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Small arms1953–present
Battle rifle
FN FAL is a battle rifle originating in Belgium. It was built by FN Herstal IMBEL Fabricaciones Militares Rifle Factory Ishapore. Reported operators include 90+ countries (See Users ).
BelgiumBattle rifle
Belgium
1953–present
90+ countries (See Users )
See Conflicts
Dieudonné Saive
1947–1953
FN Herstal IMBEL Fabricaciones Militares Rifle Factory Ishapore
1953–1988 (FN Herstal) 1953–present (licensed manufacturers)
7,000,000
See Variants
4.25 kg (9.4 lb)
1,090 mm (43 in)
533 mm (21.0 in)
7.62×51mm NATO .280 British
Short-stroke gas piston , closed tilting breechblock
650–700 rounds/min
840 m/s (2,755.9 ft/s)
1000 meters
20- or 30-round detachable box magazine , 50-round drum magazine .
ramped aperture rear sight (adjustable from 200 to 600 m/yd in 100 m/yd increments) post front sight
800 m (870 yd)
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Colombia
Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Eswatini
Gambia
Ghana
Guyana
Honduras
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Kenya
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nigeria
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Suriname
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Ukraine
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
FN FAL equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
EcuadorReported count for FN FAL. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 50,000. Origin: Belgium. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Gabon
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Kenya
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
The Gambia
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
ZimbabweReported count for FN FAL. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 50,000. Origin: Belgium. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.