FN FAL

FN Universal Carbine - 7.92x33mm Kurz

FN Automatic Carbine - .280 British

The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Léger) was designed by Dieudonné Saive and Ernest Vervier from 1947 to 1951. It is also called the FN LAR (Light Automatic Rifle), the English translation of its Belgian French name. The fact that there are so many variants, made by different countries and different names for the same models, causes a lot of confusion regarding what particular FAL is in what movie. For the most part, only the major variants of the gun will have been seen in movies with wide distribution, (the original Belgian version, U.S. versions, the Israeli versions and British/Commonwealth version). The early FAL prototypes were chambered in intermediate cartridges like 7.92x33mm and .280 British, in an attempt to create an assault rifle along the lines of the German Sturmgewehr 44, but after 7.62x51mm NATO was adopted as the standard NATO rifle cartridge, the FAL design was altered to accommodate the more powerful round.

Specifications

(1953 - Present)

Type: Battle Rifle, Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.92x33mm (prototype), .280 British (prototype), 7.62x51mm NATO, 5.56x45mm NATO (Argentine FALMP III and Brazilian IMBEL variants)

Capacity: 20, 30-round box magazine. (Argentine FALMP III Type 2 variant uses Steyr AUG magazines, Brazilian IMBEL variants use STANAG Magazines)

Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Full-Auto; Safe/Semi-Auto on inch-pattern FALs.

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The FN FAL and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

FN FAL

FN FAL, older variant with humped stock and ramp rear sight - 7.62x51mm

FN FAL with G1/StG 58 forend and long flash hider - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the folded bipod.

FN FAL with G1/StG 58 forend, long flash hider, and wooden buttstock - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the folded bipod.

FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Argentine DGFM FMAP FAL - 7.62x51mm NATO

FN FAL 50.61 - 7.62x51mm NATO

FN FAL 50.63 - 7.62x51mm NATO

FN FAL "G Series" - 7.62x51mm NATO

StG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Variants of the standard FN FAL:

• 50.00: Standard version. Licensed clones of the 50.00 are made by IMBEL of Brazil as the IMBEL LAR, and by DGFM of Argentina as the FALM IV (Fusil Automatico Liviano Modelo IV).
• 50.61: Paratrooper version with folding stock and standard 533 mm (21.0 in) barrel.
• 50.62: Paratrooper version with folding stock, short 458 mm (18.03 inch) barrel, and folding charging handle.
• 50.63: Paratrooper version with folding stock, shorter 436 mm (17.16 in) barrel, and folding charging handle.
• 50.64: Paratrooper version with folding stock, standard 533 mm (21.0 in) barrel, hiduminium alloy lower receiver, and folding charging handle similar to the L1A1.
• G Series: A series of 1,836 semi-automatic FAL rifles imported into the United States by Browning Arms Company from FN between 1959 and 1963. They had a selector that could not be moved to the fully automatic position, and did not have the automatic sear. Changes with ATF standards meant that these import FAL rifles, previously considered to be not machine guns, are now machine guns and will be subject to the NFA. The rifles already imported into United States remain legal and are exempt from the NFA. G-series rifles are identical to early FN production guns and are not modified for importation.
• StG 58: The Sturmgewehr 58 is the former standard infantry rifle of the Austrian Armed Forces. The StG 58 featured a unique hybrid flash hider/grenade launcher muzzle device, and also featured a bipod and a ribbed metal handguard.
• G1: The G1 is a variant adopted for a relatively short period by West Germany. It features a bipod and ribbed metal handguard like the StG 58, but has its own muzzle device.
• T48: A version of the FN FAL trialed by the United States in the mid-1950s, but was not adopted; the M14 was adopted over the T48.

