Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

FN-FAL AUTOMATIC RIFLE

Date

1974

Materials

STEEL, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

7

Height

18.5

Length

114.5

Width

4.7

Description

BLACK AND GREY RIFLE MADE OF STEEL WITH BLACK HIGH IMPACT RESISTANT POLYMER PLASTIC STOCK AND BUTT. RIFLE HAS PISTOL GRIP ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF RECEIVER JUST BEHIND TRIGGER AND GUARD. SPORT RIFLE BUTT HAS BEEN FASTENED TO END OF RECEIVER HOUSING. TRIANGLUAR SHAPED HAND GUARD HAS ROUNDED EDGES AND FOUR VENTS ON TOP. ALL PLASTIC PARTS HAVE RAISED BRANCHED VEIN PATTERN GROOVES. EJECTION PORT IS AT FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF RECEIVER. STAMPED ON RIGHT SIDE OF RECEIVER IS "R.F.I. 1974", AN ARROW POINTING TO BARREL, "TAD" WITH LETTERS OVERLAPPING, AN "H" ON TOP OF EJECTION PORT COVER AND A STAMP THAT LOOKS LIKE A CROWN OVER SEVERAL FLAGS WITH "PP" AT BOTTOM. ETCHED ON EJECTION PORT IS "C.E. 0554". MOUNTED ON LEFT SIDE OF RECEIVER IS SAFETY SWITCH WITH "S" AND "R" STAMPED BESIDE IT. LEFT SIDE OF RECEIVER IS STAMPED WITH "CC 5395" TWICE, "RIFLE. 7.62 MM. IA1" . "1005-001551" IS STAMPED ON SIDE OF HINGED BOLT. MOUNTED AT BACK TOP OF RECEIVER HOUSING IS REAR PEEP SIGHT THAT IS ADJUSTABLE FOR DISTANCE AND RANGE. STAMPED ON INSIDE OF MAGAZINE SLOT IS "HI" AND "45". ON TOP FRONT OF RECEIVER IS HINGED CARRYING HANDLE MADE OF STEEL AND PLASTIC GRIP. AT END OF PLASTIC HAND GRIP A V-SIGHT WITH OPEN SIDES IS MOUNTED. CENTER OF SIGHT HAS POST. ALSO HAS CYLINDRICAL NOTCHED KNOB TO ADJUST SIGHT HEIGHT FOR DISTANCE AND RANGE. MUZZLE OF BARREL HAS 14 CM LONG FLASH HIDER WITH THREE VENTS. STAMPED ON SIDE OF FLASH HIDER IS "1005-001520 AND "R.F.I. .74 NO.2". FASTENED TO BOTTOM OF STOCK AND BARREL ARE TWO STEEL LOOP RINGS THAT HOLD BLACK CORDURA WEB SHOULDER STRAP WITH TWO PLASTIC ADJUSTMENT BUCKLES. RIFLE IS STILL IN WORKING CONDITION. 2. MAGAZINE: 30 RND MAGAZINE 3. MAGAZINE: 20 CAL INSERT 4. MAGAZINE: 20 RND MAGAZINE 5. MAGAZINE: 20 RND MAGAZINE 6. MAGAZINE: 20 RND MAGAZINE 7. MAGAZINE: 20 RND MAGAZINE

Subjects

ARMAMENT-FIREARM

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

RIFLE IS BELGIAN MADE AND USED BY BRITISH, CANADIAN AND OTHER ARMED FORCES. INDIVIDUAL HISTORY UNKNOWN. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RIFLE OR THE DONOR. *UPDATE* ON JUNE 17, 2021 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES APPROVED A MOTION TO DEACCESSION 175 MILITARY-RELATED ARTIFACTS FROM ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION. THIS ARTIFACT AND ITS RELATED PIECES WAS ONE OF THE OBJECTS DEACCESSIONED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEACCESSION, OTHER ARTIFACTS DEACCESSIONED AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE FORESEEN DISPOSAL OF THE DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS, PLEASE REFERENCE THIS OBJECT’S PERMANENT FILE. *UPDATE* AFTER CIRCULATING A LIST OF DEACCESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSFER TO CANADIAN PUBLIC MUSEUMS, THE ARTIFACT WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR TRANSFER. IN AUGUST 2021, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEACCESSIONED ARTIFACT WOULD BE DIVESTED OF THROUGH PUBLIC SALE. PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE FOR DETAILS ON THE SALE.

Catalogue Number

P19950071001

Acquisition Date

1996-07

Collection

Museum

Less detail