FN FAL

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action gas-operated, tilting breechblock
gptkbp:barrelLength 533 mm (standard)
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:7.62×51mm_NATO
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:South_African_Border_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Lebanese_Civil_War
gptkb:Rhodesian_Bush_War
gptkb:Six-Day_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkb:Portuguese_Colonial_War
gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkb:Congo_Crisis
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Dieudonné_Saive
1947–1953
gptkbp:feedSystem 20-round detachable box magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FN FAL
gptkbp:length 1,090 mm (standard)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Fabrique_Nationale_de_Herstal
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 840 m/s
gptkbp:nickname The right arm of the Free World
gptkbp:notableFeature widely exported
adopted by over 90 countries
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1953–present
gptkbp:rateOfFire 650–700 rounds/min
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:type automatic
semi-automatic
selective fire
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Rhodesia
gptkb:Germany_(West_Germany)
many other countries
gptkbp:variant gptkb:C1A1
gptkb:FAL_50.00
gptkb:FAL_50.41
gptkb:FAL_50.63
gptkb:FAL_PARA
gptkb:L1A1
R1
gptkbp:weight 4.3 kg (unloaded, standard)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FN_Herstal
gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkb:7.62×51mm_NATO
gptkb:Fabrique_Nationale_de_Herstal
gptkb:LSA_Type_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6