FN Five-seven

FN Five-seven
Five-seven USG with twenty 5.7×28mm cartridges
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Belgium
Service history
In service	2000–present
Used by	20+ nations (see Users)
Wars	Afghanistan War Indonesian offensive in Aceh Mexican Drug War Libyan Civil War
Production history
Designer	FN Herstal
Designed	1993–98
Manufacturer	FN Herstal
Produced	1998–present
Variants	See Variants: Five-seven Five-seven Tactical Five-seven IOM Five-seven USG Five-seven MK2
Specifications
Weight	610 g (1.3 lb) empty 744 g (1.6 lb) loaded
Length	208 mm (8.2 in)
Barrel length	122 mm (4.8 in)
Width	36 mm (1.4 in)
Height	137 mm (5.4 in)

Cartridge	FN 5.7×28mm
Action	Delayed blowback
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity	762 m/s (2,500 ft/s) (SS198) 625 m/s (2,050 ft/s) (SS195) 520 m/s (1,700 ft/s) (SS197)
Effective firing range	50 m (55 yd)
Maximum firing range	1,510 m (1,651 yd)
Feed system	Detachable box magazine; capacities: 10 rounds (restricted) 20 rounds (standard) 30 rounds (extended)
Sights	"Three-dot" type: fixed or adjustable; 177.8 mm (7 in) sight radius

See Variants:

Detachable box magazine; capacities:

The FN Five-seven, trademarked as the Five-seveN, is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre-Herstal (FN Herstal) in Belgium. The pistol is named for its 5.7-mm (.224 in) bullet diameter, and the trademark capitalization style is intended to emphasize the manufacturer's initials—FN.

The Five-seven pistol was developed in conjunction with the FN P90 personal defense weapon and the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge. The P90 was introduced in 1990, and the Five-seven was introduced in 1998 as a pistol using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition. Developed as a companion pistol to the P90, the Five-seven shares many of its design features: it is a lightweight polymer-based weapon with a large magazine capacity, ambidextrous controls, low recoil, and the ability to penetrate body armor when using certain cartridge types.

Sales of the Five-seven were originally restricted by FN to military and law enforcement customers, but since 2004, the pistol has also been offered to civilian shooters for personal protection, target shooting, and similar uses. Although offered only with sporting ammunition, the Five-seven's introduction to civilian shooters was met with vocal opposition from gun control organizations such as the Brady Campaign, and the pistol has been subject to ongoing controversy in the United States.

The Five-seven is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, including Canada, France, Greece, India, Poland, Spain, and the United States. In the United States, the Five-seven is in use with numerous law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service. In the years since the pistol's introduction to the civilian market in the United States, it has also become increasingly popular with civilian shooters.

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