Note that FN LAR is simply a foreign English market name for the FN FAL. There is no actual difference between the FN LAR and FN FAL.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Arabesque	John Merivale	Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane		1966
		British Royal Guard
Grand Slam (Ad ogni costo)		Brazilian military police	Imbel M964	1967
When Eight Bells Toll	Anthony Hopkins	Philip Calvert	With bayonet and L1A1 muzzle brake	1971
		Hijacker	With L1A1 muzzle brake
The Last Grenade	Andrew Keir	Gordon Mackenzie		1970
	Julian Glover	Andy Royal
	John Thaw	Terry Mitchell
The Man on the Roof	Ingvar Hirdwall	Gunman	Mocked up as M1941 Johnson machine gun	1976
Lucio Flavio	Ivan Almeida	Liece de Paula	Paratrooper model with stock removed, fitted with an extended magazine	1977
The Wild Geese	Richard Burton	Col. Allen Faulkner	G1/StG 58 foreend	1978
		Mercenaries
The Gods Must Be Crazy		Soldiers		1980
		Police
Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi)		Belgian paratroopers and Katanga fighters		1980
Under Fire	Ed Harris	Oates		1983
		Nicaraguan soldiers	50.50 & 50.63 models
		FSLN rebels	50.50 & 50.63 models
Green Ice		Colombian soldiers and maritime patrols		1981
Octopussy		South American soldiers		1983
		Brittish Embassy guards
		Kamal Khan's guards
Scarface		Hitman		1983
Red Dawn		Cuban & Nicaraguan soldiers		1984
Romancing the Stone		Henchman		1984
The Boys of War		Argentinian and British soldiers		1984
Wheels of Fire		Scourge's Men		1985
Latino		Contras soldier		1985
Missing In Action 2: The Beginning				1985
Firewalker		Brigands, San Miguel soldiers, guerillas	50.00	1986
Rage of Honor		Various henchmen	FAL PARA	1987
Tumbledown		Argentine marine	FAL PARA	1988
River of Death	Michael Dudikoff	John Hamilton	Also fires a rifle grenade	1989
	Donald Pleasence	Heinrich Spaatz
The Handmaid's Tale		Gilead's soldiers	50.63 Paratrooper	1990
The Last Boy Scout	Taylor Negron	Milo	50.63 Paratrooper	1991
Rapid Fire	Powers Boothe	Mace Ryan		1992
An Ungentlemanly Act		Argentinian soldiers		1992
Street Fighter		AN soldier		1994
Beyond Rangoon		Burmese soldiers and policemen		1995
Congo	Ernie Hudson	Cpt. Munro Kelly	50.61 Paratrooper	1995
Heat	Tom Sizemore	Michael Cheritto	50.61 Paratrooper	1995
Romeo + Juliet		Verona Beach SWAT officer		1996
Escape from L.A.		United States Police Force guards	With Cobray 37mm launchers	1996
The Postman		Holnist soldier	With M203 grenade launcher	1997
The Replacement Killers	Danny Trejo	Collins	50.61 Paratrooper with laser sight	1998
	Michael Rooker	Stan "Zeedo" Zedkov	50.61 Paratrooper
A Man Apart		Mercenaries	50.63 Paratrooper	2003
Stander		South African Police		2003
Tears of the Sun		Nigerian soldiers	Seen only in archival footage	2003
Hotel Rwanda		Belgian paratroopers	50.63 Paratrooper	2004
The Snake King	Stephen Baldwin	Matt Ford		2005
	Larry Day	Dr. Rick Gordon
	Gary Hudson	Dr. John Simon
	Caco Monteiro	Will Bahia
	Ross McCall	Timothy
	Jorge Tarquini	Jonathan Rodgers
		soldiers
The Lost City		Cuban soldiers		2005
Blessed by Fire	Pablo Riva	Pvt. Vargas		2005
	Gastón Pauls	Pvt. Leguizamón
		Argentinian soldiers
The Aura		Security guard		2005
Catch a Fire		South African Police		2006
Babel		Moroccan Police		2006
Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite)		BOPE officers	Imbel M964 model	2007
The Bodyguard 2		Mercenary	With scope	2007
The Hunting Party		Somali militia member	"G"-Series	2007
The Kingdom		Saudi police officers		2007
Pulse 2: Afterlife	Jamie Bamber	Stephen	18" barrel, folding stock	2008
	Robin McGee	Hutch
	uncredited	Road Guard
Che Part One: Argentine	Vladimir Cruz	Ramiro	"G"-Series	2009
Che Part Two: Guerrilla		Guerrilla	"G"-Series	2009
District 9		Mercenaries	50.00 and 50.61 models, with & without scope	2009
The Book of Eli	Ray Stevenson	Redridge	Paratrooper model	2010
Kill Zombie!		Dutch reserve soldiers	G1/StG 58 foreend, wooden buttstock	2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies			G Series model.	2012
Colonia		Chilean soldiers		2015
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi		Libyan militia member		2016
The Siege of Jadotville	Jamie Dornan	Commander Patrick Quinlan		2016
	Jason O'Mara	Sgt. Prendergast
Daylight's End		Survivors	G1/StG 58 foreend	2016
All the Money in the World		Italian Carabinieri		2017
Soldiers only know by God		Argentinian soldiers		2017
Black Panther	Lupita Nyong'o	Nakia	"G" Series	2018
The Suicide Squad		Corto Maltese soldiers		2021
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One		bounty hunters		2023

