The FN Model 1949, known as the FN-49, is a battle rifle designed by Dieudonné Saive and built by FN Herstal in Belgium, entering service in 1948 and remaining in production until 1961 with roughly 176,000 rifles made. It was chambered in a range of cartridges depending on the buyer, including .30-06 Springfield, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 7x57mm Mauser, 7.62x51mm NATO and 7.65x53mm Argentine, and found modest adoption among non-aligned nations, though it arrived too late for the Second World War and its ten-round magazine limited the effectiveness of its selective-fire versions. It saw combat in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Congo Crisis and the Falklands War.
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Source Military Factory: Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 / SAFN (FN-49) Self-Loading Service Rifle / Battle Rifle
Source Military Factory: Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 / SAFN (FN-49) Self-Loading Service Rifle / Battle Rifle
Source Military Factory: Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 / SAFN (FN-49) Self-Loading Service Rifle / Battle Rifle
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The Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 (often referred to as the FN-49, SAFN, or AFN (automatic rifle version) is an autoloading battle rifle designed by Belgian small arms designer Dieudonné Saive in 1947.
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It was ordered on May 30, 1948, and delivered by June 10, 1949.
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.30-06 Springfield 7.92×57mm Mauser 7×57mm Mauser 7.62×51mm NATO 7.65×53mm Argentine
Infobox: service
1948 - Present
Caliber attribute (fn-model-1949)
It was chambered in a range of cartridges depending on the buyer, including .30-06 Springfield, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 7x57mm Mauser, 7.62x51mm NATO and 7.65x53mm Argentine, and found modest adoption among non-aligned nations, though it arrived too late for the Second World War and its ten-round magazine limited the effectiveness of its selective-fire versions.
Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
Korean War Darul Islam rebellion Suez Crisis Permesta rebellion PRRI rebellion Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Falklands War
Used In: Falklands War, Infobox: wars
Korean War Darul Islam rebellion Suez Crisis Permesta rebellion PRRI rebellion Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Falklands War
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Wikidata Q1389355, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source FN Model 1949 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1389355 (P729 service entry): 1949Quote, Wikidata Q1389355 (P729 service entry): 1949
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1949.
Military Factory: Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 / SAFN (FN-49) Self-Loading Service Rifle / Battle Rifle
Military FactoryOperated By: Argentine Armed Forces, Operators list
Argentina; Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Indonesia; Luxembourg; Venezuela
Operated By: Brazilian Army, Operators list
Argentina; Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Indonesia; Luxembourg; Venezuela
Operated By: Egyptian Armed Forces, Operators list
Argentina; Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Indonesia; Luxembourg; Venezuela
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