometimes written as Hi-Power) pistol, the 'GP' standing for Grande Puissance or 'high power' in French.
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fr:FN Herstal nl:Fabrique Nationale de Herstal ja:FN社 sl:Fabrique Nationale
