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FR F1

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The FR F1 is a French sniper rifle manufactured by the Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne, one of several government owned arms factories in France. It was France's first purpose built precision rifle for sharpshooters, introduced in 1966, and remained in use with the French Armed Forces until 1989, when it was replaced by the FR F2. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
7.5x54mm 2
Caliber
7.5×54mm French 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Sniper rifle 2
Introduced Year
1966 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 2
Connections

Operated By

Source Wikipedia: FR F1

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FR F1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: FR F1
Wikidata Q995180, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: FR F1
  • caliber
    cartridge = 7.5×54mm French; 7.62×51mm NATO
  • Service status stated explicitly in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Introduction
    is a French sniper rifle manufactured by the Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Wikipedia article text
    Introduced in 1966, the rifle was in use with the French Armed Forces until 1989 when it was replaced by the FR F2.
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