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The Belgian company Fabrique national one D of' arm de Guerre (also Fabrique national one de Herstal), better admits 1889 under the name Fabrique national one (FN), with seat in Herstal with (Li¨ge) was based.

At present firmiert you as Herstal Group with the label names FN Herstal, Browning and Winchester. It is to be noted that several companies and groups of firms the label name Winchester for various products divide at present. As companies Herstal exist as a nut/mother company, FN Herstal for the police and military range and Browning/Winchester Repeating of arm CO. for hunt and sport.

The company is occupied since its establishment with weapon production. In particular the buildings of licenses of the NATO rifle G1 announced the name F.N world-wide.

With F.N in Herstal also motorcycles were built from 1902 to 1965. Particularly the first four-cylinder engine wheel with Kardanantrieb designed of 1904, of Paul Kelecom, who was long built almost invariably 20 years and sold into all countries, made the company F.N famous also in the motorcycle industry.

With F.N also passenger cars were built from 1900 to 1935.

The models M 70 starting from 1923 with a cylinder engines and were built as military and as racing versions, double-piston engines for the bottom plate followed 1936. Besides since 1934 the durable block engine model FN 86 was introduced, which was built also in the post-war period. During 2. World war production was stopped by motorcycles in favor of the armament.

Particularly in the area haven the company tried 2 after that. World war to up-improve their image by sporty successes. It was unfavorable that the model pallet of the durable and inexpensive motorcycles after the war by reconstructions were not revalued. The paragraph numbers decreased/went back and the production of motorcycles 1965 were adjusted.