1. Fn 49 Rifle Serial Numbers List
2. Fn 49 Egyptian 8mm Rifle Serial Numbers Date
3. Fn 49 Rifle Serial Numbers Identification
4. Parts For Fn 49 Rifle
5. Fn 49 30.06
6. Fn 49 Rifle History

If it is a post-war Belgian civilian Mauser, then it must have Belgian civilian proof marks and an inspector's mark. Furthermore, these marks should have been applied so that they are visible without dismantling the rifle in any way (e.g. Removing the handguard). The inspector's mark is a small star. Free Software Serial Numbers. By Marc Cammack FN 49 Gun - A Brief Overview Scarce Fabrique Nationale Luxembourg Agreement FN49. Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 Fn49, Argentinean Navy FN 49, 20 Rnd Mag, Imp-Mkd, Black 23 Military Semi Automatic Rifle 1953 C&R 7.62 NATO Auction: 15894449. Argentine FN-49 in 7.62x51 (308) NATO. There were 5,537 Argentine FN-49's produced and less than 2,000 were imported into the United States. This rifle is in excellent shape and all serial numbers match, to include the stock. It has the proper Argentine navy stamps (ARA) on both the stock and receiver. The rifle comes with five 20 round. Seller's Description: LSB#: 171028RG04 Make: Fabrique National (FN). Columbian Contract Rifle. Model: Model 1949 (FN 49) Serial Number: 0599 Year of Manufacture: Early 1950’s Caliber.30-06 Springfield Action Type: Semi Auto, Detachable Magazine Markings: There is no visible import mark. The top of the receiver is marked “COLUMBIA / Columbian Coat of Arms / FUERZAS MILITARES” (Columbian. Low SN 7L0172 and high SN 7L1507 with many sequential serial numbers, but not all. It is a puzzle as the RCMP reportedly obtained their rifles between 1961 and 1969, yet all serial numbers are in the 7Lxxxx range. The RCMP’s FN rifles were stamped by RCMP armourers with the “MP” monogram on the receiver ring.

LSB#: 171027EM01

Make: Fabrique National (FN). Luxembourg Contract Rifle

Model: Model 1949 (FN 49)

Serial Number: 6377

Year of Manufacture: Early 1950’s

Caliber: .30-06 Springfield

Action Type: Semi Auto, Detachable Magazine

Markings: There is no visible import mark. The top of the receiver is marked “AL”. The left side of the receiver is marked with a Belgian “* / E” proof and with a Belgian proof that resembles an “arrow”. The right side of the receiver and the right side of the top cover are both marked with the serial number. The right side of the receiver is also marked “FABRIQUE NATIONAL D’ARMES DE GUERRE-HERSTAL-BELGIQUE”. The left side of the receiver is marked with a “flaming bomb” and “0”. The top of the gas tube cap is marked “A”.

Barrel Length: Approximately 23 Inches

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a dovetail set, bladed post set between two protective ears. The rear sight is an aperture tangent sight marked from “1-10”.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The two piece gloss finished hardwood stock has a pistol grip, finger grooves, metal nosecaps, barrel band, two sling swivels and a metal buttplate with hinged door for storage in the butt. The butt has two drilled circular holes for cleaning gear under the buttplate door. The holes are approximately 1 inch wide. The buttplate shows scrapes, scratches & thinning. The wood shows deep scratches under the right side of the receiver. The wood shows several other small or thin scrapes & scratches. The LOP measures 13 1/4 inches from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The stock rates in about Very Good Plus overall condition.

Type of Finish: Black

Finish Originality: Original

Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is deep. There is no erosion. The bore shows an M.E. of -1 (negative 1).

Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 96% of its metal finish. The bottom metal shows scrapes & small scratches that have removed some of the black finish. The barrel shows various small scrapes & small scratches. The screw heads show use. The markings are deep. Overall, this rifle rates in about Very Good Plus to Fine condition.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The cocking indicator is located at the bottom front of the trigger guard. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: The rifle comes with one black magazine that shows scrapes & small scratches. It is in about Very Good Plus to Fine condition. The rifle comes with a black nylon sling with metal buckles. The sling shows some creasing. The buckles show scrapes. It is in about Very Good Plus to Fine condition.

Our Assessment: This rare Luxembourg contract FN 49 was made sometime during in the early 1950’s by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium. Luxembourg purchased a total of 6,003 FN 49 rifles. This one has the large “AL” marking on the top of the receiver that identifies the rifle as a Luxembourg contract FN 49. It is chambered in .30-06 Springfield and has a strong bright bore. It will be putting .30-06 ammo down range long after you are gone…if properly cared for.

Some basics from Wikipedia: “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.”

The Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 (often referred to as the FN-49, SAFN or AFN) is a rifle available as both a semi-automatic rifle and as a selective fireautomatic 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. The automatic rifle version with selective fire produced for Belgium was known as the AFN.

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 firebattle rifles. An unknown number of FN-49's were produced as selective fireautomatic rifles, but the small 10 round box magazine limited the usefulness of the fully automatic feature.

The FN-49 found itself in direct competition with a number of more modern rifles such as the Heckler & KochG3 and Fabrique Nationale de Herstal's own FN FAL, resulting in limited sales.

• 1History
  • 1.2Production lifetime

History[edit]

Development[edit]

Dieudonne Saive, Fabrique Nationale's then chief firearm designer, experimented with a number of recoil-operated rifle designs in the early 1930s. While little came of these experiments, they would become the basis for a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle, which he patented in 1936 and prototyped in 1937. (Photographs of these prototypes still exist, and they show a number of characteristics that would later appear in the FN-49.)

FN's new rifle was still in development in late 1938 – early 1939, and a version with a 5-round magazine was about to be marketed. But when German armies invaded Poland, these plans were delayed to increase production of bolt-action rifles and machine guns.

The German invasion of Belgium in May 1940 interrupted any plans for the production of the new model, as Liège, home of FN's factory, was occupied by the German military. Despite this setback, Saive was able to escape to England via Portugal in 1941, where he continued work on what would become the FN-49.

By 1943, Saive was back to working on his experimental rifle, now in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Late that year, the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield ordered 50 prototypes (designated 'EXP-1' and sometimes referred to as 'SLEM-1' or 'Self-Loading Experimental Model'). Based on tests with these prototypes, Enfield placed an order for 2,000 rifles for troop trials, but a last-minute problem with the moderation of the gas pressure (as well as the impending end of World War II) led to the cancellation of this order. Despite this, Saive (who had returned to Liège shortly after its liberation in September 1944) continued work on the rifle, and finalized the design for the FN-49 in 1947.

The FN Model 1949 is not ammunition specific since it does have an adjustable gas port or valve to adjust the rifle to various propellant and projectile specific pressure behavior, in which the gas port can be adjusted with a special wrench. This also requires removing the upper forward handguard for the adjustment.

Production lifetime[edit]

The contracts for the SAFN 1949 rifle started in 1948 with the first order placed by Venezuela on March 31, 1948, delivered exactly four months later. The last production contract of complete rifles was ordered by Indonesia on December 19, 1960 and delivered by February 19, 1961.^[4]

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Some sources claim pre-production models for demonstration and testing were produced in 1948, making rifle ready for contract orders and mass production. Other sources however claim the rifle was trialed with the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1947, The Netherlands Navy trials did not however lead to a sales contract.

FN started looking for customers, but the communist states were not an option (as they were required to buy or build Soviet designs). The Western European nations had vast stocks of World War II firearms. They also could get American and British weapons aid, which was inexpensive or free. So FN decided to market to the non-aligned countries, who did not want to commit to Western or Soviet doctrine, which was inevitable when accepting aid.^[5]

The first contract production of the SAFN 1949 rifle was delivered to Venezuela by May 31, 1949 composed of 2,000 rifles in caliber 7×57mm Mauser with an additional 2012 rifles including cut-away training demonstration rifles delivered by July 31, 1949.^[4] The remaining rifles of the Venezuelan contract of 8,012 rifles were sold as surplus in the United States, and are prized by US collectors, sportsmen, and hunters because of the unique features ordered by Venezuela, the general good to excellent condition of the surplus rifles and the superb accuracy of the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge.

The second contract was for the Egyptian government ordered on May 30, 1948 and delivered by June 10, 1949, 100 rifles chambered to fire the 8×57mm Mauser cartridge. While initially a small contract delivery Egypt would eventually purchase 37,602 SAFN 1949 rifles total.^[4]

The third contract was ordered by the Belgian government starting with thirty test rifles on May 12, 1949, received on August 31, 1949, and made a second larger order for 100 test rifles delivered by December 12, 1949. The Belgians would make a contract for production of the SAFN 1949 rifle on August 24, 1950 for 6000 rifles in caliber .30-06 Springfield. The Belgians designated the rifle as the ABL SAFN-49, ABL is an acronym for the Belgian Army in both French and Dutch; 'AB' for the French 'Armée Belge' and 'BL' for the Dutch 'Belgisch Leger'. The contracts for the SAFN 1949 rifle made by FN for Belgium totaled 87,777 rifles total, composing almost half of all FN-49 rifles ever produced.^[4] A fully automatic, selective fire version, known as the AFN was produced for the Belgian military. It is sometimes stated that all the ABL weapons were either built as a selective fireautomatic rifle or that all could be readily convertible to selective fireautomatic rifle. The AFN was also used by the Marines of the Belgian Navy or ZM-FN. (Zeemacht - Force Navale).

