FAL

Summary

FAL is a weapon model^[1]. FAL ranks in the top 0.13% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,261 views/month, #2 of 1,566).^[2]

Key Facts

• FAL's route map is recorded as Verbreitung FN FAL.png^[3].
• FAL's image is recorded as FN FAL compilation.jpg^[4].
• FAL's instance of is recorded as weapon model^[5].
• FAL's manufacturer is recorded as FN Herstal^[6].
• FAL's manufacturer is recorded as Steyr-Daimler-Puch^[7].
• FAL's subclass of is recorded as battle rifle^[8].
• FAL's designed by is recorded as Dieudonné Saive^[9].
• FAL's Commons category is recorded as FN FAL^[10].
• FAL's country of origin is recorded as Belgium^[11].
• +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of FAL^[12].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Vietnam War^[13].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Nicaraguan Revolution^[14].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Six-Day War^[15].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Yom Kippur War^[16].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Falklands War^[17].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Syrian Civil War^[18].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Bay of Pigs invasion^[19].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Rhodesian Bush War^[20].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Mexican drug war^[21].
• FAL's participated in conflict is recorded as Libyan Civil War^[22].
• FAL's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ngsk^[23].
• FAL's service entry is recorded as +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• FAL's ammunition is recorded as 7.62×51mm NATO^[25].
• FAL's topic's main category is recorded as Category:FN FAL^[26].
• FAL's Commons gallery is recorded as FN FAL^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

FAL's instance of is recorded as weapon model^[5].

History and Context

+1951-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of FAL^[12].

Why It Matters

FAL ranks in the top 0.13% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,261 views/month, #2 of 1,566).^[2] FAL has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] FAL is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]