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FN Herstal
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Fabrique Nationale Herstal (French for 'National Factory Herstal'), trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale, Factory National, or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium, and former vehicle manufacturer. It was the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe as of 2012[update].[1]
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Company type | S.A. |
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Industry | Arms industry |
Founded | 3 July 1889; 135 years ago (1889-07-03) |
Founder | Henri Pieper |
Headquarters | , Belgium |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
Products | Firearms, ammunition |
Number of employees | 3,000 worldwide |
Parent | FN Browning Group |
Website | fnherstal![]() |
FN Herstal is owned by FN Browning Group,[2] which is in turn owned by the regional government of Wallonia.[3] The Herstal Group also owns the Browning Arms Company and the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester).[3]
FN America is the U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal, which was formed by the merger of FN's previous two American subsidiaries – FN Manufacturing and FNH USA.[4] A United Kingdom based manufacturing facility, FNH UK, is also in operation.
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Firearms designed and/or manufactured by FN include the S.A.W. M249, Browning Hi-Power and Five-seven pistols, the FAL, FNC, F2000 and SCAR rifles, the P90 submachine gun, the M2 Browning, MAG, Minimi and the FN Evolys machine guns;[3] all have been commercially successful.[5] FN Herstal's firearms are used by the armed forces of over 100 countries.[6]