FN FAL

The FAL (French: Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a Belgian battle rifle designed by Dieudonné Saive. FN Herstal manufactures it. The FAL was designed from 1947 to 1953, and mass production began since 1953.

FN FAL
The FN FAL
Type	Battle rifle
Place of origin	Belgium
Service history
In service	1953–present

In the United Kingdom, the FAL was adopted in 1954 as the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle and is used by commonwealth countries.

In Austria, this weapon is known as "Sturmgewehr 58", often shortened to "StG 58".

FN FAL Media

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  A British Army patrol crossing a stream during the Mau Mau rebellion, the front soldier carrying an X8E1 (Belgian-made 7.62mm FN FAL)

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  Dutch Marine with FN FAL fitted with a rifle grenade.

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  Short barrel FAL Para with folding stock

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  Fuzil FN FAL M964 A1(Para-FAL) - 7,62mm OTAN

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  FN FAL PARA short barrel, right side

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  Argentine soldiers armed with FAL during the Falklands War (1982).

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  Argentine soldiers with FAL rifles.

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  Brazilian Army conscripts using the FAL in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.

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  Two West German cadets on a joint exercise in 1960. West Germany used the FN FAL designated as G1.