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Professionals	John Castle	Tommy		1977-1983
On Wings of Eagles	Esai Morales	Rashid		1986
	Parviz Sayyad	Magistrate Dadgar
		Prison guards
		Border Guards
		Revolutionaries
The X-Files - Season 5		U.N. soldiers	"Patient X" (S5E13)	1998
The Pretenders (Los Simuladores)		Maximo Cozetti's militia member	DGFM FMAP, with scope; "Fuera de Calculo" (S1E07)	2002-2004
		Fake soldier	DGFM FMAP; "Z-9000" (S2E02)
Zero Hour (2004)	Lulama Masimini	Foday Kallay	"SAS Mission Impossible" (S3E01)	2004-2006
		West Side Boys members
Ultimate Force		Colombian soldiers		2006
		Colombian soldier	G1/StG 58 foreend, with telescopic sight and no flash hider
The Unit	Dennis Haysbert	CSM Jonas Blane	G1/StG 58 foreend	2006 - 2009
Strike Back	Richard Armitage	John Porter		2010-Present
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 2			50.63; "The Last Light" (S2E10)	2021
The Last of Us - Season 1			seen in armory; "Long Long Time" (S1E03)	2023
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 1		Power of the Living movement Guerriers	"Deux Amours" (S1E05), "Coming Home" (S1E06)	2023
Fallout - Season 1		NCR fighter	G-series; "The Beginning" (S1E08)	2024

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Fallout 2	"FN FAL", "FN FAL HPFA"		FN FAL "G Series"	1998
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear	"7.62mm FAL AR"			1999
Operation Flashpoint				2001
Ghost Recon: Desert Siege	"7.62mm Carbine"		50.63 model	2001-2003
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield				2003
Project Reality	"FN FAL"		G Series	2005
Operation 7			50.00, 50.61, L1A1 and several DSA models	2006
Splinter Cell: Double Agent			50.00 model	2006
Cross Fire	FAL		wooden stock	2007
	FAL Custom		FN FAL 50.61 with sight and M203 grenade launcher
7.62 High Calibre			50.00 and 50.63 models	2008
Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island			Chambered in .280 British	2008
Far Cry 2	"FAL Paratrooper"		Not a Paratrooper model, with a 20-round magazine that holds 30 rounds	2008
SAS Secure Tomorrow	"FN FAL"		Chambered in .280 British	2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	"FAL Carbine"			2008
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2			With top rail and 30-round magazine, has hand-guard and iron-sights from a G1/StG 58, and the charging-handle from a DSArms SA58	2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	"FAL"		50.00 model, 3-round burst	2009
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker			FAL Paratrooper	2010
Uncharted: Golden Abyss	"FAL"		50.00 model, 3-round burst	2011
Project Reality: Falklands			50.00 model	2012
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	"FAL SS"		50.00 model, semi-auto only	2012
Max Payne 3			50.00 model	2012
Hitman: Absolution				2012
State of Decay	"FAL"	with G1/StG 58 foreend	added in Breakdown DLC	2013
Tomb Raider	"STG 58 ELITE"	FAL 50.63 w/ RIS handguard	DLC weapon	2013
Payday 2	"Falcon"	w/ IMI Romat, Para, wooden and SA58 OSW parts	SA58; Big Bank DLC (2014)	2013
Grand Theft Auto Online	"Battle Rifle"	uses curved magazine and H&K G3 rear sights	Added in "The Chop Shop" update in 2023	2013
Insurgency	"FAL"		50.00 model w/ various attachments	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	FN FAL	bayonet, optic scope and Aimpoint sight	G Series	2014
Squad	FN FAL		StG 58 variant	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"FAL"		G-Series	2016
	"FAL Para"		50.61
	"FAL Tactical"	Railed handguard and receiver cover	50.00
	"Sustenance AR3"	Completely new/fabricated forend, barrel, and general operating mechanism; open-bolt, belt-fed, uses caseless ammo; integrated underbarrel lemon launcher	G-Series
Insurgency Sandstorm	"FAL"		G1/StG 58 style with wood pistol grip	2018
Call to Arms			FN FAL 50.63	2018
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Misery				2018
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)	"FAL"	Can be fitted with paratrooper-style stock		2019
Into the Radius VR	"FN FAL"	w/ various attachments	50.00, wooden furniture
Far Cry 6			G1/StG 58 model	2021
Marauders (video game)	"L1A1 Battle Rifle"	Can be fitted with 30-round L1A1 mag, muzzle device	"G" Series. Incorrectly chambered in ".300 Magnum", misidentified as L1A1	2022
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA			StG 58 / FN FAL G Series Carbine	2022

