Editing FN Model 1949 (section)

{{distinguish|FN Forty-Nine}}
{{Infobox weapon
|name=FN Model 1949
| image= File:FN Model 1949-transparent.png
|image_size=300px
|alt=
|caption=
|origin=Belgium
|type= [[Battle rifle]]
<!-- Type selection -->
|is_ranged=Yes
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive=
|is_artillery=
|is_vehicle=
|is_missile=
|is_UK=
<!-- Service history -->
|service=1948 — Present
|used_by=See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
|wars=[[Korean War]]<ref name="SAFN"/><ref name="FN FAL">{{cite book |first=Bob |last=Cashner |title=The FN FAL Battle Rifle |location=Oxford, UK |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]] |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-78096-903-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faCjCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10|page=10}}</ref><br />[[Darul Islam rebellion]]<ref name="Marinir">{{cite book|last=Haryadi|first= Yosafat Robert|title=Sejarah Kavaleri Korps Marinir|publisher=Penerbit Karunia|year=2019|location=Surabaya|isbn=978-979-9039-97-2|pages=234, 248, 261|language=id}}</ref><br/>[[Suez Crisis]]<ref name="SAFN">{{cite magazine|title=Le fusil semi-automatique belge S.A.F.N. 49|magazine=Action Armes & Tir|issue=161|date=December 1993|url=http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/action-armes-tir/numero-161-decembre-1993/page-34-35-texte-integral|pages=32–35|language=fr|access-date=2019-01-22|archive-date=2021-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023013248/http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/action-armes-tir/numero-161-decembre-1993/page-34-35-texte-integral|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Rifles of Egypt 1922 - 1958|first=Dan|last=Reynold|url=https://carbinesforcollectors.com/egyptpage1.html|website=carbinesforcollectors.com}}</ref><br />[[Permesta|Permesta rebellion]]<ref name="Marinir"/><br/>[[Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia|PRRI rebellion]]<ref name="Marinir"/><br/>[[Congo Crisis]]<ref name="SAFN"/><br />[[Dominican Civil War]]<ref name="Shooting Illustrated" /><br />[[Falklands War]]<ref name="Shooting Illustrated">{{cite web|title=Classic Guns: The FN-49|url=https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/classic-guns-the-fn-49/}}</ref>
<!-- Production history -->
|designer=[[Dieudonné Saive]]
|design_date=1947
|manufacturer=[[FN Herstal]]
|unit_cost=
|production_date=1948–1961
|number=176,000
|variants=
<!-- General specifications -->
|spec_label=
|weight=4.31 kg (9 lb 8 oz)
|length=1116 mm (43.5 in)
|part_length=590 mm (23.2 in)
|width=
|height=
|diameter=
|crew=
|passengers=
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
|cartridge=[[.30-06 Springfield]]<br />[[7.92×57mm Mauser]]<br />[[7×57mm Mauser]]<br />[[7.62×51mm NATO]]<br />[[7.65×53mm Argentine]]
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|action=[[Gas-operated reloading#Short-stroke fixed|Gas-operated short-stroke piston]], [[tilting bolt]]
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|range=
|max_range=
|feed=10-round fixed [[box magazine]], 20-round detachable box magazine in Argentine 7.62×51mm NATO conversions
|sights=[[Iron sight]]s / OIP 4x Telescopic sight on Belgium [[Sniper rifle]]
}}

The '''Fabrique Nationale Model 1949''' (often referred to as the '''FN-49''', '''SAFN''', or AFN ([[automatic rifle]] version) is an [[Autoloading rifle|autoloading]] [[battle rifle]] designed by Belgian small arms designer [[Dieudonné Saive]] in 1947.  It was adopted by the militaries of [[Argentina]], Belgium, the [[Belgian Congo]], Brazil, [[Colombia]], [[Egypt]], [[Indonesia]], [[Luxembourg]], and [[Venezuela]]. The [[selective fire]] version produced for Belgium was known as the AFN.

While well regarded for its high build quality and reliability in comparison to the rifles of the time, its marketability was limited, as it was not developed in time for use in [[World War II]] but later, as many militaries had already begun the switch to [[selective fire]] [[battle rifle]]s. About half of FN-49s were produced as [[selective fire]] [[automatic rifle]]s, but the small 10 round [[box magazine]] limited the usefulness of the fully automatic feature.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/afn-49-the-forgotten-full-auto-brother-of-the-fn-49/ | title=AFN-49: The Forgotten Full-Auto Brother of the FN-49 | date=20 October 2023 }}</ref>

The FN-49 found itself in direct competition with a number of more modern rifles such as the [[Heckler & Koch G3]] and [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]]'s own [[FN FAL]], resulting in limited sales.