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[[File:Original L1A1 SLR.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO. Early version of the L1A1 had wood stocks, handguard and pistol grips, along with a cylindrical wood carry handle.]] | [[File:Original L1A1 SLR.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO. Early version of the L1A1 had wood stocks, handguard and pistol grips, along with a cylindrical wood carry handle.]] | ||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO. This is the later, typical version of the L1A1 which used black fiberglass furniture.]] | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO. This is the later, typical version of the L1A1 which used black fiberglass furniture.]] | ||
[[File:L1A1Scope.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR fitted with L2A2 | [[File:L1A1Scope.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR fitted with L2A2 SUIT 4x scope - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:C1A1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR with wood furniture - 7.62x51mm NATO. Although this model features wood furniture, it has the contoured black fiberglass carry handle which identifies this as a later model L1A1 which has been fitted with after-market furniture.]] | [[Image:C1A1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|L1A1 SLR with wood furniture - 7.62x51mm NATO. Although this model features wood furniture, it has the contoured black fiberglass carry handle which identifies this as a later model L1A1 which has been fitted with after-market furniture.]] | ||
[[Image:AussieFAL.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Australian L1A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO. The Australian version of the L1A1 features unique laminated wood handguards which have a round profile and 3 small circular vent holes.]] | [[Image:AussieFAL.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Australian L1A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO. The Australian version of the L1A1 features unique laminated wood handguards which have a round profile and 3 small circular vent holes.]] | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 23 October 2012
The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Léger) was designed by Dieudonné Saive and Ernest Vervier from 1947 to 1951. It is also called the FN LAR (Light Automatic Rifle), the English translation of its Belgian French name. The fact that there are so many variants, made by different countries and different names for the same models, causes a lot of confusion regarding what particular FAL is in what movie. For the most part, only the major variants of the gun will have been seen in movies with wide distribution, (the original Belgian version, U.S. versions, the Israeli Versions and British/Commonwealth Version). The early FAL prototypes were chambered in intermediate cartridges like 7.92x33mm and .280 British, in an attempt to create an assault rifle along the lines of the Nazi German Sturmgewehr 44, but after 7.62x51mm NATO was adopted as the standard NATO rifle cartridge, the FAL design was altered to accommodate the more powerful round.
Specifications
(1953 - Present)
Type: Battle Rifle, Assault Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x33mm (prototype), .280 British (prototype), 7.62x51mm NATO, 5.56x45mm NATO (Argentine FALMP III and Brazilian IMBEL variants)
Capacity: 20, 30-round box magazine. (Argentine FALMP III Type 2 variant uses Steyr AUG magazines, Brazilian IMBEL variants use STANAG Magazines)
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Full-Auto; Safe/Semi-Auto on inch-pattern FALs.
The FN FAL and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies:
FN LAR
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kingdom | Saudi police officers | 2007 | ||
| The Wild Geese | Richard Burton | Col. Allen Faulkner | 1978 | |
| The Wild Geese | Mercenaries | 1978 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Columbian soldier | With telescopic sight and FN FAL flash-hider | 2006 | |
| The Unit | Dennis Haysbert | CSM Jonas Blane | 2006 - 2009 |
FN FAL
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Eli | Ray Stevenson | Redridge | Paratrooper model | 2010 |
| District 9 | Mercenaries | 50.00 and 50.61 models, with & without scope | 2009 | |
| Che Part Two: Guerrilla | Guerrilla | "G"-Series FAL | 2009 | |
