Fabrication National (FN) 49 (Belgium)
FN-49
Specification: Double Action Only (Repeatable Secure Striker)
Chambering: .40 S&W
Length: 197mm
Weight: 740g
Barrel length : 108mm
Magazine: 10 rds
FN 49 is a modern service handgun, intended primary for police/security use. It is recoil-operated, locked breech firearm that uses improved Browning linkless locking principle. The gun is striker fired, and unlike many other striker-fired guns, like Glocks, Forty-Nine is a true DAO gun, with availability of re-striking the misfired cartridge simply with another trigger pull. The striker is completely at rest until the trigger is pulled, so gun is safe. It has no external safety switches or decockers for simplicity and readiness to use. The main drawback of this system is long and heawy trigger pull - almost 10 lbs (ca. 4.5kg). The frame of the gun is made from black polymer, the slide is made from stainless steel. Gun also has acessory rails on the frame under the barrel, for quick and easy mounting of the laser designators and flashlight.
Fabrication National (FN) 57 (Belgium)
FN 57
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin Belgium
Service history
In service 2000–present
Used by 40+ countries (see Users)
Wars
Afghanistan War
Indonesian Offensive in Aceh
Mexican Drug War
Libyan Civil War
Production history
Designed 1993–98
Manufacturer FN Herstal
Unit cost US $1,000
Produced 1998–present
Variants See Variants:57
Five-seven Tactical
Five-seven IOM
Five-seven USG
Five-seven FDE, ODG
Specifications
Weight
610 g (1.3 lb) empty
744 g (1.6 lb) loaded
Length 208 mm (8.2 in)
Barrel length 122 mm (4.8 in)
Width 36 mm (1.4 in)
Height 137 mm (5.4 in)
Cartridge FN 5.7×28mm
Action Delayed blow back
Rate of fire Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity
650 m/s (2,130 ft/s) (SS190)
625 m/s (2,050 ft/s) (SS195)
520 m/s (1,700 ft/s) (SS197)
Effective range 50 m (55 yd)
Maximum range 1,510 m (1,651 yd)
Feed system
Detachable box magazine; capacities:
Detachable box magazine; capacities:
10 rounds (restricted)
20 rounds (standard)
30 rounds (extended)
Sights "Three-dot" type: fixed or adjustable; 177.8 mm (7 in) sight radius
The FN Five-seven, trademarked as the 57, is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The pistol is named for its 5.7-mm (.224 in) bullet diameter, and the trademark capitalization style is intended to emphasize the manufacturer's initials
The 57 pistol was developed in conjunction with the FN P90 personal defense weapon and the 5.7×28mm cartridge. The P90 was introduced in 1990, and the Five-seven was introduced in 1998 as a pistol using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition. Developed as a companion pistol to the P90, the Five-seven shares many of its design features: it is a lightweight polymer-based weapon with a large magazine capacity, ambidextrous controls, low recoil, and the ability to penetrate body armor when using certain cartridge types.
Sales of the Five-seven were originally restricted by FN to military and law enforcement customers, but since 2004, the pistol has also been offered to civilian shooters for personal protection, target shooting, and similar uses. Although offered only with sporting ammunition, the Five-seven's introduction to civilian shooters was met with vocal opposition from gun control organizations such as the Brady Campaign, and the pistol has been subject to ongoing controversy in the United States.
The Five-seven is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries, such as Canada, France, Greece, India, Poland, Spain, and the United States. In the United States, the Five-seven is in use with numerous law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service. In the years since the pistol's introduction to the civilian market in the United States, it has also become increasingly popular with civilian shooters.
FN-FIVE SEVEN BELGIUM