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Hyper Police	Naoko Kondo	G1/StG 58 foreend	1997
Spriggan (1998)	ARCAM Private Army Soldiers		1998
Flag			2006
Najica Blitz Tactics			2006
Golgo 13	Mercenary		2008 - 2009

FN FALO

FN FALO (FN FAL 50.41) - 7.62x51mm NATO

L2A1 with 30-round magazine - 7.62x51mm NATO

C2A1 with 30-round magazine - 7.62x51mm NATO

The FN FALO (standing for Fusil Automatique Lourd) was a heavy-barreled version of the FN FAL used in a squad automatic weapon role. The Model 50.41 has a synthetic stock, while 50.42 has a wooden stock. Variants of the FALO were used by Canada as the C2A1 and by Australia as the L2A1.

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Power Play		Soldiers	Canadian C2A1 variant	1978
The Survivors	Robin Williams	Donald Quinelle		1983
An Ungentlemanly Act		Argentinian Naval Commandos	FN FALO with PVS-2 night vision sight	1992
Malay Regiment		Communist guerillas	L2A1	2017

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
7.62 High Calibre				2008
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	"NF-FAL"	partial desert-camo finish	L2A1 with 30-round magazine	2012
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam			L2A1; added in the 1.05 "Bushranger" update	2017

IMI Romat

IMI Romat - 7.62x51mm NATO

IMI Romat with heavy barrel and bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

The IMI Romat (short for Rov've Mitta'enn, or "Self-Loading Rifle") is the Israeli version of the FN FAL.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Operation Thunderbolt		African soldiers	With heavy barrel and bipod	1977
The Beast of War		Afghan Mujahideen		1988
Red Scorpion	Dolph Lundgren	Nikolai Rachenko	With grenade launcher	1989
	Al White	Kallunda Kintash
For Sacha (Pour Sacha)		Israeli troops	With heavy barrel and bipod	1991
Year of the Gun		Italian police	With grenade launcher	1991
Never Say Die		FBI commando	With shortened barrel and 30-round magazine	1994
Christmas Rush	Richard Yearwood	Kid Blast	With shortened barrel and converted to full auto	2002
Munich	Eric Bana	Avner Kaufman	With scope	2005
	Daniel Craig	Steve
All the Money in the World		Italian Carabinieri		2017
Mosul	Mohamed Attougui	Akram	With heavy barrel and bipod	2019

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Ultimate Force	Ross Kemp	SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie	Fitted with long flash-hider	2002 - 2006
	Matthew Earley	Guggenheim
	Simon Kassianides	Juan
Tyrant		Ali	Episode 2	2014

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	"FAL"			2015

L1A1

L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO. Early version of the L1A1 had wood stocks, handguard and pistol grips, along with a cylindrical wood carry handle.

