Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
Categories: Firearms companies
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often known as Fabrique Nationale and abbreviated simply as FN, 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
- FN Five-seveN, a modern lightweight semi-automatic pistol
- FN Minimi, a 5.56 x 45 mm NATO machine gun in use with several nations and known in US use as the M249 SAW
- FN MAG, a 7.62x51 mm NATO machine gun, also known as the L7 and M240 machine guns
- FN F2000, a modern 5.56 mm bullpup assault rifle that borrows elements from the P90
- FN Forty-Nine, a 9x19 mm semi-automatic pistol
- FN 303, a less-lethal projectile launcher
- FN FAL, a 7.62 mm battle rifle
- FN CAL, an early 5.56 mm caliber assault rifle
- FN FNC, a 5.56 mm caliber assault rifle
- FN SCAR, a modular assault rifle with versions in 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm
- FN Model 1949, a semi-automatic battle rifle.
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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