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 | |
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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
A British Army patrol crossing a stream during the Mau Mau rebellion, the front soldier carrying an X8E1 (Belgian-made 7.62mm FN FAL)
Brazilian Army conscripts using the FAL in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Two West German cadets on a joint exercise in 1960. West Germany used the FN FAL designated as G1.
Paratroopers fighting on the outskirts of the town of Karameh during Operation Inferno, 21 March 1968. A paratrooper with a Makleon is in position while a rifle-grenadier is to his right.
IDF Paratroopers with FN FAL rifles during a training march, 5 June 1965.