What You Didn't Know About FN
FN - Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal (French for: National Factory of Herstal) is a firearms producer located in Herstal, Belgium. The FN is currently owned by the holding company Herstal Group that is owned by the regional government of Wallonia, Belgium. It’s currently the largest exporter of small arms aimed for military use in whole Europe. The Belgian Herstal Group does not own only the FN but also owns the Browning Arms Company and Winchester Arms Company.
This Belgian company, the FN, is the parent company of two US entities: FNH USA and FN Manufacturing and. The FNH USA is located in McLean, Virginia. It’s the sales and marketing branch of FN Herstal in the United States. The FN Manufacturing is located in Columbia and South Carolina. The company recorded in the last few years and decades several considerable achievements. For instance in 2000 the FN began actively selling their products to the U.S. law enforcement market, what brought a lot of new satisfied customers.
The company started with developing of various integrated weapons systems, such as the FN 303 Less Lethal Launcher and the FN F2000. In 2004 was the FN model FN M3M adopted by the U.S. Navy. In 2004 was introduced the companion sidearm the FN Five-seveN, for the 5.7x28mm ammunition. In the following year, 2008 was introduced the FN SLP Standard auto-loading shotgun. In 2010 the FN SCAR, designated as the MK 16 and also the MK 17, is operationally deployed around the globe to U.S. special operators and some other agencies, also along with the MK 13 Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module. The year 2011 was a year when the FN introduced a new polymer pistol that was developed especially for military, law enforcement and also commercial markets.
A few years after this achievement, in 2015 the FN America expanded commercial product line offering the model FNS Compact, a pistol ideal for concealed carry and multiple variants of the new FN 15 modern sporting rifle line. The company’s rich history of producing well designed and quality firearms for military use combined with their modern technologies make from the company one of the most successful gum producers. Current year, 2016 was introduced a new tagline called, the World’s Most Battle-Proven Firearms.
