NATO, however, adopted the American T65 cartridge and the rest, as it is so often said, is history. The first FAL prototypes were in 7.92x33mm, the same intermediate class cartridge that was used in the German StGw 44 assault rifle. The FAL’s history can be traced to the end of World War II, when many armies began searching for new infantry rifles. Only the ubiquitous AK in all its permutations ever achieved wider distribution in modern times, and those rifles were in many cases literally given away to Soviet client states, while FAL users had to purchase their arms. There are those who will argue that other “battle rifles,” such as the American M14, are superior, but that claim is belied by the fact that the FAL served as the primary infantry arm of over 90 nations. If there is a single “battle rifle” that defines the term, it is the Fusil Automatique Legere (Rifle, Automatic, Light), better known as the FN FAL. DSA’s FALs: The Definitive Versions of A Classic Rifle
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