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===Action=== [[File:FAMAS Bolt-gr.PNG|thumb|A schematic of the lever-delayed blowback mechanism used in the FAMAS]] The FAMAS is a [[bullpup]] assault rifle, where the ammunition feed is behind the trigger. The receiver housing is made of a special steel alloy, and the rifle furniture is made of fibreglass. The rifle uses a [[Blowback (arms)#Lever-delayed|lever-delayed blowback]] action, an action type also used in the French [[AA-52 machine gun]] derived from the prototypes built during Army Technical Department tests having taken place between the First and Second World Wars.
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