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With the war in Europe over in May of 1945, the rifle was more or less completed by 1947. It was given the designation of SAFN Model 1949 by Fabrique Nationale but also came to be known as the 'FN-49' and 'Fusil Automatique Modele 49' over the course of its career. Interestingly, the Belgian Army did not become its first purchaser - the honor. Discussion Starter #1 Jul 6, 2010. I hope somebody know something about the FN 49 rifle: i bought this rifle a few weeks ago is an egyptian 8mm mauser, everything looks identical, it has the egyptian crest on top of the receiver, and the numbers are also in egyptian, but i just find out that on the right side of the barrel. Low SN 7L0172 and high SN 7L1507 with many sequential serial numbers, but not all. It is a puzzle as the RCMP reportedly obtained their rifles between 1961 and 1969, yet all serial numbers are in the 7Lxxxx range. The RCMP’s FN rifles were stamped by RCMP armourers with the “MP” monogram on the receiver ring.

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Seller's Description: LSB#: 171028RG04 Make: Fabrique National (FN). Columbian Contract Rifle. Model: Model 1949 (FN 49) Serial Number: 0599 Year of Manufacture: Early 1950’s Caliber.30-06 Springfield Action Type: Semi Auto, Detachable Magazine Markings: There is no visible import mark. The top of the receiver is marked “COLUMBIA / Columbian Coat of Arms / FUERZAS MILITARES” (Columbian.

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FN Model 1949
Type	Semi-automatic rifle Automatic rifle
Place of origin	Belgium
Service history
In service	1948–1982
Used by	See Users
Wars	Korean War^[1]^[2] Suez Crisis^[1]^[3] Congo Crisis^[1] Dominican Civil War Falklands War
Production history
Designer	Dieudonné Saive
Designed	1947
Manufacturer	FN Herstal
Produced	1948–1961
No. built	176,000
Specifications
Mass	4.31 kg (9 lb 8 oz)
Length	1116 mm (43.5 in)
Barrel length	590 mm (23.2 in)
Cartridge	.30-06 Springfield 7.92×57mm Mauser 7×57mm Mauser 7.62×51mm NATO 7.65×53mm Argentine
Action	Gas-operated short-stroke piston, tilting bolt
Feed system	10-round fixed box magazine, 20-round detachable box magazine in Argentine 7.62×51mm NATO conversions
Sights	Iron sights / OIP 4x Telescopic sight on Belgium Sniper rifle

The Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 (often referred to as the FN-49, SAFN or AFN) is a rifle available as both a semi-automatic rifle and as a selective fireautomatic rifle designed by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale. It was used by the militaries of Argentina, Belgium, the Belgian Congo, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Luxembourg, and Venezuela. The automatic rifle version with selective fire produced for Belgium was known as the AFN.

While well regarded for its high build quality and reliability in comparison to the rifles of the time, its marketability was limited, as it was not developed in time for use in World War II but later, as many militaries had already begun the switch to selective firebattle rifles. An unknown number of FN-49's were produced as selective fireautomatic rifles, but the small 10 round box magazine limited the usefulness of the fully automatic feature.

The FN-49 found itself in direct competition with a number of more modern rifles such as the Heckler & KochG3 and Fabrique Nationale de Herstal's own FN FAL, resulting in limited sales.

1History
- 1.2Production lifetime

History[edit]

Development[edit]

Dieudonne Saive, Fabrique Nationale's then chief firearm designer, experimented with a number of recoil-operated rifle designs in the early 1930s. While little came of these experiments, they would become the basis for a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle, which he patented in 1936 and prototyped in 1937. (Photographs of these prototypes still exist, and they show a number of characteristics that would later appear in the FN-49.)

FN's new rifle was still in development in late 1938 – early 1939, and a version with a 5-round magazine was about to be marketed. But when German armies invaded Poland, these plans were delayed to increase production of bolt-action rifles and machine guns.

The German invasion of Belgium in May 1940 interrupted any plans for the production of the new model, as Liège, home of FN's factory, was occupied by the German military. Despite this setback, Saive was able to escape to England via Portugal in 1941, where he continued work on what would become the FN-49.

By 1943, Saive was back to working on his experimental rifle, now in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Late that year, the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield ordered 50 prototypes (designated 'EXP-1' and sometimes referred to as 'SLEM-1' or 'Self-Loading Experimental Model'). Based on tests with these prototypes, Enfield placed an order for 2,000 rifles for troop trials, but a last-minute problem with the moderation of the gas pressure (as well as the impending end of World War II) led to the cancellation of this order. Despite this, Saive (who had returned to Liège shortly after its liberation in September 1944) continued work on the rifle, and finalized the design for the FN-49 in 1947.

The FN Model 1949 is not ammunition specific since it does have an adjustable gas port or valve to adjust the rifle to various propellant and projectile specific pressure behavior, in which the gas port can be adjusted with a special wrench. This also requires removing the upper forward handguard for the adjustment.

Production lifetime[edit]

Egyptian SAFN with riflescope

The contracts for the SAFN 1949 rifle started in 1948 with the first order placed by Venezuela on March 31, 1948, delivered exactly four months later. The last production contract of complete rifles was ordered by Indonesia on December 19, 1960 and delivered by February 19, 1961.^[4]

Some sources claim pre-production models for demonstration and testing were produced in 1948, making rifle ready for contract orders and mass production. Other sources however claim the rifle was trialed with the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1947, The Netherlands Navy trials did not however lead to a sales contract.

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FN started looking for customers, but the communist states were not an option (as they were required to buy or build Soviet designs). The Western European nations had vast stocks of World War II firearms. They also could get American and British weapons aid, which was inexpensive or free. So FN decided to market to the non-aligned countries, who did not want to commit to Western or Soviet doctrine, which was inevitable when accepting aid.^[5]

The first contract production of the SAFN 1949 rifle was delivered to Venezuela by May 31, 1949 composed of 2,000 rifles in caliber 7×57mm Mauser with an additional 2012 rifles including cut-away training demonstration rifles delivered by July 31, 1949.^[4] The remaining rifles of the Venezuelan contract of 8,012 rifles were sold as surplus in the United States, and are prized by US collectors, sportsmen, and hunters because of the unique features ordered by Venezuela, the general good to excellent condition of the