FN FAL
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| Civil name: | FAL |
| Military designation: | FN FAL 50-00; G1; StG 58 |
| Country of operation: | Belgium |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Dieudonné Saive / Fabrique Nationale Herstal |
| Development year: | 1947-1953 |
| Manufacturer country: | Belgium |
| Production time: | since 1953 |
| Model variants: | FN FAL 50-64 ( hinged butt ) FN FAL 50-63 (short version) FN FAL 50-41 (light MG) |
| Weapon Category: | Rapid fire rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1,090 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 4.25 kg |
| Barrel length : | 533 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 20, 30 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine (steel / aluminum) |
| Cadence : | 650-700 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single / continuous fire |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | open sights |
| Closure : | Tilt block closure |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
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The FAL ( Fusil Automatique Léger - light automatic rifle) is a rapid-fire rifle made by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale Herstal in caliber 7.62 × 51 mm NATO and was used by many armed forces around the world. It was named in the Bundeswehr G1 , in the Austrian Armed Forces Stg 58 , in the Canadian Armed Forces C1 and C2 and in the South African Armed Forces R1 .
history
The FAL was developed from the SAFN-49 / FN-49 rifle and presented for the first time under its current name in 1950. There are four main versions, which mainly differ in barrel length and shaft type. The FN FAL was from 1956 to 1959 under the designation G1 Ordonnanzwaffe of the Bundeswehr until it was replaced by the G3 rifle . It was also used by units of the riot police and the Federal Border Guard in West Germany .
Together with the Kalashnikov series, the M16 and the G3 , the FN FAL is one of the most widespread assault rifles in the world and has been used in over 90 countries.
Because of the strong recoil, bursts of fire are difficult to control, later versions of the FAL were mainly built as a self-loading rifle .
In the USA in 1954 the rifle lost in the selection process for a new infantry rifle against the T44, later the M14 . For the civil market, FAL systems (lower and upper parts) have been manufactured in the USA again since the 1990s.
description
The FAL is a gas pressure charger with a tilting block lock and a short gas piston. The lock housing is milled from the solid. The closing spring is located in the piston, in the versions with shoulder rest under the cover. It has a gas regulation device to adjust the gas pressure to the degree of contamination of the weapon. 20-round rod magazines in steel or aluminum are available as magazines. The steel magazine weighs 250 g, the aluminum magazine 120 g. The muzzle brake also serves as a shooting cup for rifle grenades, which can be fired with propellant cartridges as an ignition source for their propellant charge.
There are different types of bayonets that can be used on all models.
variants
| Type | description | Total length (mm) |
Length with folded shoulder rest (mm) |
Barrel length (mm) |
v 0 (m / s) |
Sight range (m) |
Line of sight | Empty weight (kg) |
Twist length | comment |
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| 50-00 | Standard assault rifle | 1,090 | - | 533 | 840 | 600 | 533 | 4.25 | 305 | Diopter sight (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 m) |
| 50-64 | Paratrooper, standard run | 1,095 | 845 | 533 | 840 | 250 | 549 | 3.90 | 305 | Folding rear sight (150/250 m) |
| 50-63 | Paratrooper, short run | 1,020 | 770 | 436 | 810 | 300 | 3.75 | 305 | fixed visor (300 m) | |
| 50-41 | lMG (FAL HB, h eavy b arrel) | 1,150 | - | 533 | 840 | 600 | 533 | 6.00 | 305 | heavy barrel for sustained fire |
Licensed buildings
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Metric
- G1 ( Federal Republic of Germany ) Distinguishing features: hand protection made of sheet metal with horizontal beads, long flash hider, wooden butt
- StG 58 ( Austria ) Distinguishing features: same hand protection as G1, bipod, short flash hider
- R1 (South Africa)
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Imperial
- L1 A1 (Great Britain); the cam magazines developed for the 7.62 × 51 mm versions of the Bren Mk. III and Mk. IV were modified so that they could also be used with the L1A4 (= FAL 50-41).
- C1A1 ( Canada )
- C2 (Canada, light machine gun); Canada was currently producing its own 30-round magazine for the C2.
literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : Rifles . (1945-1985) . In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 .
- Gérard Henrotin: The FN FAL Explained . H&L Publishing, 2004 (English, e-book).
- Duncan Long: The FN-FAL Rifle et al. Desert Publications, 1998, ISBN 0-87947-186-7
Web links
- The FN rifle in the Bundeswehr. Retrieved October 8, 2012 .
- Fabrique Nationale. Retrieved on May 1, 2011 (English, manufacturer's website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Robert Cashner: The FN FAL Battle Rifle . Osprey Publishing, Botley / Oxford 2013, ISBN 978-1-78096-903-9 , pp. 24–25 (English, Google books [accessed on May 19, 2016] Original title: The FN FAL Battle Rifle .).
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