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|type= [[Bullpup]] [[assault rifle]] ...ch]] government-owned [[Nexter]] group. It is the [[service rifle]] of the French military.

|type= [[Bullpup]] [[assault rifle]] .../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000'

...Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] (see the [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]] [[assault rifle]]). After testing this prototype in [[1948]], the British Army urged ...actured and issued both designs at various times. Unlike the Russian AK-47 assault rifle, the FAL utilized a heavier full-power [[rifle]] [[cartridge]]. In th

}}The '''Minimi''' (short for French: ''Mini Mitrailleuse''; “mini machine gun”) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[ ...ver, or from detachable [[STANAG magazine]]s, used in other NATO 5.56 mm [[assault rifle]]s such as the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and [[FN FNC|FNC]]. Magazine feeding

...y of Herstal, near Liège. The ''Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre'' ([[French]] for ''National Factory of Weapons of War'') was established in 1889 to ma ...') pistol, the ''GP'' standing for ''Grande Puissance'' or "high power" in French. However, the weapon was finalized by [[Dieudonné Saive]] and did not appe

...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...ckson's 1828 election until the slavery issue became dominant after 1850. French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville traveled in America early during this era, ...era of Jacksonian democracy, was a pervasive spirit of individualism. The French commentator confessed that individualism was a novel term coined to captur

...nd then explode after a short time. The word "grenade" is derived from the French ''grenade'', meaning pomegranate, so named because its [[shrapnel]] pellet ...]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of [[assault rifle]]s.

[[Image:Pistolet-marine-19e-1.png|thumb|Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a [[Percussion cap]] mechanism]] The word "pistol" is derived from the French ''pistole'' (or ''pistolet''), which has these possible origins:

...man [[Mauser]] factory designed the [[7.92x33mm Kurz|7.92 mm]] [[StG45]] [[assault rifle]],<ref name="woźniak" /> first with the ''Gerät 06'' ("device 06") [[Image:AME1.jpg|thumb|left|[[AME 49]], French [[StG45]] in [[.30 Carbine]].]]

|type= [[Assault rifle]] }}The '''G36''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] [[assault rifle]], designed in the early 1990s by [[Heckler & Koch|Heckler & Koch Gmb

|type= [[Assault Rifle]] }}The '''HK416''' is an [[assault rifle]] designed and manufactured by [[Heckler & Koch]]. It is a modified v

...d G40k Page - go to "sommaire" at the bottom of the page to use the index (French)]</ref> ... was one of the final developments in the long line of [[Mauser]] military rifles.

* Australian [[Austeyr|F88 Austeyr]] assault rifle and [[F89 Minimi]] machine gun. ([[Australian Defence Industries|ADI *Austrian [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle

... for the intermediate [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge. It is the most widely known assault rifle in the world.]] ...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles.

*[[KBP A-91|A-91]] (Russia - Compact Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm, 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm) *[[9A-91]] (Russia - Assault Rifle - 9 x 39 mm)

...y known as the '''BAR'''), is a family of [[automatic rifle]]s (or machine rifles) and [[light machine gun]]s used by the [[United States]] and other countri ...owning]], primarily as a replacement for (and improvement on) the [[France|French]]-made [[Chauchat]] and [[Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun|Hotchkis

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

...s a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate sighting system is added to rifles fitted with the M203, as the rifle's standard sights are not matched to the ...onents, usually including the launcher, adaptors for attachment to assault rifles, and leaf sights (which can be used with the rifle's front sight post). M2

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel