C&R · IV · 027
FN FAL, Canadian EX1 & EX2 trials
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 82 ↗
Canadian, EX1 and EX2 experimental series of the FN FAL, cal. 7.62mm NATO, as mfd. by Fabrique Nationale, Herstal, Belgium, for the Canadian Government.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “as mfd. by Fabrique Nationale”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1953–1956.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 82 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “FN FAL” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): the FAL is "manufactured by FN Herstal and others since 1953", formally introduced by Saive in 1951; the EX1/EX2 trial years are not stated, so 1953–1956 rests on the base model's production start (medium only)
- 2. Wikipedia, “FN FAL” ↗, type: the FAL "is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive"; ATF calls the EX1/EX2 an "experimental series of the FN FAL", and every FAL is a rifle
- 3. Wikipedia, “FN FAL” ↗, maker (estimate: partly supports it)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “FN-FAL belgian.jpeg” by Esquerroa, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “FN FAL”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The FAL is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal and others since 1953.