The FN Five-seven is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium, developed between 1993 and 1998 and chambered for the 5.7 by 28 millimeter cartridge the company created alongside it. It entered service around 2000 and has since been adopted by more than forty military and police forces in over twenty countries. It has seen use in the War in Afghanistan, the 2003 to 2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh, the Mexican drug war and the Libyan Civil War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) Connections
Used In
Source Wikipedia: FN Five-seven
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: FN Herstal, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: FN Five-seven
Infobox, type
Semi-automatic pistol
Introduction, paragraph 2
the Five-seven was introduced in 1998
service status
The Five-seven is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, including Canada, France, Greece, India, Poland, Spain, and the United States
Caliber attribute (fn-five-seven)
The pistol is named for the 5.7×28mm cartridge's bullet diameter, and the trademark's capitalization style is intended to emphasize the manufacturer's initials-FN.
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: War in Afghanistan
View the Source2. Wikidata: FN Five-seven
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