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FN Five-seven

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Also known as FN 5-7, FN 57

semi-automatic pistol

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Vinony's link graph records 251 inbound references to FN Five-seven, and connects out to magazine, FN Herstal and blowback.

It is catalogued under topics including 5.7×28mm semi-automatic pistols, Commons link from Wikidata and Delayed blowback firearms.

Vinony links it to 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin
Belgium
In service
2000–present
Used by
20+ nations (see Users )
Wars
War in Afghanistan Indonesian offensive in Aceh Mexican drug war Libyan Civil War
Designer
FN Herstal
Designed
1993–1998
Manufacturer
FN Herstal
Produced
1998–present
Variants
See Variants
Mass
610 g (1.3 lb) empty 744 g (1.6 lb) loaded
Length
208 mm (8.2 in)
Barrel length
122 mm (4.8 in)
Width
36 mm (1.4 in)
Height
137 mm (5.4 in)
Cartridge
FN 5.7×28mm
Action
Delayed blowback
Rate of fire
Semi-automatic

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Wikidata facts

Image
FN Five Seven (cropped).jpg
Height
137
Width
36
Length
208
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Commons category
FN Five-SeveN
service entry
2000-01-01
Commons gallery
FN Five-seveN
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Encyclopedic overview

The FN Five-seven (stylized as Five-seveN) is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The pistol is named for the 5.7×28mm cartridge's bullet diameter, and the trademark's capitalization style is intended to emphasize the manufacturer's initials—FN.

The Five-seven pistol was developed in conjunction with the FN P90 personal defense weapon and the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge. The P90 was introduced in 1990, and the Five-seven was introduced in 1998 as a pistol using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition. Developed as a companion pistol to the P90, the Five-seven shares many of its design features: it is a lightweight polymer-based weapon with a relatively large magazine capacity, ambidextrous controls, low recoil, and the ability to penetrate body armor when using certain cartridge types.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “FN Five-seven” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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