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FAL

The FN FAL (Model 50) is a Belgian automatic rifle first demonstrated in 1948 and first manufactured in 1953. The FN FAL was developed as an updated replacement for the SAFN M49 rifle, and was initially chambered for the German 7.92 mm Kurz cartridge, later for the British .280 cartridge and finally for the NATO 7.62 mm cartridge. The FN FAL is a gas operated selective fire automatic rifle that was produced in several variations including a heavy barrelled version as a light machine-gun. The FN FAL takes a 20-round box magazine and fires at a cyclic rate of between 650 and 700 rounds per minute with an effective range of 650 metres. The FN FAL has a 533 mm long barrel, except the 50-63 model which has a shorter 436 mm long barrel and is fitted with a cylindrical post foresight and one of several rearsights depending upon model, sliding, flip or fixed. A paratrooper model, the FN FAL Para has a folding stock.
*Falco Alberti Garden Gun
The Falco Alberti Garden Gun was an Italian single-action gun designed for shooting garden vermin. The Falco Alberti Garden Gun was chambered for the 9 mm Rimfire cartridge which was singularly loaded. The Falco Alberti Garden Gun had a 40.5 inch barrel so as to be classified as a shotgun under British law.
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