This video focuses on the FN49 rifle, providing a detailed look at its features. As the title is "FN49 detail" and there is no further description, the analysis assumes a focus on the physical aspects and mechanics of this specific firearm. The tags will reflect the firearm itself and its historical context, if applicable, as well as general firearm terminology relevant to detailed examinations.
This video showcases a rare FN49 rifle variant specifically contracted for the Belgian Congo's Force Publique. It details the rifle's history, production numbers, caliber (.30-06), and its role in the region's history, including its use during the Congolese civil war and by Indonesian troops during the UN mission to Katanga. The video highlights the rifle's scarcity in Western collections due to its dispersal in Central Africa and thanks the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels for access.
This Q&A episode from Forgotten Weapons covers a wide range of topics, including international travel and customs, personal travel aspirations, and specific firearm-related discussions. Topics delve into ammo construction (half-brass), the rarity of closed-bolt SMGs and hexagonal barrels, economical machine guns, the FN49 in different calibers, sniper rifles for fictional Elbonia, and historical firearms like the 8mm Lebel Maxim and Ethiopian oddities. The discussion also touches on comparisons between the WWSD and M16, ideal French rifles for smokeless powder, a 2-Gun match choice (Carcano, Enfield, Arisaka), the CETME AMELI's limited success, a sought-after but elusive firearm, cartridge design theories, seemingly contradictory designs (M3 vs. PPSh-41), the manufacturing process of stamped parts, ideal firearm pairings for matches, a hypothetical Pedersen vs. Johnson scenario without the Garand, 'non-real' actions like Blish, printed magazines for rare guns, the future of 9mm and 5.56mm, the biggest military lesson from WWI, and whether Simonov saw an RSC rifle. The episode concludes with a fun question about unlimited ammo from Santa.
This YouTube Short showcases the Argentine FN 49 battle rifle chambered in 7.62 NATO. The video highlights the rifle as a particularly cool example of the FN 49 and features a collaboration with @wolv_supplies. The description includes links to the creator's other Shorts, Instagram, Patreon, Facebook, and various gear companies they have worked with, such as UF PRO for combat clothing and American Defense Manufacturing.
This Q&A session covers a wide range of firearms topics, from historical military hardware to modern firearm applications and manufacturing. Key discussions include the post-WW2 use of MG34 and MG42 machine guns, the distinction between prototyping and troop trials, and considerations for modern handguns chambered in historical calibers like 7.65mm French Long. The video also touches upon the least appropriate firearms for competitive shooting events, the Indian INSAS rifle, M16 follower design, and the potential use of the H&K Mk23 for home defense. Further topics include gun re-homing practices, archival projects, left-handed firearms, potential YouTube collaborations, the mechanics of locked vs. delayed blowback actions, the Borchardt as a potential bullpup PCC, challenges in contacting gun companies, the impact of COVID-19 on firearms work, Chinese arms procurement, the lack of modern revolving rifles, the state of the surplus market, French armament program suggestions, spitzer handgun bullets, French Foreign Legion arms procurement, semi-pistolgrips on lever actions, the Calico shooting, the public perception of DIY guns, and issues with reprinting firearm reference books. It concludes with handling guns internationally and a comparison of the MAS49 and FN49 rifles.
This YouTube video, marked as 'Patreon Only Video', features content related to the FN49 and the FN FAL rifles. The description provides links to the MAC website, Patreon, SubscribeStar, Amazon store, USCCA insurance, Parler, Challenge Targets, OpticsPlanet, and the Modern Gun School. It emphasizes safe firearm handling on a state-approved range under professional supervision and clarifies that the content is for entertainment purposes only, not an attempt to sell or modify firearms beyond their legal function. The video also includes a disclaimer regarding USCCA insurance coverage.
This video delves into the FN49 (SAFN) rifle's service in Egypt during the Cold War. It explores the geopolitical context of Egypt's alignment, the approximate 37,000 rifles purchased from FN Herstal, and the coveted precision variants with Meopta optics. The description also touches upon the intended successor, the Hakim rifle, and other firearms that likely replaced the FN49 in Egyptian service, such as the SKS, Vz.52, and milled receiver AK47. The video promises an examination of the rifle's intricacies, potential drawbacks, and includes live firing.
This video is a book review of the expanded second edition of Wayne Johnson's "The FN-49: The Last Elegant Old-World Military Rifle." The reviewer highlights the book's significant expansion, doubling in page count and featuring over a thousand photographs. It covers the history of FN and Dieudonné Saive, developmental work on semi-auto rifles, detailed chapters on production contracts for various countries (Argentina, Belgium, Belgium Congo, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Venezuela), sniper versions, bayonets, manuals, accessories, and operating instructions. The review praises the book as a comprehensive collector's reference, thoroughly eclipsing previous publications on the FN-49, and discusses the rifle's service use and entry into the US market, including information on Century Arms assembly and safety concerns for current owners.
This video explores the Egyptian FN49 sniper rifle, specifically the late pattern. It details how Egypt, as the first adopter of the FN49, initially developed its own method for mounting scopes using Czech Meopta optics due to FN's lack of an integrated solution. Later, FN introduced Echo mounts, and Egypt ordered 2,000 rifles with provisions for these. Some of these were then converted into sniper rifles by Egypt, utilizing the new FN/Echo mounts with their modified Meopta scopes. The video highlights the rarity of original Egyptian FN49 snipers in the US, but notes the availability of these later pattern examples on the collector's market.
This video focuses on the Luxembourg FN49 semi-automatic sniper rifle, detailing its history and procurement by the Luxembourg military. The description highlights that Luxembourg acquired 6,203 FN-49 rifles, with a specific batch of 203 being semi-automatic models fitted with Belgian OIP telescopic sights. These scopes, designed by an American engineer, were commercial "Echo" mounts. The video also mentions that while the rifles were eventually replaced by the FN FAL, the OIP scopes were often reused on FALs, and are frequently found on surviving Luxembourg rifles. The description also links to a Patreon and merchandise store.
This video explores a fascinating Colombian modification of the M1 Garand rifle to chamber the 7.62mm NATO cartridge. Following WWII, Colombia adopted the .30-06 cartridge, acquiring numerous M1 Garands. With the advent of 7.62mm NATO, a brief experimental conversion program was initiated. The described method involved shortening the barrel and receiver, and modifying operating rods and handguards. Distinctive quarter-inch holes were drilled into the stock and handguard as a visual and tactile indicator of the caliber change. The scarcity of these converted rifles suggests the modification was not adopted on a large scale, with only a small batch of test rifles surfacing in a 1990 Springfield Sporters purchase.
This video provides a field strip of the FN49 rifle, highlighting its lineage as the predecessor to the FN FAL. The description emphasizes the functional similarities between the two rifles and notes the FN49's more conventional appearance. The video aims to show viewers what the FN49 looks like internally after removing the dust cover. It also includes a link to a separate "Run and Gun" video featuring the FN 49 and thanks Ventura Munitions for their support.
