FAMAS assault rifle
E41196
The FAMAS assault rifle is a distinctive French bullpup 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle known for its high rate of fire and long use as the standard infantry weapon of France.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FAMAS G2 | 4 |
| FAMAS assault rifle canonical | 4 |
| FAMAS G1 | 1 |
| FAMAS bullpup rifle | 1 |
| FAMAS rifle | 1 |
| FAMAS rifle family | 1 |
| Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Étienne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T319184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: FAMAS assault rifle Context triple: [French Army, usesEquipment, FAMAS assault rifle]
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A.
SA80 assault rifle
The SA80 assault rifle is the standard-issue bullpup infantry weapon of the British Armed Forces, known for its compact design and multiple modernization upgrades since its introduction in the 1980s.
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B.
Beryl assault rifle
The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.
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C.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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D.
FAL
FAL is the abbreviation for the Facilitation Committee, a body within the International Maritime Organization that works to simplify and harmonize maritime trade and transport procedures.
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E.
Beretta M1934 pistol
The Beretta M1934 pistol is an Italian semi-automatic handgun widely used in the mid-20th century, notably as the firearm employed in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: FAMAS assault rifle Target entity description: The FAMAS assault rifle is a distinctive French bullpup 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle known for its high rate of fire and long use as the standard infantry weapon of France.
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A.
SA80 assault rifle
The SA80 assault rifle is the standard-issue bullpup infantry weapon of the British Armed Forces, known for its compact design and multiple modernization upgrades since its introduction in the 1980s.
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B.
Beryl assault rifle
The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.
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C.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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D.
FAL
FAL is the abbreviation for the Facilitation Committee, a body within the International Maritime Organization that works to simplify and harmonize maritime trade and transport procedures.
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E.
Beretta M1934 pistol
The Beretta M1934 pistol is an Italian semi-automatic handgun widely used in the mid-20th century, notably as the firearm employed in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault rifle
ⓘ
bullpup rifle ⓘ service rifle ⓘ |
| action | lever-delayed blowback ⓘ |
| barrelLength | 488 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| chambering | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| configuration | bullpup ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| designedAt | MAS Saint-Étienne ⓘ |
| designer | Paul Tellie ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
25-round detachable box magazine
ⓘ
30-round STANAG magazine (later variants) ⓘ |
| fireModes |
3-round burst
ⓘ
fully automatic ⓘ safe ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
FAMAS F1
ⓘ
FAMAS Félin ⓘ FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FAMAS G1
FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FAMAS G2
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| inServiceFrom | 1978 ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
GIAT Industries
ⓘ
MAS Saint-Étienne ⓘ Nexter Systems ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
FAMAS assault rifle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Étienne
|
| notableFeature |
ambidextrous ejection with reversible components
ⓘ
built-in bipod (on some variants) ⓘ high cyclic rate of fire ⓘ integrated carrying handle ⓘ |
| overallLength | 757 mm ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | 900–1100 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
HK416F assault rifle
ⓘ
surface form:
HK416F
|
| selectFire | yes ⓘ |
| sights |
iron sights
ⓘ
optical sights (optional) ⓘ |
| standardServiceRifleOf |
French Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
French Air and Space Force
French Army ⓘ National Gendarmerie ⓘ
surface form:
French Gendarmerie
French Navy ⓘ |
| stockMaterial | polymer ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Djiboutian Armed Forces
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Forces Armées Royales (Morocco) ⓘ French Armed Forces ⓘ Philippine Navy ⓘ United Arab Emirates Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Operation Barkhane ⓘ Operation Serval ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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Subject: FAMAS assault rifle Description of subject: The FAMAS assault rifle is a distinctive French bullpup 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle known for its high rate of fire and long use as the standard infantry weapon of France.
Referenced by (13)
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