For centuries the Liege Region of Belgium was known for its arms industry. Many of the regions’ arms makers joined forces in 1889 to manufacture rifles for a large military contract for the Belgian government. Hence the beginning of Fabrique Nationale Herstal.

Today, FN Herstal is located in Herstal, Belgium, a suburb of Liege, Belgium. They produce state of the art small arms for military and sporting users worldwide. In the US FN Herstal is split into two entities. FNH USA located in McLean, Virgina, and FN Manufacturing located in Columbia, South Carolina.

FNH USA, is responsible for the sales, marketing and business of the small arms contracts with the US military, government agencies, law enforcement and also handles the commercial sector. While FN Manufacturing handles the manufacturing of FN and is currently producing M16 rifles, M249 light machine guns, M240 medium machine guns, FN bolt-action rifles and FNH pistols.

For over 100 years, FN Herstal and the Herstal Group have been responsible for equipping hundreds of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. Every weapon built by FN Herstal proudly bears the FN ova, a mark that represents more than a century of experience making the finest weapons in the world

FN Herstal line of products includes

• 357 Series
  • 357 SIG
• FNP-9 Series
  • 9mm
• FNP-9 Series
  • 9mm
• FNP-40 Series
  • 40 S&W
• FNP-45 Series
  • 45 ACP
• FN Five-seven Series
  • 5.7x28mm
    
    
    

• FN Slide Action Shotguns
  • 12 Gauge
• FN Self Loading Shotguns
  • SLP Mark I and Tactical Shotguns
    • 12 Gauge
      
      
      
      

• FN 303 Standard Launcher
  • FN 303 .68 caliber projectiles
• FN 303 Undercarriage Mount
  • FN 303 .68 caliber projectiles
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

• FN A1 SPR
  • 308 Winchester
• FN A1a SPR
  • 308 Winchester
• FN A2 SPR
  • 308 Winchester
  • 300 Winchester Small Magnum
• FN A4 Shooting System
  • 308 Winchester
  • 300 Winchester Small Magnum
• FN A3 G
  • 308 Winchester
• A3 G Shooting System
  • 308 Winchester
• FN A5 M SPR
  • 308 Winchester
  • 300 Winchester Small Magnum
• FN A5 M Shooting System
  • 308 Winchester
  • 300 Winchester Small Magnum
    
    
    
    

• FN PSR I
  • 308 Winchester
• FN PSR II
  • 308 Winchester
  • 300 Winchester Small Magnum
• FN PSR III
  • 308 Winchester
    
    
    
    

• FNAR
  • 7.62x51mm
    
    
    
    

• FN PBR XP
  • 308 Winchester/7.62x51mm NATO
  • 300 Winchester Small Magnum
• FN PBR
  • 223 Remington
  • 308 Winchester
    
    
    
    

• PS90
  • 5.7x28mm
• FS2000
  • 5.56x45mm
    
    
    
    

• FN P90
  • 5.7x28mm
• FN F2000
  • 223 Remington/5.56x45mm
• FN SCAR-Light
  • SCAR-Light Standard
    • 5.56x45mm NATO
  • SCAR-Light (CQC)
    • 223 Remington
  • SCAR-Light (LB)
    • 223 Remington
• FN SCAR-Heavy
  • SCAR-Heavy (LB)
    • 308 Winchester
  • SCAR-Heavy (CQC)
    • 308 Winchester
  • SCAR-Heavy Standard
    • 308 Winchester
  • FN SCAR EGLM
    • 40mm
      
      
      
      

• M249 Series
  • 5.56x45mm NATO
• M240 Series
  • 7.62x51mm NATO
• M2 Series
  • 50 BMG
• M3M Series
  • 50 BMG

Other Fabrique Nationale Herstal Facts

• FN Herstal became an important manufacturer of motor vehicles in Belgium
• The cars were produced in Herstal in the early 20th century
• Production of FN motorcycles continued until 1965, trucks until 1970
• One of FN Herstal’s weapons, a Model 1910 semi-automatic pistol in 7.65 x 17 mm (.32 ACP) was used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the event that triggered World War I.
• The British .303 Browning aircraft machine gun introduced in the late 1930s and used in World War II was actually a license-built FN Browning design, not a "Colt-Browning" as often referred-to.
• John Moses Browning began development of the Browning GP35 'High Power' pistol, the Grande Puissance or "high power" in French. However, the weapon was finalized by Dieudonné Saive and did not appear until nearly a decade after Browning's death.