| Che Part One: Argentine | Vladimir Cruz | Ramiro | "G"-Series FAL | 2009 |
| The Bodyguard 2 | Mercenary | With scope | 2007 | |
| Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) | BOPE officers | Imbel M964 model | 2007 | |
| Babel | Moroccan Police | 2006 | ||
| Catch a Fire | South African Police | 2006 | ||
| The Aura | Security guard | 2005 | ||
| Blessed by Fire | Pablo Riva | Pvt. Vargas | 2005 | |
| Gastón Pauls | Pvt. Leguizamón | |||
| Argentinian soldiers | ||||
| The Lost City | Cuban soldiers | 2005 | ||
| Hotel Rwanda | Belgian paratroopers | 50.63 Paratrooper | 2004 | |
| Tears of the Sun | Nigerian soldiers | Seen only in archival footage | 2003 | |
| Stander | South African Police | 2003 | ||
| A Man Apart | Mercenaries | 50.63 Paratrooper | 2003 | |
| The Replacement Killers | Danny Trejo | Collins | 50.61 Paratrooper with laser sight | 1998 |
| Michael Rooker | Stan "Zeedo" Zedkov | 50.61 Paratrooper | ||
| The Postman | Holnist soldier | With M203 grenade launcher | 1997 | |
| Escape from L.A. | United States Police Force guards | With Cobray 37mm launchers | 1996 | |
| Romeo + Juliet | Verona Beach SWAT officer | 1996 | ||
| Heat | Tom Sizemore | Michael Cheritto | 50.61 Paratrooper | 1995 |
| Congo | Ernie Hudson | Cpt. Munro Kelly | 50.61 Paratrooper | 1995 |
| Beyond Rangoon | Burmese soldiers and policemen | 1995 | ||
| Street Fighter | AN soldier | 1994 | ||
| Rapid Fire | Powers Boothe | Mace Ryan | 1992 | |
| The Last Boy Scout | Taylor Negron | Milo | 50.63 Paratrooper | 1991 |
| Red Scorpion | Dolph Lundgren | Nikolai Rachenko | Mocked up as AO-63 | 1989 |
| Carmen Argenziano | Colonel Zayas | |||
| Rage of Honor | Various henchmen | FAL PARA | 1987 | |
| Missing In Action 2: The Beginning | 1985 | |||
| Romancing the Stone | Henchman | 1984 | ||
| Red Dawn | Cuban & Nicaraguan soldiers | 1984 | ||
| Scarface | Hitman | 1983 | ||
| Under Fire | Ed Harris | Oates | 1983 | |
| Nicaraguan soldiers | 50.50 & 50.63 models | |||
| FSLN rebels | 50.50 & 50.63 models | |||
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | Soldiers | 1980 | ||
| Police | ||||
| The Man on the Roof | Ingvar Hirdwall | Gunman | Mocked up as M1941 Johnson machine gun | 1976 |
| When Eight Bells Toll | Anthony Hopkins | Philip Calvert | With bayonet and L1A1 muzzle brake | 1971 |
| Hijacker | With L1A1 muzzle brake |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel in Green | 1987 | |||
| Tumbledown | Argentine soldiers | 1988 | ||
| Route 9 | 1998 | |||
| Ultimate Force | Columbian soldiers | 2006 | ||
| Strike Back | Richard Armitage | John Porter | 2010-Present |
Video Games
| Title | As | Mods | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout 2 | "FN FAL" and "FN FAL HPFA" | FN FAL "G Series" | 1998 | |
| Jagged Alliance 2 | 50.00 model | 1999 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | "7.62mm FAL AR" | 1999 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint | 2001 | |||
| Ghost Recon: Desert Siege | "7.62mm Carbine" | 50.63 model | 2001-2003 | |
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | |||
| Timesplitters: Future Perfect | "Soviet Rifle" | With curved Kalashnikov style magazine and stock removed | 2005 | |
| Operation 7 | 50.00, 50.61, L1A1 and several DSA models | 2006 | ||
| Splinter Cell: Double Agent | 50.00 model | 2006 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | 50.00 and 50.63 models | 2008 | ||
| Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island | Chambered in .280 British | 2008 | ||
| Far Cry 2 | "FAL Paratrooper" | Not being a Paratrooper model, with a 30-round magazine | 2008 | |
| SAS Secure Tomorrow | "FN FAL" | Chambered in .280 British | 2008 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | "FAL Carbine" | 2008 | ||
| Modern Warfare 2 | With top rail and 30-round magazine, has hand-guard and iron-sights from a FN LAR, and the charging-handle from a DSArms SA58 | 2009 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | FAL Paratrooper | 2010 | ||
| SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs | "FAL" | 2011 | ||
| Max Payne 3 | 50.00 model | 2012 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spriggan | ARCAM Defense Force Soldiers | 1998 | |
| Flag | 2006 | ||
| Golgo 13 | Mercenary | 2008 - 2009 |
FN FALO
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ungentlemanly Act | Argentinian Naval Commandos | With & without AN/PVS-2 Starlight scope | 1992 | |
