After a competition between the German G3 rifle, the Armalite AR-10, and the FN FAL, the South African Defence Force adopted three main variants of the FAL: a rifle with the designation R1, a "lightweight" variant of the FN FAL 50.64 with folding butt, fabricated locally under the designation R2, and a model designed for police use not capable ...

2022年8月22日 · The R1 was a carbon copy of the FN FAL – it had the same overall dimensions, specifications, and construction methodology. it was also chambered to fire the 7.62x51mm NATO standard cartridge, giving it the same accuracy and penetration abilities as the FN FAL.

南非國防軍曾對hk g3、ar-10及fn fal三種步槍進行評估，最終決定採用3種型號的fn fal，英聯邦版本名為r1，fal 50.64的輕型版本名為r2，警用半自動版本則為r3。

FN FAL /R1自动步枪（比利时/南非）： FAL是二战后比利时国营赫斯塔尔公司（FN）的经典之作，在冷战早期是西方阵营唯一能和苏联的AK47比肩的步枪，南非装备了一些原厂FAL并对其进行仿制，南非仿制FAL被称为R1，有固定枪托标准版和折叠枪托版，且配备枪榴弹和枪榴弹发射器。 同时南非也以国防军的名义向比利时购买了大量原厂FAL，用于对罗得西亚（白人在今津巴布韦境内建立的政权）的暗中援助。 G3/R2自动步枪（德国/南非）： 南非曾引进过一批德国HK公司生 …

2010年1月21日 · Called a battle rifle rather than a true assault rifle by some in the small arms field, the FN FAL used the high-powered ammunition of World War Two bolt-action weapons rather than the less-powerful “intermediate” 1 rounds preferred for assault rifles. The FAL first appeared in 1950 and quickly set a world standard.

2019年2月4日 · As it followed the FN FAL to a tee, the R1 was also chambered for the large and powerful 7.62x51mm NATO standard cartridge which gave it good accuracy and penetration abilities at range. The firing action remained the widely accepted gas-operated, tilting breachblock system and the R1 fired from a 20-round straight detachable box magazine as in ...

The South African R1 series of rifles are based on the Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) Fusil Automatique Léger (FAL) (light automatic rifle) or FAL. Formally introduced by its designer Dieudonne Saive in 1951, and produced two years later, it …

2023年9月14日 · The South African R1 series of rifles are based on the Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) Fusil Automatique Léger (light automatic rifle) or FAL. Formally introduced by its designer Dieudonne Saive in 1951, and produced two years later, it has been described as the “right arm of the free world.”

The Vektor R1 is a South African adaptation of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle. It was developed in the 1960s when South Africa needed to adopt a reliable infantry rifle amidst its increasing isolation due to apartheid.

The Vektor Rifle 1 (abbreviated as R 1) is a South African battle rifle developed in the mid 1950s from the FN FAL 50.00.