L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO. This is the later, typical version of the L1A1 which used black fiberglass furniture.

L1A1 SLR fitted with L2A2 SUIT 4x scope - 7.62x51mm NATO

L1A1 SLR with IWS night vision sight - 7.62x51mm NATO

L1A1 SLR with wood furniture - 7.62x51mm NATO. Although this model features wood furniture, it has the contoured black fiberglass carry handle which identifies this as a later model L1A1 which has been fitted with after-market furniture.

Australian L1A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO. The Australian version of the L1A1 features unique laminated wood handguards which have a round profile and 3 small circular vent holes.

Canadian C1A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO. The Canadian C1A1 is quite different from other Commonwealth L1A1s, having different sights and a wood handguard without any vent holes. It is also unique among all FAL variants in that the front of the top cover is open and it has an integrated guide allowing the magazine to be refilled from stripper clips whilst it is attached to the gun.

The L1A1, also commonly referred to as the SLR (Self Loading Rifle) is the British version of the FN FAL which also saw extensive service with other Commonwealth countries. They are commonly referred to as "inch pattern" rifles (as opposed to the FN FAL which is "metric pattern") due to the rifle being designed and tooled to imperial measurements, but they also feature a number of design changes and improvements (it is these changes in the pattern which make inch and metric parts generally non interchangeable, rather than the minuscule differences in the measurements). These differences include a larger magazine release, a different selector switch, relocated take-down lever, a folding charging handle, "sand cuts" on the bolt, skeletonized front sight wings and a larger flash hider, along with different furniture depending on the time period and country.

In Commonwealth service the SLR was often seen fitted with its distinctive SUIT (Sight Unit Infantry Trilux) tritium-illuminated 4x telescopic sight. SUITs owned by private collectors usually do not illuminate, since the tritium sources degrade after 8-12 years, and are often missing the cover for the tritium source as well.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Dr. No		Guard		1962
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard		Pohland's henchmen, British police		1963
The Mad Executioners		British soldiers		1963
Traitor's Gate		Queen's Guard in the Tower	With L1A3 bayonets	1964
Help!		British soldiers		1965
The War Game		British soldiers		1965
Dark of the Sun		Congolese soldiers		1968
The Brain		Queen's Guard soldier		1969
No Blade Of Grass	Nigel Davenport	John Custance		1970
		Soldiers
The Terrorists		British soldiers		1974
Hennessy		British soldiers in Belfast		1975
Deathcheaters			Australian model	1976
The Wild Geese		Mercenaries		1978
Power Play		Soldiers	C1A1 variant	1978
The Odd Angry Shot		SASR troopers	Australian model	1979
The Outsider		British troops		1980
	Frank Grimes	Tony Coyle
The Long Good Friday		RUC officers		1980
The Dogs of War		Zangaran soldiers	Australian model	1981
An American Werewolf in London		British Police Tactical Response Unit		1981
On the Pomegranate Islands (Na Granatovykh ostrovakh)		US soldiers	Probably mix of L1A1 and C1A1	1981
Dark Sun (Temné slunce)		Police units		1982
The Final Option	Lewis Collins	Captain Peter Skellen		1982
	Bob Sherman‎	Captain Hagen
	Albert Fortell‎	Captain Freund
		SAS troopers
Escape 2000	Gus Mercurio	Red	With scope, extended magazine and sawn-off barrel	1982
	Bill Young	Griff
Thirteen at Dinner		Actor portraying guards	shortened, full auto	1985
My Lucky Stars		British soldiers		1985
Maximum Overdrive	Frankie Faison	Handy		1986
The Dragon Hunt (Okhota na drakona)		Soldiers		1986
Cold Steel	Adam Ant	Mick		1987
	Sy Richardson	Rashid
The Fourth Protocol		SAS Trooper	With IWS night vision sight	1987
Tumbledown		Scots Guards		1988
Resurrected		Scots Guards		1989
Marked for Death		Jamaican Soldiers		1990
An Ungentlemanly Act		British Royal Marines		1992
In the Name of the Father		British soldiers		1993
Blown Away		British soldiers		1994
Clear and Present Danger		Colombian mercenaries		1994
Outbreak		Mercenaries		1994
Rules of Engagement		Yemeni sniper	With scope	2000
Spy Game		Lebanese fighters	With scope	2001
Hulk		guerrillas		2002
Bloody Sunday		British soldiers	With wooden handguards	2002
Reign of Fire	Gerard Butler, David Kennedy, Alexander Siddig	Creedy, Eddie Stax, Ajay		2002
Warriors (Guerreros)		Albanian soldier	Australian model	2002
Without a Paddle	Abraham Benrubi	Dennis		2003
Tears of the Sun		Cameroonian border guard		2003
Lord of War		Liberian soldiers		2005
Sahara	Steve Zahn	Al Giordano	With scope	2005
The Battle of Long Tan		Australian soldiers		2006
Hot Fuzz	Simon Pegg	Sgt. Nicholas Angel	With wooden handguards	2007
The Bank Job		Trinidad soldiers and police	Australian model	2008
Max Payne		Thug	With black handguards	2008
Inception	Tohoru Masamune	Japanese guard	C1A1 with wooden handguard	2010
Killer Elite		SAS troopers		2011
'71	Jack O'Connell	Gary Hook		2014
	Jack Lowden	Thommo
	Sam Reid	Lt. Armitage
	James McArdle	Sergeant
	Babou Ceesay	Corporal
		British soldiers
Soldiers Only Known By God		British soldiers		2017
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan		Australian soldiers	SLR with wooden furniture	2019

