“Tag: French”

France’s mid-20th-century battle rifle was designed, as many were at the time, around a specific cartridge for a specific purpose.

The French Armament General Directorate has contracted Blackhawk—a leader in the law enforcement and military equipment realm for over 20 years—to provide its T-Series L3D holsters for use with the Glock G17 Gen5 pistols recently selected for issue to that country’s army.

The French Armament General Directorate recently announced a three-year contract for Glock G17Gen5s to re-equip the entire French Army.

Long before the SA80, the F2000 or the Tavor, the French FAMAS brought the compactness of a bullpup to a major world power’s military.

Hornady will supply 90,000 of its Rapid Rack chamber load-assist devices to the French military, enabling them to load their rifles quickly while keeping a round out of the chamber.

To avoid concerns with overpenetration, the French National Police announced a contract to supply officers with Speer Gold Dot ammunition.

Long before the SA80, the F2000 or the Tavor, the FAMAS brought the compactness of a bullpup to a major world power’s military.

It is amazing how often history plays its little ironic tricks on us. A defeat is when someone gets his ass beat, which is never a good thing when you’re supplying the derrière in question.