The Belgian Mle 24 rifles were designated Gewehr 220 (b) and the Mle 24 carbines Karabiner 420 (b). Germany After the, FN-made rifles were used by second-line German units. They were probably used in the French colonies. France Between July and December 1939, FN produced 6,500 Model 24/30 short rifles in 8mm. The FN Mle 24/30 were used during these conflicts, being seen in the hands of secessionnist gendarmes or of. Fn Belgian RiflesĪfter the independence as, the broke. Around 300 training rifles were also delivered. A Congolese military policeman with a Mle 24/30 carbine in, 1960.After the war, the of the received some thousands of newly-manufactured Mle 24/30 carbines. Many were later converted to after 1950, serving alongside newly produced FN Model 50 short rifles. Ex-Lithuanian FN 1930 rifles captured by the were even supplied post-war to the.Ĭolombia In the early 1930s, bought FN Model 24 and 30 rifles in. All these models were used during the and, being still in service at the end of and during the. The Model 30 was copied as the Type 21 rifle at the Arsenal and Type 77 rifle (from 1937, year of the ) at the Iron Works. China The received 24,000 FN Model 24 and 30 from 1930 to 1934 and more than 165,000 Model 30 between 19.
They were used during the and were still in service after the. Bolivia received some quantities of FN Model 24/30 rifles. These carbines could be still found in the hand of Belgian until 1986. The Belgian and Congolese forces also received some.30-06 new-production Mle 24/30 (aka Mle 50) carbines. After the war, some training carbines Mle 24 in were produced for the Belgian Army, the and the colonial. The last rifles were produced in 1964.īelgium The did not order the FN Mle 24/30 before the war. The confusion comes from the fact both versions were marketed at the same time in the 1930s. The designation Mle 24/30 is incorrect strictly speaking, since the Model 24 rifle is different from the Model 30.
#Fn Belgian Mauser Serial Numbers series
The rifle series was modified depending on each customer's needs. Contents.History After and the defeat, manufactured derivative of the Mauser 98, slightly modified. They are similar to the Czech rifle, featuring open sights, chambering, carbine-length barrels, hardwood stocks, and straight bolt handles. Delivered in 1935-1936, they were kept in service into the 1960s.Production historyManufacturer,Produced1924-1964SpecificationsLength110 centimetres (43 in)length50.4 centimetres (19.8 in)760 m/s (2,493 ft/s)Effective firing range500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights)800 m (870 yd) (with optics)Feed system5-round, internalSightsIron sights orThe FN Model 24 series is a line of pattern bolt-action produced by the. The Argentine government purchased a batch of slightly modified Model 35s to equip the Buenos Aires Provincial Police. These rifles were used by second-line German units. The standard Fusil 35 was designated Gewehr 262(b) and the sniping rifle Zielfernrohrgewehr 264(b). Nazi Germany captured many rifles after the invasion of Belgium. It served during World War II alongside the Fusil Modèle 1936, a Model 1889 upgraded with some features of the Modèle 1935.
The Belgian Army adopted it in 1935 but the Model 1935 never went into large scale production. 30-06 Springfield, the cartridge of the American weapons used by the post-war Belgian Army. Īfter the war, some Model 35 rifles were modified to fire in. A sniping version was also developed before the war. Both the Manufacture d’Armes de L’Etat and the FN Herstal produced it between 19. Some Model 35 rifles were modernised Mauser 98. The Model 1935 combined elements of the Mauser 1889 (breach, magazine and stock) and of the Gewehr 98, but it was shorter. In 1935, a new rifle was designed to replace all the rifles and carbines used in the different units.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Fabrique Nationale was manufacturing the FN Model 24 and Model 30, but lack of funding prevented the Army from buying these modern short rifles. After the First World War, the defeated Germany gave numbers of Mauser G.98 and Kar 98AZ to the kingdom. The Belgian Armed Forces had adopted the Mauser Model 1889, locally produced.