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Doctor Who	Derek Ware	Pvt. Wyatt	"Inferno"	1963 - 1989
	David Simeon	Pvt. Latimer
	George Lee	Cpl. Forbes	"Spearhead from Space"
	Don McKillop	Bert Walker	"The Dæmons"
	John Levene	RSM John Benton	"Terror of the Zygons"
	Hubert Rees	John Stevenson	"The Seeds of Doom"
	John Challis	Scorby
	Ray Barron	Sgt. Henderson
		UNIT soldiers
Dempsey and Makepeace		Police sniper	with Scope / "Silver Dollar" (S02E01)	1985
		British soldiers	"Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05)	1986
Big Game (Bolshaya igra)		Soldiers	E06	1988
Police Rescue		NSW Police tactical Officers		1991
Bergerac			Seen in illegal weapon store; "The Waiting Game" (S09E07)	1991
Water Rats		NSW Police tactical Officers		1996 - 2001
Ultimate Force		Columbian Soldiers & Rebels		2006
Ashes to Ashes		Kevin Hales		2009
Falling Skies		A resistance fighter		2011
The Crown		British Army	episode: "Dear Mrs. Kennedy" (S02E08)	2017
Spy City		British soldiers		2020

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Global Operations	"FAL"			2002
Vietcong 2				2005
Chameleon				2005
Operation 7				2006
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat				2007
7.62 High Calibre		w/ various attachments		2008
Project Reality: Falklands			w/ L2A2 SUIT 4x scope	2012
Insurgency		w/ various attachments		2014
Rainbow Six Siege	CAMRS		added in Operation Black Ice	2015
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam		optional bayonet		2017
Military Conflict: Vietnam			L1A1 / L2A1	2022

Anime

Film/Series Title	Character	Notation	Date
Najica Blitz Tactics	Ai Irie		2001
Upotte!!	Fal	L1A1 (British)	2012
		C1A1, with a reference to the FN Universal Carbine

Ishapore 1A1 SLR

Ishapore 1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm

The Ishapore 1A1 SLR is the domestically produced Indian variant of the FAL rifle. It is not however a licensed copy, but is instead reverse engineered from the commonwealth inch pattern rifles. However, the Indian designers of the weapon made alterations to the design resulting in a mix between a metric and inch pattern rifle without the parts compatibility of other FAL variants and copies.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
LOC Kargil		Indian Army Soldiers		2003

