We discuss the history of the famous FAL, also known as the Fusil Automatique Leger or Light Automatic Rifle
Post-WWII, the West had a problem. The USA was paying the bills, and the USA was going to get what they wanted, cartridge-wise. Deuidonne Saive, head designer at FN, modified his excellent (but already retro, even in the late 1940s) SAFN, the FN-49, to make it what NATO needed. The end result by 1953 was the FAL -The Free World’s Right Arm.Fusil Automatique Leger: All About The FAL
We take a deep dive into the history and function of the iconic FN FAL, aka the Fusil Automatique Leger or Light Automatic Rifle.
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