| Power Play | Soldiers | Canadian C2A1 variant | 1978 |
Video Games
| Title | As | Mods | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | "NF-FAL" | partial desert-camo finish | C2A1 with 30-round magazine | 2012 |
IMI Romat
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beast of War | Afghan Mujahideen | 1988 | ||
| Red Scorpion | Dolph Lundgren | Nikolai Rachenko | With M203 grenade launcher | 1989 |
| Red Scorpion | Al White | Kallunda Kintash | With M203 grenade launcher | 1989 |
| For Sacha (Pour Sacha) | Israeli troops | 1991 | ||
| Munich | Eric Bana | Avner Kaufman | With scope | 2005 |
| Munich | Daniel Craig | Steve | With scope | 2005 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Fitted with FN LAR flash-hider | 2002 - 2006 |
| Matthew Earley | Guggenheim | |||
| Simon Kassianides | Juan |
L1A1
The L1A1, also commonly referred to as the SLR (Self Loading Rifle) is the British version of the FN FAL which also saw extensive service with other Commonwealth countries. They are commonly referred to as "inch pattern" rifles (as opposed to the FN FAL which is "metric pattern") due to the rifle being designed and tooled to imperial measurements, but they also feature a number of design changes and improvements (it is these changes in the pattern which make inch and metric parts generally non interchangeable, rather than the minuscule differences in the measurements). These differences include a larger magazine release, a different selector switch, relocated take-down lever, a folding charging handle, "sand cuts" on the bolt, skeletonized front sight wings and a larger flash hider, along with different furniture depending on the time period and country.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Elite | SAS troopers | 2011 | ||
| Inception | Tohoru Masamune | Japanese guard | C1A1 with wooden handguard | 2010 |
| The Bank Job | Trinidad & Tobago Regiment soldiers | 2008 | ||
| Max Payne | Thug | With black handguards | 2008 | |
| Hot Fuzz | Simon Pegg | Sgt. Nicholas Angel | With wooden handguards | 2007 |
| Sahara | Steve Zahn | Al Giordano | With scope | 2005 |
| Lord of War | Liberian soldiers | 2005 | ||
| Tears of the Sun | Cameroonian border guard | 2003 | ||
| Without a Paddle | Abraham Benrubi | Dennis | 2003 | |
| Reign of Fire | Gerard Butler | Creedy | 2002 | |
| Bloody Sunday | British soldiers | With wooden handguards | 2002 | |
| Hulk | guerrillas | 2002 | ||
| Spy Game | Lebanese fighters | With scope | 2001 | |
| Rules of Engagement | Yemeni sniper | With scope | 2000 | |
| Outbreak | Mercenaries | 1994 | ||
| Clear and Present Danger | Colombian mercenaries | 1994 | ||
| Blown Away | British soldiers | 1994 | ||
| In the Name of the Father | British soldiers | 1993 | ||
| An Ungentlemanly Act | British Royal Marines and Falkland Islands Defence Force | 1992 | ||
| The Fourth Protocol | SAS operatives | 1987 | ||
| Cold Steel | Adam Ant | Mick | 1987 | |
| Cold Steel | Sy Richardson | Rashid | 1987 | |
| Maximum Overdrive | Frankie Faison | Handy | 1986 | |
| My Lucky Stars | British soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Threads | British soldiers | 1984 | ||
| Escape 2000 | Gus Mercurio | Red | With scope, extended magazine and sawn-off barrel | 1982 |
| Bill Young | Griff | |||
| The Final Option | Lewis Collins | Captain Peter Skellen | 1982 | |
| The Final Option | Bob Sherman | Captain Hagen | 1982 | |
| The Final Option | Albert Fortell | Captain Freund | 1982 | |
| The Final Option | SAS troopers | 1982 | ||
| Dark Sun (Temné slunce) | Police units | 1982 | ||
| An American Werewolf in London | British Police Tactical Response Unit | 1981 | ||
| The Dogs of War | Zangaran soldiers | Australian model | 1981 | |
| The Long Good Friday | RUC officers | 1980 | ||
| The Outsider | British troops | 1980 | ||
| The Outsider | Frank Grimes | Tony Coyle | 1980 | |
| The Odd Angry Shot | SASR troopers | Australian model | 1979 | |
| Power Play | Soldiers | C1A1 variant | 1978 | |
| The Wild Geese | Mercenaries | 1978 | ||
| Deathcheaters | Australian model | 1976 | ||
| Hennessy | British soldiers in Belfast | 1975 | ||
| The Terrorists | British soldiers | 1974 | ||
| No Blade Of Grass | Nigel Davenport | John Custance | 1970 | |
| Soldiers | ||||
| Dark of the Sun | Congolese soldiers | 1968 | ||
