Fabrique Nationale de Herstal Totally Explained

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Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. The official company name is FN Herstal. FN is a subsidiary of the Herstal Group. Herstal also owns the U.S. Repeating Arms Company(Winchester) and Browning Arms Company(an American gun company founded by John Moses Browning's family). Together these divisions form the Herstal Group.

History

FN originated in the small city of Herstal, near Liège. The Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (French for National Factory of Weapons of War) was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 Mauser Model 89 rifles ordered by the Belgian Government.
   In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with John Moses Browning, a well-known firearms designer. FN became an important manufacturer of motor vehicles in Belgium, cars were produced in Herstal in the early 20th century, production of FN motorcycles continued until 1965, trucks until 1970.
   One of Fabrique Nationale's weapons, a Model 1910 semi-automatic pistol in 7.65 x 17 mm (.32 ACP) (serial number 19074) was used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the event that triggered World War I.
   The British .303 Browning aircraft machine gun introduced in the late 1930s and used in World War II was actually a license-built FN Browning design, not a "Colt-Browning" as often referred-to. John Moses Browning began development of the Browning GP35 'High Power' (sometimes written as Hi-Power) pistol, the GP standing for Grande Puissance or "high power" in French. However, the weapon was finalized by Dieudonné Saive and didn't appear until nearly a decade after Browning's death.
   FN Manufacturing LLC in Columbia, South Carolina is part of the military division of FN. It is primarily responsible for the development of U.S. government contracted military and law-enforcement weapons, including M16 rifles, M249 SAW light machine guns, M240 medium machine guns, FNP series pistols and M2 machine guns.

Weapons made by FN

Sidearms

FN Barracuda:double action revolver chambered for 9 x 19 mm Luger (European variant), .38 Special and .357 Magnum (American variant)
FN Five-seveN:lightweight high-capacity 5.7 x 28 mm pistol
FN FNP-357:.357 SIG pistol
FN FNP-40:.40 S&W pistol
FN FNP-45:.45 ACP pistol
FN FNP-9:9 x 19 mm Luger pistol
FN FNP-9m:compact 9 x 19 mm Luger pistol
FN Forty-Nine:pistol chambered for 9 x 19 mm Luger and .40 S&W
FN Browning Hi-Power:single action pistol chambered for 9 x 19 mm Luger and .40 S&W
FN HP-DA:9 x 19 mm Luger pistol, double action variant of the Browning Hi-Power
FN M1900:.32 ACP blowback semi-automatic pistol
FN M1903:blowback semi-automatic pistol chambered for .32 ACP and 9 x 20 mm Long Browning
FN M1905:.25 ACP vest pocket blowback semi-automatic pistol
FN M1910:single action pistol chambered for .32 ACP and .380 ACP

Submachine guns

FN P90:high-capacity personal defense weapon that uses 5.7 x 28 mm rounds

FN PS90:civilian semi-automatic sporting version of the P90 with a 16-inch barrel

Rifles

Automatic and semi-automatic rifles

FN F2000:modern 5.56 x 45 mm NATO compact bullpup assault rifle, part of system with computerized sight and 40 mm grenade launcher or 12 gauge shotgun

FN FS2000:civilian semi-automatic version of the F2000

FN FAL:Fusil Automatique Leger , 7.62 x 51 mm NATO battle rifle/squad automatic weapon

FN CAL:Carabine Automatique Légère 5.56 x 45 mm NATO Fabrique Nationale's first 5.56 mm rifle.

FN FNC:Fabrique Nationale Carabine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO caliber carbine

FN Model 1930 BAR:license-built version of the M1918 BAR, re-chambered for 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser

FN Model 1949:a semi-automatic rifle chambered for 7 x 57 mm Mauser (7mm Mauser), 7.62 x 51 mm NATO, 7.65 x 57 mm Mauser, .30-06 Springfield and 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser (8 mm Mauser)

FN SCAR:SOF Combat Assault Rifle, modular assault/battle rifle system with dedicated versions in 5.56 x 45 mm NATO, 7.62 x 39 mm and 7.62 x 51 mm NATO

Bolt-action rifles

FN 30-11: 7.62 x 51 mm NATO bolt-action sniper rifle developed from FN-built Mauser Kar 98K rifles

FN PBR:7.62 x 51 mm NATO bolt-action rifle intended for police patrol cars

FN SPR:bolt-action sniper rifle chambered for 7.62 x 51 mm NATO and .300 Winchester Magnum, used by the FBI and SWAT teams

Machine guns

FN BRG-15:experimental heavy machine gun chambered for 15.5x115mm

FN MAG:Mitrailleuse d'Appui General , 7.62x51mm NATO general purpose machine gun, also known as the L7 machine gun and M240 machine gun

FN MINIMI:Minimitrailleuse, 5.56x45mm NATO light machine gun in use with several nations and known in U.S. use as the M249 SAW and Mk 46 Mod 0

FN Mk 48 Mod 0:7.62x51mm NATO variant of the M249 machine gun

Other weapons

FN 303:less-lethal 17mm multi-shot projectile launcher

FN Self-Loading Police Shotgun:12-gauge self-loading shotgun with 7 or 9 round capacity

FN Tactical Police Shotgun:12-gauge pump-action shotgun with 5 or 8 round capacity

FN EGLM:40mm Grenade Launcher that can be used on the F2000 or SCAR RiflesFurther Information

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