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Bryant Ridge's Analysis:The Fabrique Nationale Model 1949, commonly known as the FN-49, SAFN, or AFN (the automatic rifle version), is an autoloading battle rifle designed by Belgian firearms designer Dieudonné Saive in 1947. It was adopted by several militaries, including those of Argentina, Belgium, the Belgian Congo, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Luxembourg, and Venezuela. The selective fire variant produced for Belgium was designated the AFN. Although the FN-49 was praised for its high …