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The C2 was a Canadian heavy-barrelled gas operated selective fire rifle based on the FAL and adopted by the Canadian Army as their Squad Light Automatic weapon. The C2 was chambered for the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge which it took from a 30-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 710 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 854 metres per second. The C2 had a 533 mm long barrel and was fitted with a post foresight and a tangent rearsight with an aperture graduated from 200 to 1000 yards. A two-part firing pin model, the C2A1 was also produced with a plastic carrying handle.
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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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The L1A1 (popularly known as the SLR) was a British gas operated semi-automatic rifle based upon a modification of the Belgian FN FAL rifle. The L1A1 was chambered for the 7.62 mm cartridge which it took from a 20-round box magazine and fired at a muzzle velocity of 838 metres per second to an effective range of 600 metres. The L1A1 had a 554 mm long barrel and was fitted with a trilux foresight and an aperture rearsight.
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The MD2A1 is a Brazilian sub-machine-gun produced from 1986 and designed to make use of as many components of the FN FAL rifle as possible. It is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it takes from a 15 or 30 round box magazine and fires at a rate of 685 rounds per minute.
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The Model 49 was a Belgian gas-operated self-loading rifle designed by Saive in the 1930's and introduced in 1949. The Model 49 was chambered for the 7.92 mm cartridge which it took from a 10-round box magazine and fired with a muzzle velocity of 730 meters-per-second. The Model 49 had a 23.25 inch barrel and after seeing service in the Korean War later developed into the FN FAL rifle.
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HMS Fal was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Fal was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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Truro is a city on the Fal estuary in Cornwall, England. During the middle ages
Truro was an important port for the transportation of mineral ores. Today it is primarily a market town.
Truro is a township in Knox County, Illinois, USA.
Truro is a city in Madison County, Iowa, USA.
Truro is a township in Aurora County, South Dakota, USA.
Truro is a township in Franklin County, Ohio, USA.
Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
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