In 1986 the French Army adopted the FR-F2 as its standard sniper rifle - a retrofit of the earlier FR-F1 fitted with new 7.62 mm NATO barrels, flexible bipods, and thermal sleeves rather than a newly ...

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LIKE all armies, the French army exists as the instrument of a definite policy. To appraise its effectiveness in the restless and uncertain Europe of today one must first establish the broad lines of ...

The rarest pattern of factory-made Chassepot is the fusil modèle 1866 pour la cavalerie d'afrique - the Model 1866 rifle for African cavalry. Just 12,000 of these were made by St Etienne in the spring ...

US army soldier firing M4 carbine in the desert during the military operation in desert© zim286 / iStock via Getty Images Most rifles fulfill their role and eventually fade into history, but a select ...