FNC

The FN FNC (French: Fabrique Nationale Carabine) assault rifle/Carbine developed by FN Herstal between 1975–1977. Design of the FNC originated from the FN CAL rifle, a conventional layout 5.56 calibre service rifle by design. Having the original prototype being rush produced, the FNC suffered from many mechanical failures, it was withdrawn from the NATO standardization trial at an early stage. An updated prototype was developed during 1981–1982 and took part in a trial hosted by the Swedish Military, which achieved satisfactory feed backs from the both the Swedes and Belgian Army. FNC opera...