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FN Minimi

light machine gun
Class type of: squad automatic weapon, light machine gun Q844707
FN Minimi

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
firearm model
Inception
1970[7]
Subclass of
squad automatic weapon, light machine gun[3][4]
Ammunition
5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×51mm NATO[9][10]
Country of origin
Belgium[6]
Designed by
Ernest Vervier[5]
Manufacturer
FN Herstal[2]
Service entry
1975[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en FN Minimi en MINIMI Light Machine Gun ar إف إن مينيمي de F-89 de Minimi fa مینیمی fr M-249 fr M249 fr M249 Squad Automatic Weapon he מינימי id Minimi it M249 it FN Minimi/M249 it M249 SAW ja 5.56mm機関銃MINIMI ja FN M249MINIMI ja FN MINIMI ja FN ミニミ ja FNミニミ ja M249
🔖 Identifiers · 5
BabelNet ID
03505909n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16276068v
Freebase ID
/m/030bzp
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
FN_Minimi
Topic's main category
Category:FN Minimi

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🔗 Connections
Ammunition 2
5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×51mm NATO
Subclass of 2
light machine gun, squad automatic weapon
Country of origin 1
Belgium
Manufacturer 1
FN Herstal
Subtypes 1
M249 SAW
← Item operated 1
Federal Police of Mexico
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Summary

FN Minimi is a firearm model[1].

Related Entities

Belgium FN Herstal

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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → FN_Minimi
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: FN_Minimi"
  2. 18w ago · ~2026-36985-58 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manufacturer → FN Herstal
    Designed by → Ernest Vervier
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    Designed by → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: FN Minimi"
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