FN Model 1949
«SAFN-49 / ABL Mle 49»
Assault rifleBelgium1949Historic
Gas-operated semi-automatic rifle designed by Dieudonné Saive, a historical bridge between WWII carbines and the modern FAL battle rifles.
Assault rifle//Belgium
ID — FN-MODEL-1949
Designation
FN Model 1949
FN Herstal
Caliber
7.92×57 mm Mauser
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- FN Model 1949
- Alias
- SAFN-49 / ABL Mle 49
- Manufacturer
- FN Herstal
- Country
- Belgium
- Year
- 1949
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.92×57 mm Mauser
- Muzzle velocity
- 730 m/s
- Effective range
- 500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 590 mm
- Overall length
- 1116 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.31 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Tilting bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore fisso da 10 colpi (lame stripper)
- Standard capacity
- 10 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Designed in secret by Saive during the German occupation of Belgium and completed after liberation, hence the SAFN (Saive Automatique FN) name.
Adopted in several calibres (7.92 Mauser, .30-06, 7×57, 7.65×53) by Belgium, Egypt, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Indonesia and Luxembourg.
Its tilting-bolt gas system was the direct foundation from which Saive developed the famous FAL only a few years later.
Main users
Belgium · Egitto · Venezuela · Argentina · Colombia · Indonesia · Lussemburgo
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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