IMBEL M964 A1 ParaFAL

IMBEL M964 A1 MD-1 ParaFAL - 7.62x51mm NATO

Upgraded IMBEL M964 A1 MD-1 ParaFAL - 7.62x51mm NATO

The IMBEL M964 A1 MD-1 ParaFAL is a updated version of the IMBEL M964 (a copy of the FN FAL 50.00) with a Paratrooper stock and short barrel. It was later upgraded with light-weight aluminum parts instead of the traditional sheet steel which includes the receiver parts, the quad-rail foregrip, and a reinforced railed top-cover. It is available as either a parts kit or as a completely new weapon. The ParaFAL is currently used by many Brazilian police and military units.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
End of Days	Derrick O'Connor	Thomas Aquinas	With scope	1999
In Her Line of Fire	Mariel Hemingway	SGM. Lynn Delaney		2006
	David Keith	Vice President Walker
	Jill Bennett	Sharon Serrano
		The rebels
Elite Squad 2	Andre Ramiro	Cpt. Andre Matias		2010
		BOPE officers

IMBEL MD-2

Imbel MD-2 - 5.56x45mm

Imbel MD-3 - 5.56x45mm

The IMBEL MD-2 is a variant of the M964 that is chambered in 5.56x45mm.

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Boiling Point: Road to Hell	"Combat Rifle"			2005

IMBEL MD-97

IMBEL MD-97 - 5.56x45mm

IMBEL MD-97 LC - 5.56x45mm

The IMBEL MD-97 is an updated version of the IMBEL MD-2 that is used in limited numbers by the Brazilian military and police forces.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Elite Squad 2		BOPE officers		2010

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Sniper: Ghost Warrior				2010
Max Payne 3	MD-97L		MD-97LC	2012

IMBEL IA2

IMBEL IA2 Prototype - 5.56x45mm. This early version features a long barrel that was replaced by short barrels in later versions. Also note the prototype stock.

IMBEL IA2 7.62mm Prototype - 7.62x51mm. Note the prototype stock.

IMBEL IA2 (early version) - 5.56x45mm

IMBEL IA2 - 5.56x45mm. This is the finalized model, featuring a polymer grip located in front of the magazine well. An optional collapsible stock is also available.

IMBEL IA2 - 7.62x51mm

The IMBEL IA2 weapon system is an updated version of both the 5.56 MD-97 and 7.62 NATO M964 A1 MD-1 ParaFAL with new polymer furniture. Development primarily focused on the 5.56 version, though a 7.62 version was also developed in parallel. The 5.56mm IA2 has been adopted by the Brazilian Armed Forces as their new standard rifle.

The two current variants of the 5.56mm IA2 are the carbine version (Ca 5,56 IMBEL IA2) and the assault rifle version (Fz Ass 5,56 IMBEL IA2); both have the same barrel length, and differ only in that the carbine version is semi-auto only while the assault rifle version has full-auto fire. The two current variants of the 7.62mm IA2 are a long-barrel select-fire rifle (Fz Ass 7,62 IMBEL IA2) and a short-barrel, semi-auto carbine (Ca 7,62 IMBEL IA2).

A whole host of fictional photoshopped IMBEL IA2 prototype variants have circulated online, and some of them have even been modeled into video games under the mistaken assumption that they were legitimate variants. These green-tinted photographs are in fact made by the Small Arms Illustrated project, and do not exist in reality.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Elite Squad 2	Wagner Moura	Colonel Nascimento	5.56mm carbine version	2010

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms			5.56mm; added post-release	2007
Max Payne 3			7.62mm, sniper rifle configuration	2012
Call of Duty: Ghosts	IA-2		7.62mm, sniper rifle configuration. Semi-automatic only (with an incorrect 3-round burst attachment), classified as a "Marksman Rifle"	2013
Warface	"IMBEL IA2" "IMBEL IA2 Assault"		5.56mm 7.62mm	2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	IA2		5.56mm	2016
Caliber				2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint			5.56mm IMBEL IA2, IMBEL IA2 CQC	2019

