Original Item: Very few available. Quality steel grenade launcher manufactured in Belgium for the Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 semi-automatic rifle. Features a cut-out for the cleaning rod, cam lock attachment, visible stampings ladder denoting 25, 50, 75, and 100 meters (makred in French ‘metres’) and launching sight. Offered in good condition, all need cleaning.
Also compatible with some SKS variations including 1958 Romanian issue.
The Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 (often referred to as the FN-49 or SAFN) is a semi-automatic 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.
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 fire assault rifles. As a result, it found itself in direct competition with a number of more modern rifles such as the Heckler & Koch G3 and Fabrique Nationale de Herstal’s own FN FAL, resulting in limited sales.