FN FAL - Wikipedia The 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
FAL Rifle SALE - AtlanticFirearms. com The FAL rifle, French "Fusil Automatique Léger" meaning Light Automatic Rifle is a battle rifle designed by Belgian small arms designers Dieudonné Saive and Ernest Vervier and then manufactured by FN Herstal
FN FAL: The right arm of the free world - Guns. com FN FAL armed most of the Western world and their allies during the Cold War era In the late 1940s, the Western allied countries in the NATO military pact were shopping for a new, modern battle
Why this rifle is one of the most popular in history - We Are The Mighty For the uninitiated, the FAL or Fusil Automatique Leger (light automatic rifle), isn’t some unknown prototype that never saw action It was fielded by more than 90 countries, many of which belonged to NATO, earning it the nickname, “The Right Arm of the Free World ”
Fusil Automatique Leger: All About The FAL - Gun Digest The FAL is a gas-operated, piston-driven, self-loading rifle, and it ended up being chambered in 7 62 NATO The gas system is simple and straightforward, with a gas port in the barrel tapping gas out of the bore to hit the end of the piston
The Right Arm Of The Free World - GUNS Magazine As originally envisioned after World War II, the FAL was a lithe select-fire rifle chambered in a to-be-determined intermediate-power cartridge along the lines of Nazi Germany’s 7 92×33 Kurz But the United States insisted on the full-power 7 62×51 ( 308) and the FAL was scaled up to handle the bigger round
FN FAL - Weaponsystems. net The FAL is an early Cold War era battle rifle of Belgian origin It was developed around the 1950's by Fabrique Nationale and together with the German G3 became the standard issue rifle in most nations that were not under Soviet influence
The FN FAL: A Trusted Battle Rifle in Over 90 Nations Affectionately known as ‘The Right Arm of the Free World,’ the FN FAL holds a place of honor as one of the greatest battle rifles of the Cold War era While not an assault rifle, it