Luxembourg was the fourth country to order the SAFN 1949 rifles with the first order placed on October 4, 1950 and taking possession of the first 1500 rifles by May 5, 1951. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg would eventually purchase a total of 6,306 rifles including rifles specifically for Luxembourg's Gendarmerie, which were FN-49s that comprised standard models, training cut-away rifles, and sniper variants, all in caliber .30-06 Springfield.^[4] The Luxembourg models except for the Gendarmerie contract were sold as surplus in the United States, some were distributed to purchasers in larger US chain retail outlets. The Luxembourg models are sought after for two reasons: first, because of the particularly good condition of the Luxembourg surplus rifles; and second, because these FN-49 rifles were chambered for the .30-06 Springfield, a cartridge popular in the US sport shooting and hunting communities. Very few .30-06 FN-49 rifles from other contracts have been imported into the United States, making the Luxembourg rifles the only affordable option for an FN-49 in that caliber.

Indonesia, the Belgian Congo, and Colombia would make up the fifth to seventh contracts all produced in caliber .30-06.^[4]

Argentina requested the eighth contract ordering 5,536 SAFN 1949 rifles in caliber 7.65×53mm Argentine on July 29, 1953 for use by the Argentine Navy after an initial order of one test rifle in 1948.^[4]

Several prototypes were made in other calibers, including at least five in 6.5×55mm for testing in Sweden, one in caliber 7.5×54mm French for testing in Syria, one in caliber .30-06 for testing in the United States, and one in caliber 7.62×51mm NATO for Brazil.^[4]

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Fn 49 Egyptian 8mm Rifle Serial Numbers Date

A very small yet unknown quantity of commercial rifles chambered in .30-06 were imported to the US and Australia by Browning some time during the 1960s. These rifles are incredibly rare and few examples have been documented. They are configured with a polished checkered stock with a rollover cheek piece and side mount.

Argentinian modification[edit]

Contrary to some speculation FN did not contract or produce the Argentine conversion of SAFN 1949 rifles from 7.65×53mm Argentine to 7.62×51mm NATO. While FN did receive and then later deliver an order for a conversion of a single rifle in March 1967 the remaining armory stock of the Argentine rifles were converted domestically by Metalúrgica Centro a company formerly known as Fábrica de armas Halcón. Metalúrgica Centro provided and installed in each rifle a new barrel in 7.62×51mm NATO, modified each ejector, and modified each trigger guard to take a new 20 round detachable box magazine. The converted rifles were provided with proprietary 20 round detachable box magazines manufactured by Metalúrgica Centro to fit the SAFN 1949 rifle conversions. The 20 round steel magazines are proprietary but were made to share the magazine loading charger with the FN FAL rifle used by the Argentine Army.^[4] These chargers are the same as for the Mauser Kar-98k, and thus not interchangeable with standard NATO stripper clips. These are very inexpensive via surplus dealers. Not only are Mauser 98 stripper clips not interchangeable with 7.62×51mm NATO standard, but also not with old 7.65×53mm Argentine versions.

Fn 49 Rifle Serial Numbers Identification

A very small number were later used in the Falklands War as sniper rifles by the Argentinians.^{[citation needed]}

Surplus Argentine rifles function quite well, but many imported magazines were poorly cut down to 10 rounds due to US import restrictions.

Users[edit]

Parts For Fn 49 Rifle

• Argentina^[4]
• Belgium^[4]
• Brazil^[4]
• Colombia^[4]
• Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4]
• Egypt^[4]
• Indonesia^[4]
• Luxembourg^[4]
• Turkey
• Venezuela^[4]
• Zaire

Similar weapons[edit]

Fn 49 30.06

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Le fusil semi-automatique belge S.A.F.N. 49'. Action Armes & Tir (in French). No. 161. December 1993. pp. 32–35.
2. ^Cashner, Bob (2013). The FN FAL Battle Rifle. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. p. 10. ISBN978-1-78096-903-9.
3. ^Reynold, Dan. 'The Rifles of Egypt 1922 - 1958'. carbinesforcollectors.com.
4. ^ ^{abcdefghijklmnopqr}Johnson, Wayne (2004). 'The FN-49, The last elegant old-world military rifle', Wet Dog Publications, ISBN0-9707997-2-1: p. 46-49.
5. ^Firestone, Adam C. 'Historic Firearm of the Month, October 1999'. www.cruffler.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

External links[edit]

Fn 49 Rifle History