DSA SA58

DSA SA58 Improved - 7.62x51mm NATO

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Date
Fortnite	"Enforcer AR"	Various optics, foregrips, alternate magazines, and muzzle devices	Added in Update v28.00 (December 3, 2023)	2017

DSA SA58 Special Purpose Rifle

DSA SA58 Special Purpose Rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Date
Warface	"DSA SA58 SPR"			2013

DSA SA58 Para Tactical Carbine

DSA SA58 Para Tactical Carbine with EOTech 552 sight - 7.62x51mm NATO

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms	"SA58 Para"	Optional ACOG scope	Railed handguard, added in 2010	2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Misery				2018

DSA SA58 Para Elite Compact

DSA SA58 Para Elite Compact with magazine removed - 7.62x51mm NATO

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Call of Duty: Black Ops II	"FAL OSW"		with Ace M-4 SOCOM folding stock	2012
Call of Duty Online	"FA7.62-L"			2013

DSA SA58 OSW

DSA SA58 OSW Carbine - 7.62x51mm NATO

DSA SA58 OSW Carbine with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Hunted		Black ops commando	With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope	2003
Hollywood Homicide		Drive-by shooter		2003
Bad Boys II	Kiko Ellsworth	"Blondie Dreads"		2003
		US Marine
Hancock		Criminal		2008
Rambo	Reynaldo A. Gallegos	Diaz	With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope	2008
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia	Yancey Arias	Alvaro Cardona	With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope	2009
		Rogue unit member
Terminator Salvation	Terry Crews	Captain Jericho	With Surefire Universal weaponlight	2009
		Resistance fighter
The Town	Ben Affleck	Doug MacRay	With two magazines taped "jungle-style"	2010
Sinners and Saints	Bas Rutten	Dekker	with Eotech holosight and Sure Fire M900A Vertical Foregrip WeaponLight	2010
A Good Day to Die Hard	Jai Courtney	Jack McClane	EOTech sight, tactical light and 20-round magazines	2013
Chappie	Brandon Auret	Hippo		2015
Captain America: Civil War		Crossbones' operatives		2016
Kate	Mary Elizabeth Winstead	Kate	Aimpoint red dot sight, green laser, and suppressor	2021

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Hawaii Five-0	Sarah Carter	Lynn Downey	"Na Kama Hele" (S6E07)	2015

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Rainbow Six: Lockdown				2005
Operation 7				2006
7.62 High Calibre		w/ various attachments		2008
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	SA58 OSW	w/ various attachments		2012
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	SA58 OSW	w/ various attachments		2013
Warface	FN FAL DSA-58			2013
Battlefield Hardline	SA-58 OSW	various attachment options	Criminal Enforcer weapon	2015
Rainbow Six: Siege	PARA-308		added in Operation Skull Rain	2015
Escape from Tarkov	DS Arms SA-58 7.62x51 assault rifle	11,16 and 21" barrels, muzzle devices, pistol grips, railed dust cover, handguards, stocks, 10, 20 30 or 50-round mags, sights, flashlights and lasers	added in v0.9.0.1580 patch (2018)	2016
Ironsight	SA58 OSW			2018
Far Cry 6	"SSGP-58"		with 30-round magazines; hold 40 in-game	2021
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA			DSA SA58 OSW	2022

DSA SA58 Pistol

DSArms SA58 Pistol - 7.62x51mm NATO

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion	Homura Akemi		2013

Diseños Casanave SC-2010

SC-2010HPMWS - 7.62x51mm NATO

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Call of Duty: Ghosts	SC-2010		based on early photoshopped image	2013

Vektor R1

Vektor R1 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Red Scorpion	Dolph Lundgren	Nikolai Rachenko	Mocked-Up	1989
	Carmen Argenziano	Colonel Zayas
District 9		Various	Mixture of scoped and unscoped rifles	2009
Chappie		Various		2009

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Strike Back - Season 4				2013
Madiba		South African Police and Army personnel		2017

See Also

• Israel Military Industries - A list of all firearms manufactured by IMI.
• Denel - A list of weapons produced by Denel