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.

The L2A1 was similar to the FN FAL 50.41/42, but with a unique combined bipod-handguard and a receiver dust-cover mounted tangent rear sight from Canada. The L2A1 was intended to serve a role as a light fully automatic rifle or quasi-squad automatic weapon (SAW).

Oct 16, 2018 · Although the L1A1 SLR (FN FAL) service rifle served the Australian “Digger” faithfully for an extremely long period of time, infantrymen in the Vietnam War realized that the rifle could be “tweaked” to fit the combat that the soldiers had to fight in day after day.

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.

DSA SA58 T48 FALO Rifle - SA5821-T48HB-A. Semi automatic 7.62x51 rifle with a 21" heavy barrel. The DS Arms T48 style FALO is fitted with a Turkish Walnut wooden buttstock with the flip up shoulder plate, American Black Walnut handguard and an American Black Walnut carry handle. This model features a heavy duty bipod and a traditional fixed stock.

Dec 31, 2010 · The Fusil Automatique Léger ("Light Automatic Rifle") or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN).

Model illustrated: FN 50-00, Belgium he Fabrique Nationale FAL was developed in the late 1940s. The slim, elongated profile of the weapon is its most distinctive feature, in particular the thinness of the stock where it meets the receiver and t

Dec 3, 2010 · For decades gun aficionado’s have been wondering what the story was behind the strange short-barrel FAL used by actor Ian Yule (formally a member of the SAS and later a mercenary before becoming an actor) in the 1975 movie The Wild Geese.

Mar 3, 2014 · 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 …

SAS Weapons Rifles FN FAL - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. The FN FAL is a battle rifle developed in the late 1940s. It is characterized by its slim profile and elongated shape.