| The War Game | British soldiers | 1965 | ||
| Help! | British soldiers | 1965 | ||
| Dr. No | Guard | 1962 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Rescue | NSW Officers | 1991 | ||
| Water Rats | NSW Officers | 1996 - 2001 | ||
| Ultimate Force | Columbian Soldiers & Rebels | 2006 | ||
| Ashes to Ashes | Kevin Hales | 2009 | ||
| Falling Skies | A resistance fighter | 2011 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Operations | "FAL" | 2002 | |
| Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice | 2006 | ||
| Operation 7 | 2006 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | |
| vietcong 2 | 2005 |
Anime
| Film/Series Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upotte!! | Funco's elder sister Faru | 2012 |
Ishapore 1A1 SLR
The Ishapore 1A1 SLR is the domestically produced Indian variant of the FAL rifle. It is not however a licensed copy, but is instead reverse engineered from the commonwealth inch pattern rifles. However, the Indian designers of the weapon made alterations to the design resulting in a mix between a metric and inch pattern rifle without the parts compatibility of other FAL variants and copies.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOC Kargil | Indian Army Soldiers | 2003 |
IMBEL M964 A1 ParaFAL
The IMBEL M964 A1 ParaFAL is a updated version of the Imbel M964 (a copy of the FN FAL 50.00) featuring a shorter barrel and light-weight polymer parts instead of the traditional aluminum. Available as either a parts kit or as a completely new weapon, the ParaFAL is currently used by many Brazilian police and military units.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Squad 2 | Andre Ramiro | Cpt. Andre Matias | 2010 | |
| Elite Squad 2 | BOPE officers | 2010 | ||
| End of Days | Derrick O'Connor | Thomas Aquinas | With scope | 1999 |
IMBEL MD-2
The IMBEL MD-2 is a variant of the M964 that is chambered in 5.56x45mm.
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Point: Road to Hell | "Combat Rifle" | 2005 |
IMBEL MD-97
The IMBEL MD-97 is an updated version of the IMBEL MD-2 that is used in limited numbers by the Brazilian military and police forces.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Squad 2 | BOPE officers | 2010 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | 2010 | ||
| Max Payne 3 | MD-97L | MD-97LC | 2012 |
IMBEL IA2
The IMBEL IA2 is an updated version of the Imbel MD-97 with new polymer furniture.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Squad 2 | Wagner Moura | Colonel Nascimento | Carbine version | 2010 |
DSA SA58 Para Tactical Carbine
Video Games
| Game Title | Note | Appears as | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | With railed handguard and optional ACOG scope | As the "SA58 Para" | 2007 |
DSA SA58 OSW
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinners and Saints | Bas Rutten | Dekker | with Eotech holosight and Sure Fire M900A Vertical Foregrip WeaponLight | 2010 |
| The Town | Ben Affleck | Doug MacRay | With two magazines taped "jungle-style" | 2010 |
| Terminator Salvation | Terry Crews | Captain Jericho | With Surefire Universal weaponlight | 2009 |
| Terminator Salvation | Resistance fighter | 2009 | ||
| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Yancey Arias | Alvaro Cardona | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2009 |
| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Rogue unit member | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2009 | |
| Rambo | Reynaldo A. Gallegos | Diaz | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2008 |
| Hancock | Criminal | 2008 | ||
| Bad Boys II | Kiko Ellsworth | "Blondie Dreads" | 2003 | |
| Bad Boys II | US Marine | 2003 | ||
| Hollywood Homicide | Drive-by shooter | 2003 | ||
| The Hunted | Black ops commando | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2003 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Note | Appears as | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six: Lockdown | 2005 | ||
| Operation 7 | 2006 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | |
| SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs | FDO-11 | w/ custom cheek rest | 2011 |
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | SA58 OSW | w/ various attachments | 2012 |
See Also
- FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.
- Israel Military Industries - A list of all firearms manufactured by IMI.