FN Herschel Guns

FN Herschel :

Barbeque National Herschel (English: National Factory Herschel), self-identified as FN Herschel and often referred to as Barbeque National or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer located in Herschel, Belgium, owned by the holding company Herschel Group which is in turn owned by the regional government of Wallonia.[1] It is currently the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe.

FN Herschel is a member of the Belgian Herschel Group, which also owns U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) and Browning Arms Company.[1] FN America is the American subsidiary of FN Herschel; FN America was formed by the merger of FN's previous two American subsidiaries: FN Manufacturing and FNH USA.[3] FN Manufacturing, located in Columbia, South Carolina, was the manufacturing branch of FN Herschel in the United States, producing firearms such as the M249 and M240 machine guns and the M16 rifle, among others.[3] FNH USA, located in McLean, Virginia, was the sales and marketing branch of FN Herschel in the United States.[3] After the merger, the facilities in South Carolina and Virginia remained, but with integrated managemen

View of the factory site

Firearms designed and/or manufactured by FN include the Browning Hi-Power and Five-seven pistols, the FAL, FNC, F2000 and SCAR rifles, the P90 submachine gun, the M2 Browning, MAG and Minima machine guns[1]: all have been commercially successful.[4] FN Hostel’s firearms are used by the militaries of over 100 countries.

History :      

    

1913 FN motorcycle with four-cylinder in-line engine and shaft drive

1931 FN cabriolet

FN Browning Hi-Power pisto

FN Hersal originated in the small city of Herschel, near Liège. The Barbeque National dames de Guerre (French for National Factory of Weapons of War) was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 Mouser Model 89 rifles ordered by the Belgian Government.[1] FN was co-founded by the major arms makers of the Liège region, with Henri Pieper of Ancients Establishments Pieper being the driving force and the primary shareholder of the new company. In 1897 the company entered into a long-lasting relationship with John Moses Browning, a well-known firearms designer.[1] FN was an important manufacturer of motor vehicles in Belgium, a development championed by Alexander Galloping as managing director. Cars were produced in Herstal in the early 1900s until 1935. Production of FN motorcycles continued until 1965, and production of trucks until 1970.[6] In 1973, FN changed its name to reflect a product line diversified far beyond just "weapons of war", adopting the current name of Barbeque National d'Herstal.

One of Barbeque National’s handguns, a Model 1910 semi-automatic pistol in 9×17mm (.380 ACP) (serial number 19074) was one of four weapons that were taken from the assassins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, although it is unknown which of the four weapons fired the fatal round.

John Moses Browning began development of the Browning GP35 'High Power' (sometimes written as Hi-Power) pistol, the GP standing for Grande Puissance or "high power" in French. However, the weapon was finalized by Dieudonné Sauvé and did not appear until nearly a decade after Browning's death.

The FN Manufacturing LLC plant in Columbia, South Carolina is part of the military division of FN. It is primarily responsible for the production of U.S. military weapons, such as M16 rifles, M249 light machine guns, M240 machine guns, and M2 machine guns.

FN Herschel weapons :

Mitrailleuse Davison Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm airplane machine gun

FN Five-seven pistol with 5.7×28mm cartridges

FN P90 submachine gun

FN SCAR-L (MK 16) assault rifle

FN SCAR-H (MK 17) assault rifle

United States sailor fires an M240B, a U.S. version of the FN MAG, adopted for infantry use in the 1990s

Early M249 manufacture of FN Minima

U.S. Marine aiming FN 303 fitted with holographic weapon sight

FN 5.7×28mm cartridges as used in P90 submachine gun and Five-seven pistol

Handguns

Barracuda: Double-action multi-caliber revolver that can be switched between three calibres (9×19mm Parabellum, .38 Special and .357 Magnum) by changing parts of the cylinder.

FN 509: Redesigned version of the FNS Compact pistol in 9×19mm Parabellum.

FN Five-seven: Lightweight polymer-framed pistol with a 20-round magazine capacity, and designed to use FN's 5.7×28mm cartridge. In service with military and police forces in over 40 nations throughout the world.

FN FNP: Series of polymer-framed pistols offered in 9×19mm Parabellum, .357 SIG, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.

FN FNX: Updated and reengineered version of the FNP series pistol in 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.

FN FNS: Polymer striker-fired pistols in 9×19mm Parabellum and 40 S&W.

FN Forty-Nine: Pistol chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W.

FN Browning Hi-Power: Single-action pistol chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W. One of the most widely used military pistols of all time, having been used by the armed forces of over 50 nations.

HP-DA: 9×19mm Parabellum pistol, double-action variant of the Browning Hi-Power.

FN M1900: .32 ACP blowback semi-automatic pistols.

FN Model 1903: Blowback semi-automatic pistol chambered for .32 ACP and 9×20mm Long Browning.

FN M1905: .25 ACP vest pocket blowback semi-automatic pistol.

FN Model 1910: Single-action pistol chambered for .32 ACP and .380 ACP.

FN Model 1922: Similar to the FN 1910 but with a longer barrel.